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Vocabulary Week 2
Vocab Week 2 Ms. Byrnes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ediface | a large, elaborate structure, an imposing building, fortress |
| ambidextrous | equally skillful with either hand |
| belated | delayed; tardy; late |
| animate | to give life or motion to; enliven; encourage; excite |
| knead | to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture; squeeze; rub; press |
| chauvinist | one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, and displaying contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs |
| egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people |
| berserk | in a state of violent or destructive rage; frenzied |
| ostentatious | marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display, grandiose |
| delude | to mislead; to fool; deceive |
| elude | to escape notice; to get away from; avoid; evade; lose |
| fallow | inactive; unproductive; idle; barren |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth; or causes devaluation; affliction |
| denizen | an occupant; an inhabitant; resident |
| entice | to attract by offering reward or pleasure |
| gratify | to please or satisfy; indulge |
| gambit | a maneuver or action used to gain an advantage; strategy; ploy; maneuver |