english vocab
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- enigma
- can't be explained
- cessation
- stopping
- deft
- quick or skillful in movement
- couch
- give support
- impoverish
- make poor
- immutable
- changeless
- fallacy
- misconception
- memoir
- narrative
- benefactor
- helper
- poach
- hunt illegally
- advocate
- plead another case
- attest
- testify
- constrain
- hold back
- pretension
- false quality
- vitality
- stability
- peevish
- irritating;annoying
- salient
- quality of attention
- dichotomy
- division
- veracity
- tell lies
- surplice
- loose fitting vestment
- artifact
- man made objects
- amalgamate
- combine
- abate
- become less
- cunning
- sly
- mercenary
- hired to fight for another country
- exalt
- praise;honor
- rejuvenate
- make younger
- quandary
- dilemma
- homage
- paying respect
- hoodwink
- baboozle
- vertex
- highest point
- hecatomb
- sacrifice
- evolution
- process of change
- listless
- lacking zest
- auspicious
- favorable
- euphoria
- happiness
- hyperbole
- exaggeration
- exemplary
- warning
- paramount
- having superior power
- ambiguous
- vague
- indict
- accused of a crime
- inviolable
- can't be dishonored
- latent
- potentially existing
- succumb
- yield
- surly
- anger
- adorn
- decorate
- deign
- meet one's wishes
- guile
- being tricky
- effervescent
- high spirits;excitement
- derive
- come from
- surveillance
- close observation
- assimilate
- absorb;take in
- vocation
- occupation
- idle
- inactive
- repugnant
- repulsive
- ode
- lyric poem
- pillage
- stealing
- antonym
- 2 words meaning opposite
- arbitrate
- to mediate
- hackneyed
- repetitive
- demure
- shy
- incumbent
- holding office
- franchise
- business
- impartial
- fair
- farce
- comedy
- panacea
- cure for diseases
- haughty
- having or showing arrogance
- reflexive
- referring back
- gullible
- easily tricked
- expedient
- promote interest
- acrimonious
- bitter
- subsidiary
- one company controlled by another
- penitent
- feeling remorse
- alienate
- to make indifferent
- caprice
- impulse;desire
- strident
- loud and harsh
- interim
- time between one event and another
- resilient
- springy
- jeopardize
- put at risk
- purloin
- steal
- demagogue
- overlooker
- pander
- pimp
- thesis
- unproved statement
- virulent
- infectious;virus
- ordination
- holy orders
- trivial
- unimportant
- devoid
- vacant;empty
- implicit
- implied
- embryology
- study of embryos
- mitosis
- cell division
- concord
- agreement of opinions
- omniscient
- infinitely wise
- altruism
- concern for others
- symmetric
- similar
- affable
- friendly
- heretical
- characterized by beliefs;standards
- usurp
- seize;take over
- schism
- slitting of a group
- dour
- moody;stubborn
- guise
- disguise
- reactionary
- extremely conservative
- glib
- smooth-tongue
- onerous
- burdensome
- laconic
- to the point
- dupe
- person who is tricked
- bisect
- cut in two
- contentious
- combative
- dichotomous
- divided into 2 specifiic parts
- aesthetic
- concern
- allele
- genes
- extort
- obtain by intimidation
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- parody
- humorous;mimicry
- pliant
- flexible
- clamber
- awkward climbing
- vortex
- rotation
- vestment
- clothing
- supplant
- replace
- incredulous
- disbelieve
- apt
- bound to do something
- literacy
- ability to read and write
- adept
- skillful
- tenure
- term of a held position
- alpha
- on top;first
- pugnacious
- ready to fight
- protract
- draw out;extend
- alliance
- pact or treaty
- decadent
- moral decay
- paltry
- negligible
- haphazard
- carelessness
- congruent
- equal
- metamorphosis
- change in looks
- shrew
- nagging, bad-tempered woman
- ruse
- plot
- coagulate
- transform from liquid to semisolid
- procurement
- act of possession
- anarchy
- disorder
- simliar
- same