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English IB-2
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds, to shun | eschew |
| A bitter feud.A prolonged series of retaliation, vengeful or hostile acts, an exchange of some acts. | vendetta |
| Deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional, overly dramatic | histrionic |
| An ill natured disposition-literally (bile,ect.) | bilious |
| Dwelling on the gruesome.Having death as a subject, a personalized representation of death.Producing horror in a beholder. | macabre |
| UrgencyAn emergency | exigency |
| n.An initial ventureA quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder.v.To invade or make one’s way, as for profit or adventure. | foray |
| To destroy a large amount or proportion of.To weaken considerably | decimate |
| adj.Subordinate, subsidiary, secondaryAuxiliary, assisting | ancillary |
| Of doubtful authorship or authenticity; in the nature of an urban legendFalse, spurious | apocryphal |
| To be indecisive or irresoluteTo sway unsteadily | vacillate |
| Pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish | febrile |
| to make weak or feeble; enfeeble. | debilitate |
| morally correct way of thinking; Rightness of principle of conduct; moral virtue | rectitude |
| The elevation of exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.The ideal example; epitome; quintessence | apotheosis |
| having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts or desires; longing | prurient |
| A stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm | talisman |
| A violent upheaval; an extensive flood or deluge; a sudden violent action producing a change in the earth’s surface; a disaster | cataclysm |
| lying on the back; inactive, passive, or inert; indifferent | supine |
| A sudden increase of intensity, usually occurring periodically; any sudden and violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion | paroxysm |
| v.To gather, get, or acquire; to earn; to hoardn.a storage place | garner |
| to appease or conciliate; to make favorably inclined | propitiate |
| That portends evil; ominousArousing awe or amazement; marvelous; prodigiousPonderous or pompous; self-important | portentous |
| Almost always silent; not liking to talk; uncommunicative | taciturn |
| InexpressibleToo overwhelming to be described in words | ineffable |
| Capable of being changed, molded, trained; adaptable | malleable |
| To make a shrill, howling sound like that of a cat at a rutting time; screech; wail | caterwaul |
| To hide under false appearance; to put on a appearance: conceal facts, intentions or feelings under some pretenses | dissemble |
| Marked by propriety and good taste | decorous |
| n.Anything that foreshadows a future event, omen or signv.herald the coming of | harbinger |
| Ineffective, incompetent or futile; having no sense of responsibility | feckless |
| Foolishly impractical esp. in the pursuit of ideals, impractical, impulsive and often unpredictable | quixotic |
| To clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate | exculpate |
| Logically connected; consistent | coherent |
| Overabundance; excess | plethora |
| Lacking food, clothing and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished | indigent |
| The practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by a occult or supernatural means | divination |
| Of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life | bucolic |
| Not satiableIncapable of being satisfied or appeased | insatiable |
| adj.Dissatisfied with currently prevailing circumstances; dissatisfied with the current government, administration, or systemn.A person who is dissatisfied with current conditions | malcontent |
| Sharply caustic, as wit or a speakerBurning, corrosive | mordant |
| Vulgar or indecent in speech; coarsely mocking, abusive or irrelevant; scurrilous | ribald |
| To show or demonstrate clearly; make evident or manifest; prove | evince |
| Favorable to or promoting health | salubrious |
| Generous giving, as from a patron | largess |
| sociably pleasant | convivial |
| to cheat, deceive, or trick | cozen |
| incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good | irreparable |
| Given to or characterized by deception or falsehood | mendacious |
| v.To utter or send out with denunciation; cause to exploden.one of a group of unstable, explosive compounds derived from fulminic acid | fulminate |
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