Goslin Vocab. 1-7
Terms
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Factious
adj. - Causing Disagreement
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Fastidious
adj. - hard to please; fussy
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Fatuous
adj. - Foolish, inane
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Fecund
adj. - Fertile, productive
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ferret
noun, verb - a small animal of the weasel family; to search or drive out
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fervent
adj. - eager, earnest
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Fetish
noun - an object that receives respect or devotion
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finesse
noun - diplomacy; tact; artful management
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fiscal
adj. - pertaining to finances
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fissure
noun - an opening; a groove; a split
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flaccid
adj. - flabby
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flagellate
verb - to whip; to lash
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flaunt
verb - to show off
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flout
verb - to ridicule; to show contempt for
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foment
verb - to stir up; to incite
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deride
verb - to ridicule; to mock
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desiccated
adj - dried up
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despicable
adj. - contemptible, hateful
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desultory
adj. - wandering from subject to subject
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deviate
verb - to turn aside
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diadem
noun - a crown
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diaphanous
adj. - very sheer and light
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dichotomy
noun - a division into two parts
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ebullient
adj. - enthusiastic
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eclectic
adj. - choosing from various sources
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edify
verb - improve someone morally
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effete
adj. - worn out; barren
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egregious
adj. - remarkably bad; outrageous
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elegy
noun - a sad or mournful poem
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elicit
verb - to draw forth; to call forth
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elixir
noun - a supposed remedy for all ailment
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elucidate
verb - to make clear
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emanate
verb - to come forth; to send forth
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emendation
noun - a correction
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empathy
noun - an understanding of another's feelings
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empirical
adj. - based on practical experience rather than theory
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endemic
adj. - confined to a particular country or area
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enervate
verb - to weaken
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ennui
noun - boredom; a weariness resulting from a lack of interest
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emphemeral
adj. - lasting only a brief time; short-lived
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epitome
noun - a typical example; a condensed account
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ergo
conj. - therefore
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erotic
adj. - pertaining to sexual love
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eschew
verb - to keep away from; to avoid; to shun
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facetious
adj. - comical; jocular; flippant
- denouement
- an outcome or result
- defile
- to pollute, to corrupt
- delineate
- to describe, to depict
- deference
- respect, consideration
- celibate
- unmarried/refraining from sex
- coalesce
- to blend, to merge
- censure
- to criticize sharply
- debacle
- a complete fairlure, a total collapse
- chaff
- worthless matter
- debauchery
- corruption; self-indulgence
- deign
- to lower oneself before an inferior
- demeanor
- behavior; manner of conducting oneself
- chimerical
- imaginary; fantastic
- cessation
- a stopping; a discontinuance
- chagrin
- embarassment; a complete loss of courage
- affectations
- show or display; unnatural behavior; artificiality
- adroit
- skillful and adept under pressing conditions
- affluence
- plentiful supply of material goods; wealth; abundance
- adulterate
- to make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients
- affinity
- natural attraction to a feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
- amoral
- neither moral or immoral; lacing moral sensibility
- aggrandizement
- increase the scope of; extend; make greater in power and influence
- altruistic
- unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
- amorphous
- lacking definite form; shapeless
- animosity
- bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred
- agape
- in a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open
- aesthetic
- appreciation of beauty or good taste; characterized by heightened sensitivity to beauty
- adventitious
- structure that develops in an unusual place
- aegis
- protection; sponsorship; patronage
- ambiguous
- open to more than one interpretation; doubtful or uncertain
- blandishments
- to coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole
- antipathy
- strong feeling of aversion, repugnance, or opposition
- bedlam
- a place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion
- antithesis
- direct contrast; opposition; the direct or exact opposite
- blanch
- to take the color from; bleach; to whiten or make pale
- bilious
- gastric distress; peevish disposition
- bauble
- a small, showy ornament of little value; trinket
- beguile
- to deceive, take away, and cheat, distract the attention of, divert; to amuse or charm; delight
- bestile
- resembling an animal; having the qualities or manners of a savage; lacking in intelligence
- besmirch
- to soil; sully
- bland
- moderate, undisturbing or tranquil quality; pleasant in manner; not irritation
- banal
- lacking freshness or originality
- baroque
- old art and music w/ elaborate ornamentation; flamboyant in style
- badinage
- light, playful banter
- bombastic
- pompous speech or writing
- bona fide
- made or carried out in good faith; sincere, authentic, genuine
- boor
- a rude, clumsy person with little refinement; a peasant
- bovine
- cow; sluggish, dull, and stollid
- bowdlerized
- to espurgate prudishly; to modify
- brevity
- brief; concise expression; terseness
- bucolic
- the countryside or its people; rustic; shepherds or flocks; pastoral
- cajole
- to urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing or flattery; wheedle
- callow
- lacking adult maturity or experience; immature
- carcinogen
- cancer causing substance or agent
- carnal
- sexual appetites; worldy or earthy; relating to body or flesh
- carrion
- dead or decaying flesh
- cataclysm
- violent upheaval that causes great destruction; violent sudden change; flood
- cataract
- a large or high waterfall; grewat downfall; deluge; opacity of the lends in the eye causing blindness
- caveat
- a warning or caution; a qualification or explanation