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Fall 2013 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avarice | one's desire to have wealth and riches |
| blithe | cheerful; lighthearted; casual; unconcerned |
| capacious | capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| caustic | severely critical; esp. using words in a mean and disrespectful way |
| compulsion | an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid |
| condescension | the attitude of looking down on someone or something; to think one is better than another |
| conducive | tending to promote, encourage, or assist in something |
| conspicuous | really noticeable; attracting attention to |
| covetous | wanting things that belong to others |
| deftly | skillfully; in a quick and sure manner |
| demeanor | the way a person behaves toward other people; behavioral attributes |
| demurely | modest or shy in manner or behavior |
| dispelled | to cause to vanish or disappear; to scatter |
| ensued | to come afterward; to follow |
| expend | to use up all of something; to spend |
| feign | to pretend; to make up something in order to fool someone |
| flaunting | making a big show of; parading; display proudly |
| illustrious | highly distinguished; famous |
| implore | to ask or plead with somebody to do something |
| inexorable | cannot be moved by persuasion; inflexible |
| intercede | to ask for help for or plead for another person |
| laden | loaded down; weighed down |
| latent | existing but not evident or realized |
| loitered | to waste time; to linger in one place too long |
| ominous | seeming to foretell or be a sign of trouble, danger, or disaster |
| pillaged | to rob of goods by force, especially in time or war; plunder |
| recompense | to repay; to reward as for a service or favor |
| recumbent | lying down; in a position of comfort or rest |
| relent | to become less severe and more gentle and cooperative |
| replenish | to fill up something that had previously been emptied |
| replete | completely filled; utterly satisfied |
| repute | being held in high esteem and honor; good reputation |
| resolute | determined not to give in; unyielding |
| sidled | to move sideways up next to someone or something |
| tarry | remain or stay for awhile |
| essence | the basic nature of a thing : the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is |
| intricate | very involved; having lots of detail |
| endeavor | an attempt to attain or do something |
| ubiquitous | being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time |
| reek | to give off an unpleasant odor |
Created by:
ssutton
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