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English exam vocab
winter exam units1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bete noire | an especially hated thing or person |
| Fratricide | the killing of one's brother |
| Lascivious | inclined to sexual behaviour or thoughts |
| Bandy | to pass back and forth |
| Enervate | to deprive of strencgth |
| Abdicate | to give up or step down from a position of power |
| cavalcade | procession |
| Funereal | gloomy or despondant |
| Dalliance | a brief flirtation |
| hegemony | leadership |
| misogyny | hatred of women |
| misogamy | hatred of marraige |
| tractable | easily managed or controlled; maleable |
| symbiotic | having an interdependent relationship |
| potentate | a person possessing great power i.e. a monarch, king, queen |
| malady | any undesirable or disordered condition |
| opine | to hold or express an opinion. |
| virile | manly |
| salient | prominent or conspicuous |
| pandemic | a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world |
| levity | lightness of mind, character, or behavior |
| abnegate | to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce |
| Impasse | a position or situation from which there is no escape |
| Latent | present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential |
| Antithesis | the direct opposite, usually followed by of or to |
| Impalpable | incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; intangible |
| gauntlet | to accept a challenge to fight |
| Impeccable | flawless |
| Deduce | to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed |
| Barbarous | uncivilized; wild; savage |
| remunerate | to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble |
| Gourmand | a person who is fond of good eating |
| Travail | difficult or burdensome work |
| Visage | appearance, expression of face |
| portend | to signify or foreshadow |
| Salutary | favorable to or promoting health; healthful |
| Strident | having a shrill, irritating quality or character |
| Volatile | changeable; mercurial; flighty |
| Pulchritude | physical beauty |
| Abstruse | hard to understand; esoteric |
| Cessation | a stopping or discontinuance |
| Homage | respect or reverence paid or rendered |
| Laggard | something that lags, lingers, or loiters |
| Abrade | to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing |
| Emanate | to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin |
| Denizen | an inhabitant; resident |
| Garner | to acquire; earn |
| mitigate | to lessen in pain, to make less severe |
| Largess | generous bestowal of gifts |
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