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English 1A vocab
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of to deceive |
| Edifice | An impressively large, overwhelming building or structre |
| Egalitarian | belief that all people should have equal rights |
| Knead | To work clay or dough into a uniform mixture by pressing,folding and stretching |
| Ostentatious | showy and intended to impress others |
| Ambidextrous | having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease |
| Animate | to give life to,to move or stir to action |
| belated | After the expected or usual time |
| Berserk | violently or destructively enraged. |
| Chauvinist | one who is prejudiced in the superiority of their gender group or kind |
| demented | crazy, mentally ill, insane |
| felonious | involving or concerning criminal activity. law breaking |
| gorge | to stiff with food, to swallow |
| hone | to make sharper, to make more effective or improve |
| opiate | A narcotic drug that causes sleep and relives pain |