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VOCABULARY EXAM
study these for the vocab exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pretense; charade | facade |
| offensive; shameless; brazen | flagrant |
| start; birth | genesis |
| noble | patrician |
| villainous; despicable | nefarious |
| ambassador; agent | emissary |
| a line of people or vehicles | queue |
| homogeneous | kindred |
| question; interrogate | query |
| brawl | fracas |
| grumble; nag; nitpick | carp |
| slash; gash; rip | lacerate |
| rotten; repulsive | rancid |
| inundation; surge | deluge |
| mayhem; disorder | havoc |
| broad | catholic |
| shroud | pall |
| creepy; sinister | eerie |
| wither; fade | languish |
| warlike; relating to the military | martial |
| aggravate; worsen | fester |
| recipient; heir | beneficiary |
| attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods | anthropomorphic |
| bit | modicum |
| mortal | lethal |
| entangle | embroil |
| rival; adversary | nemesis |
| defame; belittle | denigrate |
| arrogant | haughty |
| kindly; benevolent; considerate | humane |
| insolent; impolite | impertinent |
| gushing | effusive |
| grieve | lament |
| invalid; extinct | defunct |
| imagine; visualize | envisage |
| to stare with an open mouth | gape |
| enthusiasm; readiness; zeal | alacrity |
| colorless | pallid |
| the act of blessing | benediction |
| sideways | lateral |
| bloodshed; slaughter | carnage |
| sensible; wise; careful | judicious |
| mechanism; vehicle; means | catalyst |
| terminology; lingo | jargon |
| idolize; worship | deify |
| impulsive; rash | impetuous |
| an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a deceased person | epitaph |
| urge; force; propel; drive | impel |
| ramble; complain | harp |
| connected or attached to in dependent, subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not an inherent part of | adjunct |
| fondness; inclination; taste | penchant |
| trickery; subterfuge | chicanery |
| bottom | nadir |
| charming; refined; suave | debonair |
| diminish; alleviate | mitigate |
| empty; exhaust | deplete |
| ghastly; sinister | macabre |
| uncertainty; cryptic | equivocal |
| resistant; invulnerable | impervious |
| ludicrous; funny | farcical |
| dupe; scam; trick | gull |
| of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter | filial |
| advise; notify; warn | admonish |
| evident; conspicuous | palpable |
| difficulty; pain; burden | affliction |
| acclaim; tribute | paean |
| adage; maxim; saying | aphorism |
| eject | oust |
| hoard; reserve | cache |
| vacillate; fluctuate; alternate | oscillate |
| smear | daub |
| a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect | obeisance |
| erase; cancel | delete |
| a beggar | mendicant |
| collected; unflustered | imperturbable |
| detached; cold; remote | aloof |
| wild; disorderly; boisterous | rambunctious |
| partiality; favoritism | bias |
| a person or thing that represents an idea | personification |
| frolic; prance; caper | cavort |
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