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Vocab final 1st sem

Final for senior english first semester

QuestionAnswer
Abase Humiliate; degrade
Abhor Hate
Abrasive Rough , coarse , harsh
Abrogate Cancel ; deny
Absolution Forgiveness
Abstain Go without
Abstemious Refusal to indulge
Abstruse Difficult to understand
Accolade Honor ; praise
Acquiesce Give in
Acrid Sharp; pungent
Acumen Good judgement
Antebellum Before the war
Auspicious Sign of future sucess
Banal Overused; lacking originality
Bellicose Warlike
Bigot Narrow minded, prejudiced person
Bilk Cheat, defraud
Blasphemy Offensive to religious sentiments
Blatant Obvious
Belighted Damaged;destroyed
Blithe Carefree
Bolster Support; prop up
Bombast Arrogant, pompous language
Boorish Ill mannered
Chicanery Using trickery to achieve a goal
Churlish Rude in a mean spirited way
Counterfeit Fake
Covert Hidden under cover
Cower Shrink away in fear
Credible Believable
Creditable Praiseworthy
Credulous Ready to believe anything
Crepuscular Active at dawn and dusk
Cringe Recoil; flinch
Cryptic Puzzling
Curtail Cut short
Cynical Expecting selfish motives
Enervate Drain weaken
Enfranchise Give voting rights
Enhance Improve
Enigma Puzzle, mystery
Ensconce Establish firmly in position
Enshroud Cover
Enunciate Speak Clearly
Envenom To cause bitterness
Epicure Someone who appreciates good food and drink
Epistle A letter
Ephemeral Short lived
Equinox When day and night are equal lengths
Fatuous Silly or pointless
Fiduciary Involving trust
Gauche Socially awkward
Hamper Hinder; obstruct
Harangue Noisy, attacking speech
Harbinger Omen; bringer of warning
Hasten Hurry
Haughtiness Arrogance; pride
Headstrong Stubborn
Hedonist A pleasure seeker
Hegemony Dominance
Heresy Against orthodox opinion
Hubris Pride
Impeach Question integrity
Incognito Disquised
Incontrovertible undeniable
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