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english 1
vocabulary 1 and 2
Question | Answer |
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licentious | morally unrestrained(immoral) |
numismatist | coin collector |
paucity | a scarcity; a lack |
fatalistic | believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate |
obtrude | to force oneself into a situation |
pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
lackadaisical | uninterested;listless |
alienate | to turn away feelings or affections |
elated | in high spirits ; exultantly proud and joyful |
epigram | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation |
amalgamate | to combine |
demented | mentally ill; insane |
hone | to sharpen |
beleaguer | to besiege by encircling |
gorge | to eat or to swallow greedily |
antiquated | no longer used or useful; very old |
opiate | a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain |
caricature | cartoon |
dally | to waste time; to dawdle |
felonious | pertaining to or constituting a major crime |