vocab lab
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- tarry
- to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while DAWDLE, DALLY
- ravenous
- greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction STARVED, FAMISHED, VORACIOUS, WOLFISH
- induce
- to cause, bring about; to persuade PREVAIL UPON, INFLUENCE
- vacate
- to go away from, leave empty; to make empty; to void, annul DEPART, GIVE UP, ABANDON
- gross
- overweight; coarse, vulgar; very noticeable; total; an overall total; twelve dozen; to earn FAT, SHEER, UTTER, FLAGRANT
- pacify
- to make peaceful or calm; to soothe MOLLIFY, PLACATE
- inhabitant
- one living permanently in a given place RESIDENT, NATIVE, OCCUPANT, TENANT
- conserve
- to preserve; to keep from being damaged, lost, or wasted; to save GUARD, CARE FOR
- clarity
- clearness, accuracy LUCIDITY, PRECISION
- headstrong
- willful, stubborn OBSTINATE, MULISH, UNRULY
- leeway
- extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies; margin of error LATITUDE, ELBOW ROOM
- duration
- the length of time that something continues or lasts
- bungle
- to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
- limber
- flexible; to cause to become flexible SUPPLE, PLIABLE; STRETCH
- synopsis
- a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc; a summary OUTLINE, DIGEST, ABSTRACT
- amiable
- friendly, good-natured PLEASANT, AGREEABLE
- debut
- a first public appearance; a formal entrance into society, to make a first appearance COMING-OUT
- eerie
- causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious FRIGHTENING, SPOOKY, CREEPY
- maze
- a network of paths through which it is hard to find one's way; something very mixed-up and confusing LABYRINTH, PUZZLE, TANGLE
- numb
- having lost the power of feeling or movement; to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling UNFEELING, INSENSIBLE, DAZED; DEADEN
- remorse
- deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience GUILT
- commentarty
- a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion EXPLANATION, REMARKS, NARRATION, DESCRIPTION, ACCOUNT, REVIEW, ANALYSIS
- refute
- to prove incorrect DISPROVE, REBUT
- compliant
- willing to do what someone else wants; obedient MEEK, DOCILE, SUBMISSIVE
- bluster
- to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; speech that is loud and threatening SPOUT, RANT, BRAG, SWAGGER
- fray
- a brawl, a noisy quarrel; to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate SCUFFLE, UNRAVEL
- gory
- marked by bloodshed, slaughter, or violence BLOODY, GRUESOME
- agenda
- the program for a meeting; a list, outline, or plan of things to be considered or done SCHEDULE, DOCKET
- befuddle
- to confuse, make stupid BEWILDER, BOGGLE, STUPEFY
- vagabond
- an idle wanderer; a tramp; wandering; irresponsible VAGRANT, HOBO; UNSETTLE, FOOTLOOSE
- blight
- a disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; to destroy, ruin EYESORE; SPOIL, NIP
- facet
- one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem ANGLE, CHARACTERISTIC, FACTOR, ELEMENT, CUT
- partisan
- a strong supporter of a person, party, or cause; one whose support is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerrilla; strongly supporting one side only FAN, BOOSTER; PARTIAL, BIASED
- fidelity
- the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness LOYALTY, FAITHFULNESS
- reimburse
- to pay back; to give payment for REPAY, REFUND, COMPENSATE
- acute
- with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time CLEVER, PENETRATING
- boisterous
- rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited LOUD, UNRULY, DISORDERLY
- oracle
- someone or something that can predict the future PROPHET, SEER, SIBYL
- smug
- overly self-satisfied, self-righteous CONCEITED, COMPLACENT
- setback
- something that interferes with progress; a disappointment unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall FAILURE, REVERSAL