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reading voc.
readin word for the second semester
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| robust | strong and full of energy |
| resolute | determined stubborn |
| obscure | difficult to understand |
| awe | wonder combined with respect |
| inert | without power to move or act |
| bravado | a false so of bravery |
| principle | a basic law; truth; belief; rule of personal |
| flourishing | growing and developing |
| nurture | to care for and help grow |
| obstinate | stubborn ; difficult to understand of control |
| emphatic | strongly expressive ; forceful |
| possessively | in a way that shows ownership or control |
| staccato | made of sharp sounds or movements |
| casually | in a relaxed informal way |
| portly | having a stout but dignified appearance |
| authoritarian | having or expecting complete obedience to authority |
| ultimately | in the end ; finally |
| perspective | a part of view |
| impoverished | reduced to poverty |
| mortified | greatly embarrassed |
| tact | the ability to handle people or situations without causing displeasure or resentment |
| ecstatic | overwhelmed with joy |
| avidly | eagerly; enthusiastic |
| consolation | a comfort |
| intrusion | a sudden interruption |
| devise | to think out; invent ;plan |
| pious | having either genuine or pretending religious devotion |
| pompous | showing an exaggerated sense of self importance |
| dispense | to give out in portions |
| indifferent | having or showing a lack of concern or care or feeling |
| laden | loaded; weighed down; burdened |
| meek | patient and mild in manner |
| delectable | highly pleasing or delightful especially to the taste; delicious |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| cunning | crafty; sly |
| anticipation | a feeling of exited expectation |
| premonition | a feeling that something is about to happen; warning or sign |
| destine | to determine before hand |
| avert | to keep from happening; prevent |
| fortitude | firm courage or strength of mind int the face of pain or danger |
| perilous | dangerous ; risky |
| uncanny | so strange as to cause fear or wonder ; weird |
| endeavor | a serious attempt to accomplish something; undertaking |
| extricate | to release from entanglement or difficulty ; set free |
| culprit | one guilty of some offense |
| infantile | like an infant ; childish |
| ascertain | to find out with certainty ; determine |
| obsession | a single idea that occupies or troubles |
| murky | dark; not clear |
| etiquette | the rules of good manners and polite behavior |
| collaborator | one who works or cooperates with another |
| confront | to come face to face with; stand facing |
| comprehend | to grasp mentally ;understand fully |
| concede | to admit to be true or proper |
| meticulously | in a way that shows careful attention to details |
| balmy | mild ; soothing |
| assess | to determine the meaning or importance of ; analyze |
| loom | to appear to the mind as threatening |
| ominous | threatening ; harm or evil |
| unpalatable | not agreeable to the taste, mind , or feelings; unacceptable |
| skimpy | lacking in fullness quantity or size ; barely enough or not quite enough |
| grudging | given or allowed unwillingly or resentfully |
| gaunt | looking like skin and bones |
| grim | fierce; severe; stern ; forbidding |
| endure | to put up with ; to undergo as , pain ,stress or other hardship |
| savor | to take great delight in |
| gruffly | in a rough stern manner |
| sedately | in a quiet restrained style or manner |
| spasm | a sudden uncontrollable tightening of a muscle |
| obligingly | helpfully agreeably |
| slither | to move along with sliding or gliding motion; as a snake |
| frenzy | a state of intense excitement or disturbance |
| vigor | strength and energy |
| lolling | hanging down loosely; drooping |
| saunter | to walk in a relaxed way |
| reluctantly | unwilling |
| agility | quickness and ease of motion or thought |
| brink | the point at which something might begin |
| charismatic | having personal qualities that enable one to inspire loyalty and devotion |
| pinnacle | a high point ; or a peak |
| distinct | different in quality or kind |
| anguished | having or showing some extreme mental or physical suffering |
| clan | a group of families that descended from a common ancestor |
| keen | highly sensitive; sharp |
| pursue | to chase |
| spare | to treat wit mercy; hold back from harming |
| sinewy | physically tough and powerful |
| embrace | to hug or hold in the arms ; especially as a sign of love or affection |
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