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vocab
English Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apparel | Clothing that serves as dresses or decoration |
| Besiege | To attack by surrounding with military forces, to cause worry or trouble |
| Compress | To press together, to reduce in size of volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| Denounce | To condemn openly, to accuse formally |
| Dispatch | To send off or out for a purpose to kill, an official message, promptness speed |
| Douse | plunge into liquid, drench , to put out quickly, extinguish |
| Expressly | plainly, in so many word; for a particular purpose |
| Famished | Suffering severely from hunger from lack of something |
| Forsake | To give up, renounce, to leave, abandon |
| Gainful | Profitable; bring in money or some special advantages |
| Immense | Very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurment |
| Inept | Totally without skill or appropriateness |
| Ingenious | Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourceful; clever |
| Instantaneous | Done in an instance; immediate |
| Irk | To annoy, trouble, make weary |
| Libel | A written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; to write a published such a statement |
| Misgiving | A feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| Oaf | A stupid person; a big clumsy, slow individual |
| Recede | To go or move backward; to become more distant |
| Repast | A meal, food |
| Constrain | To force, compel; to restrain , hold back |
| Contemporarty | Belonging to the same period of the time as oneself; a person of the same time |
| Depict | To portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture |
| Disinterested | Fair minded, free from self motives; indifferent |
| Encompass | To encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class |
| Adverse | Unfavorable, negative , working against , hostile |
| Assailant | A person who attacks (with blows or words) |
| Billow | A large wave; to rise or swell like a wave |
| Arid | Extremely dry, uninteresting ,dull |
| Confront | To meet face to face, especially as a challenge comes to grip with |
| Groundless | Without any good reason or cause; unjustified |
| Hypocrite | A person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better then he or she really is; a two -faced person |
| Incomprehensible | Impossible to understand |
| Manipulate | To handle or use skillfully' to manage or control fro personal gain or advantage |
| Maximum | The greatest possible amount or degree; reaching the greatest possible amount or degree |
| Mimic | A person who does imitations; to imitate, to make fun of |
| Ruffle | To wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset, to flip through; a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drumbeat |
| Serene | Peaceful ,clam, free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand |
| Sheepish | Embarrassed; resembling ga sheep in meekness; timid |
| Stamina | The strength needed to jeep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power |
| Barrage | A rapid, large scale outpouring of something |
| Bigot | An intolerant, prejudiced or biased person |
| Designate | To indicate, point out; to appoint selected but not yet installed |
| Diversity | Difference, variety, a condition of having many different types or forms |
| Enigma | Someone or something that is extremely puzzling, that which cannot be understood or explained |
| Gloat | To look at or think about with great intensity and satisfaction; to take great personal joy in |
| Global | Relating to , or involving the entire world; comprehensive |
| Illusion | A false idea |
| Motivative | To provide with reason for going |
| Pacifist | One who is against war or the use of violence; opposing war or violence |
| Queue | A line of people waiting for something; to form such a line |
| Restrict | To keep within set limits; to confine |
| Sage | wise; a very wise person |
| Slake | To satisfy, relieve, or bring, or to brig to an end |
| Terrain | Landscape |
| Vocation | Any trade |
| Vow | Promise |
| Waylay | To lie in wait for |
| Wither | To dry up |
| Infuriate | To make angry week 4 or 5???????????? |
| Acquit | To declare not guilty |
| Deem | To think believe; to consider |
| Devastate | To destroy |
| Discredit | To throw doubt upon |
| Elusive | Difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand |
| Generate | To bring into existence |
| Idolize | To worship as an idol |
| Ingratitude | A lack or thankfulness |
| Keepsake | Something kept in moratory |
| Mortal | A being that must eventually die |
| Ovation | An enthusiastic public welcome |
| Petty | Unimportant |
| Plight | A sorry condition or state |
| Repent | To feel sorry for what one has done |
| Reverie | A daydream |
| Revocation | An act |
| Scan | To examine closely |
| Strand | A beach or shore |
| Strife | Bitter disagreement |
| Topple | To fall forward |
| Acute | With a shape point |
| Bluster | To talk or act in a noisy and threatening way |
| Bungle | To act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| Commentary | A series of notes clarifying or explaining something |
| Duration | The length of time that something continues or lasts |
| Eerie | Causing fear |
| Facet | one aspect |
| Fidelity | The state of being faithful |
| Fray | A brawl |
| Headstrong | Willful, stubborn |
| Inhabitant | One living permanently in a giving place |
| Numb | Having lost the power of feeling or movement |
| Pacify | To make peaceful or calm |
| Ravenous | Greedy |
| Refute | To prove incorrect |
| Remorse | Deep and painful regret |
| Setback | Something that interferes with progress |
| Smug | Overly self-satisfied |
| Synopsis | A brief statement giving a general view of some subject |
| Tarry | To delay leaving |
| Agenda | The program for a meeting |
| Amiable | Friendly |
| Befuddle | To confuse |
| Blight | A disease that causes plants to die |
| Boisterous | Rough and noisy in a cheerful way |
| Clarity | Clearness |
| Compliant | Willing to do what someone else wants |
| Conserve | To preserve |
| Debut | A first public appearance |
| Gory | Marked by blooshed |
| Gross | Overweight |
| Induce | To cause, bring out |
| Leeway | Extra space for moving along a certain route |
| Limber | Flexible |
| Maze | A network of paths through which it is hard to find one's way |
| Oracle | Someone or something that can predict the future |
| Partisan | A strong supporter of a person |
| Reimburse | To pay back |
| Vacate | To go away from |
| Vegabond | An idle wanderer |
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