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English Exams
vocabulary for 1st exams
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| dissolute | loose in one’s morals or behavior |
| incorrigible | not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| hoodwink | to mislead by a trick, swindle |
| intricate | complicated; difficult to understand |
| unbridled | lacking in restraint |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind |
| dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| surmount | to overcome, rise above |
| fabricate | to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
| inanimate | not having life; without energy or spirit |
| slapdash | careless and hasty |
| tantalize | to tease, torment by teasing |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly |
| condone | to pardon or overlook |
| pilfer | to steal in small quantities |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| reliquish | to let go, give up |