Vocabulary Lesson 1-7
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Lessons 1-7 70 Terms
Lessons 1-7 70 Terms
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- Demented
- Mentally ill; insane
- Quaff
- To drink in large quantities; to gulp
- Dastardly
- Cowardly and treacherous
- Nepotism
- Favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices
- Mandarin
- An influential person; a member of an elite group
- Gambit
- Maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
- Egress
- An exit; a means of going out
- Advocate
- To recommend; to speak in favor of
- Laggard
- A slow person, especially one who falls behind
- Belated
- Delayed
- Entice
- To attract by offering reward or pleasure
- Gird
- To prepare for an event or action
- Fealty
- Obligated loyalty or faithfulness
- Penury
- Extreme poverty
- Begrudge
- To resent another's success; to envy
- Declaim
- To speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner
- Entity
- Anything having existence, either physical or mystical
- Fatalistic
- Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
- Jaded
- Worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence
- Animate
- To give life or motion to
- Bandy
- To exchange words; to discuss casually
- Paucity
- A scarcity, lack
- Charisma
- Personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
- Felonious
- Pertaining to or constituting a major crime
- Berserk
- In a state of violence or destructive rage
- Elude
- To escape notice; to get away from
- Opiate
- A narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
- Hone
- To Sharpen
- Imbue
- To inspire or influence; to saturate
- Gratify
- To please
- Gist
- The main point
- Antiquated
- No longer useful; very old
- Obsequy
- A funeral rite or ceremony
- Obtrude
- To force oneself into a situation uninvited
- Pensive
- Dreamily thoughtful
- Gorge
- To eat or swallow greedily
- Daunt
- To make afraid; to discourage
- Gothic
- Of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
- Numismatist
- A coin collector
- Gaff
- A pole with a large hook on one end
- Caricature
- An exaggerated portrayal of one's features
- Bibliophile
- A lover of books
- Despot
- A dictator with absolute power
- Knead
- To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
- Fallow
- Inactive; unproductive
- Alienate
- To turn away feelings of affections
- Flux
- A state of continual change or movement
- Amalgamate
- To combine
- Hovel
- A wretched living place; an open shed
- Mesmerize
- To hypnotize
- Denizen
- An occupant; inhabitant
- Efface
- To obliterate; to wipe out
- Edifice
- A large elaborate structure; an imposing building
- Cadaverous
- Of or like a corpse;pale, gaunt, thin
- Elated
- In high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
- Felicity
- Happiness; bliss
- Licentious
- Morally Unrestrained
- Egalitarian
- Promoting equal rights for all people
- Ambidextrous
- Equally skillful with either hand
- Beleaguer
- To besiege by encircling; to harass
- Blight
- Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
- Lackadaisical
- Uninterested; listless
- Ogre
- A brute;a large monster; a frightful giant
- Chauvinist
- One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs
- Delude
- To mislead; to fool
- Glutinous
- Gluey;sticky
- Ostentatious
- Marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
- Dally
- To waste time; to dawdle
- Epigram
- A witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
- Enmity
- Deep-seated hostility, often mutual