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JRA English Vocab 7
Vocab List 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| shroud (adj. shrouded) | n. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial; something that covers or conceals, like a garment or fog; v. to cover or hide; to wrap or clothe for burial; to veil, as in mystery or secrecy - To reveal, to uncover, to manifest |
| smolder (adj. smoldering) | v. to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion; to exist or continue in a suppressed state without outward demonstration; to display repressed feelings, as of anger or indignation - To combust, to flare up, to explode |
| intricate (n. intricacy pn. intricacies adv. intricately) | adj. having many interrelated parts or facts; entangled or involved; complex, complicated - Simple, uninvolved |
| insatiable (n. insatiability adv. insatiably) | adj. impossible to satisfy; incapable of being satisfied or appeased - Possible to satisfy, capable of being appeased, satisfiable |
| eloquent (n. eloquence adv. eloquently) | adj. having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech; movingly expressive - Poor ability to speak, unable to speak clearly, plodding |
| implore (adj. imploring adv. imploringly) | v. to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; to entreat, to beseech |
| purge (n. purgation adj. purged) | v. to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; to cleanse, purify; to rid, clear, or free |
| bacchanalian (n. bacchanalia) | adj. derived from Bacchus, Roman god of feasting, wine, raucous pleasures (Greek Dionysus); of, pertaining to, or characterized by riotous drunken merrymaking, similar to an orgy; resembling a drunken feast |
| teem (followed by “with” or “around” adj. teeming) | v. to abound, to swarm; to be full of things |
| changeling | n. a child secretly exchanged for another, usually at birth |
| oracle (adj. oracular) | n. one through whom a deity speaks; a prophecy, often given in an enigmatic fashion, like a riddle |
| progeny | n. descendants, offspring - Ancestors |
| paean | n. a song of joyful praise or exultation; an ancient Greek hymn of praise, usually for Apollo - Durge |
| disparage (n. disparagement adj. disparaging adv. disparagingly) | v. to speak of in a slighting or belittling manner - To exalt, to praise, to encourage, to glorify |
| succor (one “r” in v. endings) | n. assistance in a time of difficulty; relief; v. to give assistance in a time of want - To antagonize, to aggravate, to annoy, to irritate, to menace |
| solicitous (n. solicitousness adv. solicitously) | adj. anxious or concerned; expressing care of concern for; hovering attentiveness - Aloof, indifferent, unconcerned, uncaring |
| covert (adv. covertly) | adj. secretive; sheltered; not openly practiced - Overt, obvious, out in the open, conspicuous |
| votive (no sentence) | adj. given or dedicated in fulfillment of a vow or pledge; expressing or symbolizing a wish or desire |
| recompense | v. to repay; n. amends made as for damage or loss |
| unscathed | adj. uninjured, unharmed; escaping injury - Injured, maimed |
| malady | n. a disease, disorder, or ailment; an unwholesome condition - Wholesome condition, health, wellness |
| dispel (add “l” in verb endings adj. dispelled) | v. to rid one’s mind of; to drive away or off as if by scattering - To manifest |
| censure (adj. censured/ing) | n. an official expression of disapproval; v. to criticize severely - To give kudos, to approve |
| covet (adj. covetous adv. covetously n. covetousness) | v. to long for that which is not yours; to desire; to feel excessive desire for the possessions of another - To be generous, to be giving |
| travail (adj. travailing) | n. painful, difficult work, like childbirth; toil; anguish; tribulation; agony; v. to work strenuously - Ease, to sleep |
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