Growing and Reading Vocab
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- rudiment
- a basic principle or element or a fundamental skill
- infest
- to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
- melancholy
- an abnormal state attributed to an excess of black bile and characterized by irascibility or depression
- indistinct
- not sharply outlined or separable
- accusation
- a charge of wrongdoing
- fancy
- like
- malignant
- evil in nature, influence, or effect
- reconcile
- to restore to friendship or harmony
- abhor
- to regard with extreme repugnance
- embark
- to make a start
- ponderous
- of great weight; heavy; massive.
- nutritious
- providing nourishment, esp. to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
- paragon
- a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence.
- indict
- to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate; criticize: He tends to indict everyone of plotting against him.
- regent
- a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- infidel
- a person who does not accept a particular faith, esp. Christianity.
- potential
- possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- surname
- last name.
- binnacle
- a stand or enclosure of wood or nonmagnetic metal for supporting and housing a compass.
- annnuity
- forever
- profiteer
- a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, esp. through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- remunerate
- to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- apparition
- a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly apparition at midnight.
- apprehensive
- uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers