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Mr.Blyskal
Vocab 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful |
| adulterate | to contaminate |
| adventitious | accidental |
| aegis | protection |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty |
| affectation | pose |
| affinity | attraction to |
| affluence | richness |
| agape | surprised |
| aggrandize | enlarge,expand |
| altruism | generosity, concern for others |
| ambiguous | unclear, vague |
| amoral | no sense of right from wrong |
| amorphous | shapeless, formless |
| animosity | hatred |
| antithesis | opposite |
| badinage | playful tesing |
| banal | common ordinary |
| baroque | overly decorated |
| bauble | a showy but useless thing |
| bedlam | noisy uproar |
| beguile | to deceive, charm |
| besiege | overwhelm, surrond |
| besmirch | make dirty stain |
| bestial | savage, brutal |
| bilious | bad tempered |
| antipathy | intense dislike |
| blanch | make pale |
| bland | mild tasteless dull |
| blandishment | flattery |
| bombast | impressive, meaningless language |
| bona fide | in good faith |
| boor | rude person |
| bovine | cows and or cattle |
| bowdlerize | remove passages from plays,books,etc. |
| brevity | briefness |
| bucolic | rural, countryside nature |
| cajole | persuade |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| carcinogen | causing cancer |
| carnal | sensual, sexual |
| carrion | decaying flesh |
| cataclysm | a violent change |
| cataract | large waterfall, eye problems |
| caveat | a warning |
| celibate | unmarried, abstaining from sex |
| censure | criticize sharply |
| cessation | a stopping, a discontinuance |
| chaff | worthless matter |
| chagrin | embarrassment |
| chimerical | imaginary fantastic |
| coalesce | blend, merge |
| debacle | complete failure |
| debauchery | corruption |
| deference | respect, consideration |
| defile | pollute, corrupt |
| deign | lower oneself, stoop |
| delineate | describe, depict |
| demeanor | behavior |
| denouement | result |
| deride | ridicule, mock |
| desiccated | dried up |
| despicable | hateful |
| desultory | wandering from subject to subject |
| deviate | turn aside |
| diadem | a crown |
| diaphanous | very sheer light |
| dichotomy | a division into 2 works |
| ebullient | enthusiastic |
| eclectic | choosing from various sources |
| edify | improve some morally |
| effete | worn out |
| egregious | remarkably bad, outrageous |
| elegy | a sad mournful poem |
| elicit | call forth |
| elixir | remedy for ailments |
| elucidate | make clear |
| emanate | to send forth |
| emendation | a correction |
| empathy | understanding for someones feelings |
| empirical | based on theory rather than fact |
| endemic | confined to a particular country or area |
| enervate | to weaken |
| ennui | boredom,lack of interest |
| ephemeral | brief, short-lived |
| epitome | a typical example |
| ergo | therefore |
| erotic | pertaining to sexual love |
| eschew | to keep away from, shun |
| facetious | comical |
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