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ww vocab 1 (8th)
english vocab words ch. 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avid | having strong desire for, to the point of greed, eager, enthusiastic |
| brusque | abrupt in manner or speech, gruff |
| consise | short and to the point |
| demean | to cause of lower self esteem, degrading |
| despicable | deserving contempt or scorn |
| emulate | to try to equal, to imitate |
| evoke | to call forth, to produce |
| excruciating | very painful |
| inaugurate | to install in office with a formal ceremony, to begin or officially mark the opening of, the act of installing in office |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| proprietor | an owner of a store or other businesses |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name used by an author, a pen name |
| rebuff | to reject bluntly, to drive back |
| resilient | capable of recovering quickly from misfortune, the ability to spring back |
| turbulent | chaotic, unruly, stormy |
| abrasion | a wearing away or rubbing away by friction |
| clad | clothed or covered |
| corroborate | to provide evidence to make more certain, to confirm |
| cursory | done in a hurry with little attention to detail |
| dehydrate | to remove the water from |
| drive | to take or receive from a source,to obtain through reasoning |
| electrify | to wire up or equip with electric power, to thrill or shock |
| endeavor | to attempt earnestly |
| gingerly | cautious, very careful |
| grimace | to make a face expressing feelings of pain disgusted or contempt |
| gruesome | causing shock or horror |
| inventory | a list of possessions or goods on hand |
| simulate | to take the qualities of another, to imitate |
| succumb | to give up or give into, to yield |
| surmise | to suppose something without sufficient evidence, a guess |
| anonymous | of an unknown source or unrevealed name |
| anthology | a collections of various writings such as songs, stories or poems |
| conjecture | a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence |
| disposition | a persons unusual mood, a regular tendency or inclination |
| encompass | to enclose or encircle |
| extricate | to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
| generation | one step in a line of decent of a family |
| guile | cunning or deceit with dealing with others, trickery |
| imperative | urgent, pressing, having the power or authority to command |
| instil or instill | to introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
| modify | to make less extreme or severe |
| pivot | a small bar or rod on which something else turns, a person or thing on which something else depends |
| prevalent | commonly occurring, widely accepted or practiced |
| recur | to come up again or to happen again, to come to mind again |
| spontaneous | voluntary and unplanned, occurring or produced without human labor |
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