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Wanamaker Vocab

English words

QuestionAnswer
identity one's own unique quality; makes a person
lodge stuck
reel to lurch forward
putrid the smell of something decaying
assailed to hurt someone physically or verbally
accessible approachable
revelry to have fun; a party
pinnacle the top of something
prodigious very large
travesty shocking or upsetting
tautology needless repetition of words or ideas
ignorant to not know better because you haven't been taught
bigotry to dislike someone for color, race, beliefs
self-negate to contradict yourself
archaic out of date
retrograde to move back in time
xenophobic irrational fear of someone different
plaintive melancholy
demographic the study of people
marred scarred
lament mourn
prodigy gifted
ream a large amount
reproach to chastise
reverie to daydream
ascetic stern in appearance
beleaguered military surrounds an area
enveloped to cover
fanatic to be obssessed
minister head of a church
appalling causing dismay or horror
clamor loud noise
muster to gather
tweed rough cloth
shabby worn out
brazen bold
exiles people kicked out from homeland
beacon metaphorically means hope/guide
yearning to want badly
beguiling being charming in order to deceive
pallid pale
quaff drink deeply
placid calm
surcease relief
mien a person's look or manner
obeisance sign of respect
wretched poor condition
refuse garbage
teeming abounding in
tempest storm
spasmodically jerky movements
ruse trick
betrayal to go behind one's back
devastate cause destruction
discordant not in harmony
fiasco a failure
indignity humilated
intrigued a secret plot
adherence stand by your convictions/beliefs
aptitude capability
gravitate to be pulled toward
serene placid
palpable tangible
chastise reproach
transgression infraction
nurture to care for
infraction transgression
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