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Hamilton Reading
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abundant | present in great quantity |
| ally | a friendly nation |
| anachronism | an artifact that belongs to another time |
| antisocial | shunning contact with others |
| arrogance | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| atoll | an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon |
| audible | heard or perceptible by the ear |
| belligerent | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight |
| bluster | blow hard; be gusty |
| boycott | a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies |
| buffet | strike against forcefully |
| cacophony | loud confusing disagreeable sounds |
| castigate | inflict severe punishment on |
| chronic | being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering |
| chronicle | a record or narrative description of past events |
| chronology | an arrangement of events in time |
| commotion | a disorderly outburst or tumult |
| congenial | suitable to your needs |
| conjecture | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence |
| consolidate | bring together into a single whole or system |
| crescendo | (music) a gradual increase in loudness |
| derrick | a simple crane having lifting gear slung from a boom |
| desolate | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
| dissolute | unrestrained by convention or morality |
| diversion | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) |
| dwindle | become smaller or lose substance |
| fanciful | indulging in or influenced by fancy |
| foreshadow | indicate by signs |
| foresight | providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future |
| fortnight | a period of fourteen consecutive days |
| frolic | play boisterously |
| frugal | avoiding waste |
| glum | moody and melancholic |
| gratitude | a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation |
| gregarious | instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| gust | a strong current of air |
| haggard | showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering |
| haughty | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
| hew | make or shape as with an axe |
| hospitality | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers |
| hostel | a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
| hostile | very unfavorable to life or growth |
| hue | the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength |
| humid | containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor |
| immaculate | completely neat and clean |
| impartial | free from undue bias or preconceived opinions |
| improvident | not given careful consideration |
| incense | make furious |
| incinerate | become reduced to ashes |
| insight | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation |
| inject | to insert between other elements |
| insinuate | introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner |
| inversion | the reversal of the normal order of words |
| irreversible | incapable of being reversed |
| labyrinth | complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost |
| laconic | brief and to the point; effectively cut short |
| lenient | not strict |
| majestic | having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
| malapropism | the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar |
| malice | feeling a need to see others suffer |
| mandatory | required by rule |
| maverick | someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action |
| mercurial | liable to sudden unpredictable change |
| mesmerize | attract strongly |
| microcosm | a miniature model of something |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter |
| monumental | of outstanding significance |
| noxious | injurious to physical or mental health |
| opaque | not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight |
| pacify | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of |
| panacea | hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists |
| pandemonium | a state of extreme confusion and disorder |
| panorama | a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene |
| paramount | having superior power and influence |
| petition | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| plaintiff | person who brings an action in a court of law |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow |
| submissive | inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
| posterity | all future generations |
| quixotic | not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic |
| radiance | an attractive combination of good health and happiness |
| repel | cause to move back by force or influence |
| reverence | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
| saturnine | bitter or scornful |
| severe | causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm |
| slovenly | negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt |
| stoic | seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive |
| summit | the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) |
| suppress | to put down by force or authority |
| surge | rise and move |
| surmise | infer from incomplete evidence |
| synchronize | happen at the same time |
| tantalize | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| tolerance | willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others |
| transparent | easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety) |
| typhoon | a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans |
| utopian | characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection |
| verify | confirm the truth of |
| waver | be unsure or weak |
| antagonistic | arousing animosity or hostility |
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