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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aborigine | An original inhabitant |
| Altercation | Noisy dispute |
| Amalgam | Mixture of different chemicals |
| Ambrosial | delicious |
| Ambulatory | to move alterably |
| Amphibious | functional on land and water |
| Androgynous | to have both female and male characteristics |
| Aperature | hole or opening |
| Apex | highest point or summit |
| Appartition | unexpected sight |
| Appendage | smaller item attached to a larger item |
| Arcane | secret/mysterious |
| Archetype | original patter or model |
| Ballyhoo | noisy attention getting demonstration |
| Bedlam | uproar and confusion |
| Bellicose | warlike and quarrelsome |
| Billet-doux | love letter |
| Bizarre | out of the ordinary |
| Bogus | fake/dishonest |
| Bona Fide | made in good faith |
| Boudoir | women dressing room |
| Bourgeoisie | middle class |
| Buffoon | clown |
| Buttress | support or prop |
| Cacophonous | harsh sounding |
| Cadence | rhythm |
| Cameo | raised image in a precious stone small role |
| Carcinogen | cancer causing substance |
| Carnivore | flesh eating animal |
| Caucus | political meeting |
| Celestial | heavenly |
| Cicrumvent | to go around |
| Citadel | fortress |
| Cogitate | be in deep thought |
| Commiseration | feeling of sympathy |
| Connive | plan something secret/illegal |
| Contretemps | embarasing incident |
| Conveyance | means of transportation |
| Corona | halo around sun or moon |
| Corpus | body of writing by a particular person |
| Cuisine | food |
| Debonair | suave/charming |
| Decanter | vessel used to recive liquid |
| Decrepit | worn down to over use |
| Demagogue | ruler who promises things for reelection |
| Dexterous | skilled with both hands |
| Disheveled | unkempt |
| Distaff | pertaining to women, tool used to spin wool |
| Doggerel | loose verse |
| Domicile | house |
| Dormant | inactive |
| Echelon | one of series of levels |
| Effervescent | bubbly |
| Egregious | flagrant |
| Emaciated | painfully thin |
| Embellish | to decorate |
| Equestrian | related to horse back riding |
| Equilibrium | state of balance |
| Escalate | to rise rapidly |
| Exodus | mass departure |
| Expletive | profanity |
| Expunge | erase |
| Fecund | fruitful |
| Festoon | decorative strip hung in curves |
| Fiasco | complete disaster |
| Flamboyant | showy |
| Flotilla | fleet of ships |
| Frivolous | lacking inteligence |
| Gargoyle | water spout |
| Gauntlet | thick heavy glove |
| Germinate | sprout or grow |
| Gesticulate | talk while moving hands |
| Googol | 10 to the 100th power |
| Gossamer | light/delicate |
| Gyrate | revolve around a point or axis |
| Gregarious | social |
| Halcyon | calm/peaceful |
| Harbinger | herald/forerunner |
| Hirsute | very hairy |
| Holocaust | massive destruction by fire |
| Impropriety | improper act or remark |
| Incarcerate | to imprison |
| Inclement | stormy/harsh |
| Indolent | lazy |
| Intrepid | fearless/bold |
| Irascible | hot-tempered |
| Irreperable | non reparable |
| Itinerary | route of journey |
| Jettison | to discard |
| Juxtapose | place side by side |
| Kotow | over polite |
| Labyrinthine | complicated |
| Lambent | softly bright/flickering |
| Languid | dead |
| Libation | pouring of a drink as a religious offering |
| Lineage | descent in a direct line from an ancestor |
| Loquacious | known for excessive talking |
| Ludicrous | laughable because of obvious obscurity |
| Lugubrious | person who's notible in a particular field |
| Maim | permanent injury |
| Manicle | restraints |
| Masticate | to chew |
| Mausoleum | large, elaborate tomb |
| Mellifluous | soothing |
| Metamorphosis | a transformation |
| Monolith | single large stone in form of column or monument |
| Nadir | Lowest point |
| Nocturnal | pertaining to night |
| Nodule | small lump |
| Obtuse | slow to understand |
| Ocular | relating to the eye |
| Opulent | demonstrating great wealth |
| Oscillate | to swing back and forth |
| Ovation | applause |
| Panorama | wide unbroken view |
| Paraphernelia | personal belongings |
| Pariah | an outcast |
| Parochial | relating to church perish |
| Penurious | stingy/extremely poor |
| Pilfer | steal |
| Pinion | to restrain by holding the arms |
| Pious | divoutly religious |
| Pique | to cause a feeling of curiosity or interest |
| Plummet | to fall straight |
| Polyglot | good with multiple languages |
| Posh | elegant |
| Potable | fit to drink |
| Precarious | danger, risky |
| Precipitous | done to quickly, without thought |
| Projectile | missile |
| Prosaic | Lacking imagination |
| Prostrate | to lay face down |
| Pugilist | fighter |
| Pulchritude | physical beauty |
| Queue | waiting in line, of people or cars |
| Ravenous | to be hungry |
| Recalcitrant | stubbornly restraint to authority |
| Remorse | regret for having done wrong |
| Remuneration | payment for loss or work |
| Rendezvous | an appointment |
| Reverberate | to echo or resound |
| Reverie | state of dreaming while being awake |
| Roster | list of names |
| Salutary | promoting health |
| Sashay | to walk in a manner that attracts attention |
| Satiated | fully fed |
| Saturnine | gloomy/moody |
| Scintillate | to sparkle |
| Sediment | matter that sinks to the bottom |
| Seraph | an angel |
| Sibilant | hissing sound |
| Sihouette | dark outline against a light background |
| Sinewy | tough |
| Spasmodic | occuring at uneven intervals |
| Spectrum | a wide range of sequence |
| Symposium | meeting to discuss a topic |
| Taciturn | silent |
| Tantalize | to tease |
| Tendril | coiling part of a plant |
| Titanic | great in size and power |
| Tortuous | winding |
| Transpose | to change place or order or something |
| Tributary | contributing to make up a greater object for the same kind paying tribute |
| Troubadour | writer of love songs |
| Ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once |
| Valor | bravery, courage |
| Verve | energy |
| Vie | strive |
| Vintage | classic/old |
| Virtuoso | person with unusual skill |
| Votary | person devoted to something |
| Voucher | document that can be exchanged for good and services |
| Whet | to sharper or stimulate |
| Xenophobia | fear of strangers |
| Yammer | shout/whine/complain |
| Zephyr | gentle breeze |
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