semexam vocab.
Terms
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- amenity
- something that adds to one's comfort or convenience
- imminent
- about to occur
- exotic
- excitingly strange
- elicit
- to cause; bring about
- dubious
- doubtful; hesitating
- elude
- to escape, especially by means of daring, cleverness
- deprivation
- state of being force to do without
- iridescent
- shining with shifting rainbow colors
- doggedness
- persistence; stubborness
- intrigue
- to stir up the interest or curiosity of; fascinate
- recoil
- to shrink back or fall back
- sacrilegious
- disrespectful towards a sacred person, place or thing
- repose
- to lie dead or at rest
- hierarchy
- ranking
- disarming
- removing or overcoming suspicion; inspiring
- stamina
- physical or moral strength; endurance
- agitated
- emotionally excited or disturbed
- infatuated
- possessed by an unreasoning love or attraction
- definitive
- the most important or distinguishing aspect of something
- infinitesimal
- tiny; insignificant
- solace
- comfort in sorrow
- infallibility
- an inability to make errors
- sever
- to cut off
- grotesque
- odd, twisted, or bizarre
- proficiency
- the ability to perform a task well
- squalor
- filthy and wretched condition
- bravado
- a false show of courage or defiance
- demeanor
- outward behavior; conduct
- imperative
- absolutely necessary
- subside
- to become less agitated or active; decrease
- impunity
- freedom from punishment, penalty, or harm
- reiterate
- to repeat
- garish
- too bright or gaudy
- antipathy
- strong dislike
- accost
- approach and speak to in an aggressive or hostile manner
- antagonism
- active hostility
- essence
- the basic or most important quality
- stoicism
- indifference to pleasure or pain; not showing emotion
- incessantly
- continuously; nonstop
- exhilarate
- to make merry or lively
- squander
- to spend or use wastefully
- condone
- to overlook, forgive or disregard
- scruple
- an uneasy feeling arising from one's conscience or principles
- emblem
- an object that functions as a symbol
- noncommital
- not revealing ones opinion or purpose
- surreptitously
- secretly
- uncanny
- so remarkable as to seem supernatural
- fetter
- to restrain with chains or shackles
- familiarity
- behavior that implies a close friendship
- futile
- having no useful result; without effect
- distraught
- deeply upset
- destined
- determined beforehand; fated
- epitome
- a typical or ideal example of something
- pensive
- deeply thoughtful,often in a wiseful or dreamy way
- superficial
- only on the surface; shallow
- overcompensated
- to make more than the necessary adjustment
- aristocrat
- a person held in high standing for superior tastes and manner
- illiteracy
- a lack of ability to read and write
- dilapidated
- broken-down and shabby
- degradation
- a decline to a lower condition, with loss of dignity