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KMillerVocList1Eng9
KMillerVocList1 Eng9
Question | Answer |
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bewail | (verb) express deep regret or sorrow |
destitute | (adj) without resources or necessities of life; lacking |
detract | (verb) to take away from - especially the value, beauty, importance - of something |
emancipate | (v) to set free |
extol | (v) to praise highly |
flamboyant | (adj) excessively showy; unrestrained |
impetus | (n) driving force; anything that causes action |
insuperable | (adj) incapable of being overcome or defeated |
intermittent | (adj) not continuous; happening at intervals |
maxim | (n) a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying |
obligatory | (adj) required or demanded |
plumb | (v) to measure depth of water; to solve OR (adj) straight up and down; vertical |
vagabond | (n) person who wanders from place to place |
visage | (n) a face that expresses feeling |
wheedle | (v) to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise |