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Vocab. Lev. B
Unit 10
Word | Definition |
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bellow | to make a sound similar to that of a bull,a loud angry roar |
beneficiary | one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like |
botch | to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of (n) a hopelessly bungled job |
clutter | to fill or cover in a disorderly way;a state of disorder, a mess |
dilapidated | falling apart or ruined, run-down |
dismantle | to take apart; to strip of something |
farce | a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor, a ridiculous sham |
grueling | very tiring, calling for an extreme effort |
hospitable | offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange |
lair | the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout |
lavish | overly generous, extravagant; abundant; to spend or give freely or without limit |
morbid | in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome |
notorious | widely known because of bad conduct |
pamper | to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward |
parasite | an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person |
shirk | to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty,to sneak slink |
surplus | an amount beyond what is required, excess; more than what is needed or expected |
timidity | the state of being easily frightened |
veto | the power to forbid or prevent; to prohibit, reject |
futile | (adj.) not succesful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant; frivolous |