English Vocabulary: Semester 1
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- Feign
- to pretend
- Capricious
- Fickle; changeable; subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim
- Mollify
- to calm or soothe
- Lithe
- flexible; supple
- Tangible
- perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
- Stationery
- paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters
- Audacity
- fearless daring
- Enigma
- puzzling
- Illustrious
- strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger; highly distinguished
- Putrid
- in a state of foul decay or decomposition
- Lay
- to put or place; verb used with an object
- Arduous
- requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking
- Assuage
- (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
- Lie
- Verb used without an object
- Farther
- to or at a greater distance in time or space ('farther' is used more frequently than 'further' in this physical sense)
- Stationary
- Not moving.
- Imply
- to suggest indirectly; to entail: "She implied she didn't believe his story." (n: implication)
- Formidable
- [adj.] awesome, strong, imposing, impressive, possibly inspiring fear or dread
- Revere
- regard with feelings of respect and reverence
- chord
- 1. A feeling or emotion.
- Patently
- obliviously; plainly
- abase
- To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
- Cord
- a line made of twisted fibers or threads
- Imperious
- arrogantly domineering or overbearing
- Spurn
- To refuse in a scornful way
- Abomination
- anything greatly disliked or abhorred; intense aversion or loathing; detestation: He regarded lying with _____; a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.: Spitting in public is an ______.
- Auspicious
- tending to favor or bring good luck
- Atone
- To make amend
- Munificence
- generosity in giving
- Illicit
- contrary to or forbidden by law
- Versatile
- (used of persons) having many skills
- Conscious
- aware or alert
- Expedient
- appropriate to a purpose
- Incredulity
- doubt about the truth of something
- Innate
- born within
- Domain
- the territory governed by a single ruler or government
- Esoteric
- To understood by few.
- empathy
- understanding and entering into another feelings
- infer
- to guess; speculate; surmise.
- Conscience
- noun meaning moral principles
- Carrion
- Dead and putrefying flesh.
- Indignation
- strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger. example:Tom Robinson's ruling was beyond unfair; indignation coursed through Jims body at the sight of such injustice.
- Insidious
- beguiling but harmful
- Prodigious
- so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
- Pristine
- immaculately clean and unused
- Clarion
- loud and clear
- Further
- in addition or furthermore
- Ludicrous
- broadly or extravagantly humorous
- Adverse
- opposing one's interests or desire
- Prudence
- carefulness, caution, thoughtfulness
- Expiate
- make amends for
- Blanch
- To whiten by removing color or to flinch
- Humility
- a humble feeling
- averse
- reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work
- Bourgeois
- a member of the middle class
- Ecstatic
- feeling great rapture or delight
- Dissipate
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- Decadence
- unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence; moral decay
- Cunning
- Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
- Restitution
- the act of restoring something to its original state
- Folly
- foolish or senseless behavior
- Stratagem
- a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
- Paltry
- adj- very small and worthless; hardly worth considering
- Bombastic
- excessively confident, pompous
- Fissure
- a long narrow opening
- Shroud
- something that covers or hides from view; cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial; to block from sight
- Complacent
- Pleased or satisfied with oneself.
- Pacify
- To bring into a peaceful state.
- Impalpable
- imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible
- Sympathy
- sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
- Guise
- n. The external appearance as produced by garb or costume.
- Ravenous
- devouring or craving food in great quantities
- Elicit
- provoke a reaction; Draw out something hidden