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Vocabulary Week 2
Vocab Week 2 Ms. Byrnes
Question | Answer |
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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 |