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EH11 Vocab 1
Vocabulary List 1
Term | Definition | part of speech |
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factious | causing disagreement | adj |
ignoble | dishonorable, shameful, of low character, mean | adj |
boor | rude or impolite, unmannerly person | m |
aegis | a shield, protection, support | m |
perspicacity | keenness of judgement, keenness of mental perception | m |
fervent | eager, earnest, having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, enthusiasm | adj |
rectify | to correct or make right, remedy | v |
enervated | to weaken, to deprive of force or strength | v |
bessiege | to overwhelm, to surround and attack | v |
ephemeral | lasting only a brief time, short-lived, transitory | adj |
altruism | a concern for others, generosity, the principle or practice of unselfish concern for the welfare of others | n |
carrion | decaying flesh, dead and putrefying flesh, rottenness | n |
erotic | pertaining to sexual love, arousing or satisfying sexual desire | adj |
amorphous | shapeless, formless, vague, lacking definite form | adj |
opulence | rich, luxurious, wealthy, abundance | adj |