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Clark/healy WOTD #1
Vocabulary WOTD Sem. 1
Term | Definition |
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congeal | gel together, thicken |
repute | reputation, opinion of another |
vigor | energy, exertion, mental or physical strength |
defrock | remove from position, as a religious leader, pastor, |
affable | upbeat, fun |
courier | carrier, someone who delivers something |
lunar | pertaining to the moon |
idyllic | peaceful, dreamlike, ideal |
entomology | study of insects |
concentric | circular |
wanderlust | desire to wander or travel |
impiety | ungodliness, heresy, lack of reverence for God or sacred things, irreverence |
uproarious | amusing, comical. loud, disorderly, wild |
retinue | following, entourage, staff, crew |
evenhanded | balanced, equal, even, fair-minded |
contagion | communicable illness or harmful influence like fear or disease |
aversion | strong dislike, fear or avoidance of someone or something, like snakes or spiders |
extradition | exile, deportation, the process of moving someone back to a location of conviction upon request by state, country or jurisdiction |
detonation | set off an explosion, such as TNT or any explosive |
entomology | study of insects |
concentric | circular |
wanderlust | desire to wander or travel |
impiety | ungodliness, heresy, lack of reverence for God or sacred things, irreverence |
uproarious | amusing, comical. loud, disorderly, wild |
retinue | following, entourage, staff, crew |
evenhanded | balanced, equal, even, fair-minded |
contagion | communicable illness or harmful influence like fear or disease |
aversion | strong dislike, fear or avoidance of someone or something, like snakes or spiders |
vintner | one who makes or sells wine, The Defarges |
hireling | a person who only works for pay, with no regard for the value of the job, ie. mercenary |
abrasive | caustic, annoying, rough, unpleasant, |
rotunda | a round building with a dome, or a high circular dome |
fray | fight, battle skirmish |
doff | to take off, discard, throw off, to remove or tip a hat in greeting |
tenacity | backbone, determination, perseverance, resolve |
compilation | accumulation, assortment, collection |