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Vocab set 1
AV list 1
Question | Answer |
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Bewail | To express deep regret or sorrow over. |
Destitute | adj. 1. Without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life. 2. Lacking; devoid of a. Destitution: n. poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself |
Detract | v. to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of. a. Detractors: n. a person who disparages someone or something |
Emancipate | v. to set free from slavery; to liberate a. Emancipation: n. the fact or process of being set free |
Extol | to praise highly |
Flamboyant | adj. excessively showy; unrestrained a. Flamboyance: n. the tendency to attract attention because of one’s exuberance, confidence, and stylishness. |
Impetus | 1. a driving force; anything that causes an action 2. Increased activity resulting from a driving force |
Insuperable | adj. incapable of being overcome or defeated |
Intermittent | adj. not continuous; happening at intervals |
Maxim | a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying |
Obligatory | adj. required or demanded |
Plumb | 1. To measure the depth of water 2. To reach the deepest part 3. To understand by examining closely Adj. straight up and down; vertical |
Vagabond | n. a person who wanders from place to place |
Visage | n. a face, especially one that expresses feelings |
Wheedle: | 1. To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise 2. To gain by using sly persuasion of insincere praise |