Eng 1(H) Vocab B
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- vex
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1.To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother
2.To cause perplexity in; puzzle - potion
- 1.A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical
- whet
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1.To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone
2.To make more keen; stimulate - supercilious
- 1.Feeling or showing haughty disdain
- wan
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1.Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
2.Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy - rapt
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1.Past participle of rap
2.Deeply moved or delighted; enraptured
3.Deeply absorbed; engrossed - urchin
- 1.A playful or mischievous youngster; a scamp
- stamina
- 1.Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance
- wry
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1.Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony
2.Temporarily twisted in an expression of distaste or displeasure
3.Abnormally twisted or bent to one side; crooked - surfeit
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1.To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust
2.Overindulgence in food or drink
3.An excessive amount - unremitting
- 1.Never slackening; persistent
- resilient
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1.Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune
2.Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed - voracious
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1.Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous
2.Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy - simile
- 1.A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as
- virile
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1.Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male
2.Having or showing masculine spirit, strength, vigor, or power
3.Capable of performing sexually as a male; potent - somber
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1.Dark; gloomy
2.Melancholy; dismal - unmitigated
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1.Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved
2.Without qualification or exception; absolute - specious
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1.Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
2.Deceptively attractive - vilify
- 1.To make vicious and defamatory statements about
- bandy
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1.To toss or throw back and forth
2.To give and receive (words, for example); exchange - undaunted
- 1.Not discouraged or disheartened; resolutely courageous
- commodious
- 1.Spacious; roomy
- vapid
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1.Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull
2.Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat - disperse
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1.To drive off or scatter in different directions
2.To cause to vanish or disappear
3.To disseminate
4.To separate (light) into spectral rays - venerable
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1.Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position
2.Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association - husbandry
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1.The act or practice of cultivating crops and breeding and raising livestock; agriculture
2.Careful management or conservation of resources; economy - wistful
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1.Full of wishful yearning
2.Pensively sad; melancholy - redundant
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1.Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous
2.Needlessly wordy or repetitive in expression
3.Of or relating to linguistic redundancy - zodiac
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1.A diagram or figure representing the zodiac
2.A complete circuit; a circle - refractory
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1.Obstinately resistant to authority or control
2.Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat
3.Resistant to treatment - terse
- 1.Brief and to the point; effectively concise
- futile
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1.Having no useful result
2.Trifling and frivolous; idle - unctuous
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1.Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
2.Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
3.Abundant in organic materials; soft and rich - ponderous
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1.Having great weight
2.Unwieldy from weight or bulk
3.Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull - Affront
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1.To insult intentionally, especially openly.
2.To meet defiantly; confront.
3.An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult: - lugubrious
- 1.Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
- behoove
- 1.To be necessary or proper for
- intelligible
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1.Capable of being understood
2.Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone - Aloof
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1.Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
2.At a distance but within view; apart - tenacity
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1.The state or quality of being tenacious
2.Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view - brazen
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1.Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity
2.Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound
3.Made of brass - ethical
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1.Of, relating to, or dealing with ethics
2.Being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession
3.Of or relating to a drug dispensed solely on the prescription of a physician - smug
- 1.Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent
- contingency
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1.An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility
2.The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty
3.Something incidental to something else - exalted
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1.To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate
2.To glorify, praise, or honor
3.To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten - commendable
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1.To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable
2.To express approval of; praise
3.To commit to the care of another; entrust - poise
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1.To carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
2.To be balanced or held in suspension; hover
3.A state of balance or equilibrium; stability - adroit
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1.Dexterous; deft.
2.Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. - portend
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1.To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage
2.To indicate by prediction; forecast - iniquity
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1.Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness
2.A grossly immoral act; a sin - evanesce
- 1.To dissipate or disappear like vapor
- ostensible
- 1.Represented or appearing as such; ostensive
- motley
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1.Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous
2.Having many colors - invoke
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1.To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration
2.To appeal to or cite in support or justification
3.To call for earnestly; solicit - Adversary
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1.An opponent; an enemy.
2.Adversary The Devil; Satan. Often used with the. - cadaverous
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1.Suggestive of death; corpselike
2.Of corpselike pallor; pallid - evince
- 1.To show or demonstrate clearly; manifest
- somnolent
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1.Drowsy; sleepy
2.Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific - disintegrate
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1.To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
2.To lose cohesion or unity - foible
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1.A minor weakness or failing of character
2.The weaker section of a sword blade, from the middle to the tip - digress
- 1.To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray
- irrevocable
- 1.Impossible to retract or revoke
- confide
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1.To tell (something) in confidence
2.To give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust - furtively
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1.Characterized by stealth; surreptitious
2.Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty - flaunt
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1.To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly
2.To parade oneself ostentatiously; show oneself off - replica
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1.A copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist
2.A copy or reproduction, especially one on a scale smaller than the original - plaintive
- 1.Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy
- disrupt
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1.To throw into confusion or disorder
2.To interrupt or impede the progress, movement, or procedure of
3.To break or burst; rupture - guile
- 1.Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit
- connoisseur
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1.A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
2.A person of informed and discriminating taste - cosmopolitan
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1.Pertinent or common to the whole world
2.So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest - burgeoned
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1.To begin to grow or blossom
2.To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout - myriad
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1.Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable
2.Composed of numerous diverse elements or facets
3.A vast number - morbid
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1.Of, relating to, or caused by disease; pathological or diseased
2.Characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings
3.Gruesome; grisly