Elite Vocab 2
Terms
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- cow
- to frighten with threats or a show of force
- quaff
- to drink quickly or with enthusiasm
- Machiavellian
- practicing deceit or cunning; favoring expediency over moral principle
- havoc
- great destruction and devastation
- recumbent
- lying down in a position of comfort
- sow
- to scatter (seed) for growing; to spread
- slander
-
a false, oral statement that damages a person's reputation
to make such a statement - incriminate
- to make appear guilty of a crime or fault
- station
- social position
- patrician
-
a person of refined manners or background; a member of the aristocracy
adj. aristocratic - counter
- to offer in response
- jeremiad
- an elaborate and lengthy tale of sadness
- pilfer
- to steal a small amount
- depict
- to represent; to portray
- assuage
- to lessen pain or distress
- loath
- unwilling, reluctant
- mandate
- a command; an order
- determinate
- having exact limits; final; firm in purpose
- replicate
- to copy, reproduce, or repeat
- dispense
- to administer; to distribute; dispense with; to do without
- efface
- to rub out, as from a surface; to erase
- tangible
- able to be touched or treated as real
- concerted
- planned or accomplished together
- bewitch
- to put a spell on; to charm
- discrepancy
- lack of agreement; difference
- gambol
- to leap about playfully; to frolic
- expedite
- to speed up
- impede
- to obstruct
- harangue
- a long pompous speech; a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion; a tirade
- sonorous
-
having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound
Impressive in style of speech