Vocabulary Lessons 1-6
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- Docile
- adj. easy to teach or manage
- Enigma
- n. a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable
- Copious
- adj. numerous; large in quantity
- Jaundiced
- adj. prejudiced; hostile
- Divulge
- v. to tell; to reveal
- Extraneous
- adj. inessential; not consisting to a vital part
- Insipid
- adj. lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
- Castigate
- v. to criticize or punish severely
- Libation
- n. a drink, especially a alcoholic one
- Extol
- v. to praise highly
- Jettison
- v. to cast overboard; to discard
- Bastion
- n. a strong defense or fort
- Dogmatic
- adj. arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs
- Gregarious
- adj. sociable; fond of the company of others
- Candid
- adj. outspoken; blunt
- Temerity
- n. recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
- Rancor
- n. extreme hatred or ill will
- Cliche
- n. a worn-out idea or overused expression
- Adamant
- adj. unyielding; firm in opinion
- Gauche
- adj. lacking social graces; tactless
- Disparity
- n. inequality; difference
- Opus
- n. creative work, especially a numbered composition
- Bigot
- n. one who is intolerant or different in others
- Banter
- n. teasing; playful conversation
- Officious
- adj. excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help
- Irascible
- adj. easily angered
- Furtive
- adj. stealthy; secretive
- Cult
- n. an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion or to a person or set of principles
- Anathema
- n. a hated, repellent person or thing/ a formal curse
- Clement
- adj. merciful; lenient
- Meticulous
- adj. extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
- Ostracize
- v. to banish; to shut out of a group or society by common consent
- Inexorable
- adj. unrelenting; unavoidable
- Mercenary
- n. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
- Emaciated
- adj. extremely thin wasted away
- Strident
- adj. harsh sounding; grating
- Nuance
- n. a slight or subtle degree or difference
- Dilettante
- n. one who merely dabble in an art or science
- Heresy
- n. the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
- Motley
- adj. made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
- Credence
- n. belief or trust
- Diffident
- adj. lacking in self confidence; shy
- Abet
- v. to assist to encourage, especially in wrongdoing
- Jingoism
- n. extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often
- Augment
- v. to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
- Jaunty
- adj. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp
- Connoisseur
- n. an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine
- Argot
- n. special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
- Negligence
- n. careless neglect, often resulting in injury
- Extradite
- v. to turn over or deliver to te legal jurisdiction
- Appease
- v. to calm; to make satisfied
- Chaos
- adj. complete disorder
- Expunge
- v. to erase or eliminate
- Coerce
- v. to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
- Bacchanalian
- adj. wild and drunken
- Condone
- v. to forget or overlook an offense
- Apathy
- n. lack of interest; state of not caring
- Ostensible
- adj. professed but not necessarily true
- Ignominy
- n. public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
- Avarice
- n. greed; desire for wealth