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vocab
units 7-8 words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; thin ant: robust;healthy |
| daunt | to make afraid; to discourage ant: encourage |
| despot | a dictator with absolute power |
| egress | an exit; a means of going out ant: wealthy, opulence |
| felicity | happiness;bliss unhappiness; discontent |
| flux | a state of continual change or movement ant: stability; solidity |
| gird | to prepare for an event or an action |
| gothic | of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction |
| hovel | a wretched loving place; an open shed ant: palace; mansion |
| penury | extreme poverty ant: wealth; opulence |
| allude | to hint at; to refer to individually ant: expose |
| beget | to produce; to make happen ant: prevent |
| chafe | to wear or irritate; often through rubbing or friction |
| desist | to stop; to discontinue ant: begin; start |
| educe | to draw or bring out ant: suppress |
| effrontery | shameless boldness ant: timidity |
| elite | the choice members or best of a group ant: common; multitude |
| feign | to pretend |
| imbibe | to drink(especially alcohol) |
| glean | to collect by bit by bit; to gather with patient labor ant: disperse |