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Word List Day 1
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| introspection | examining one's own thoughts and feelings |
| philanthropist | one who loves mankind |
| antidote | medicine used against a poison or a disease |
| strive | to make great efforts, to struggle |
| ambidextrous | able to use the left hand or the right equally well |
| precursors | a person or thing that precedes, as in a process or job. |
| retrospective | Looking back on past |
| introvert | one who turns towards himself |
| ambiguous | doubtful; uncertain |
| gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
| aggravate | make worse; irritate |
| braggart | boastful |
| entice | attract, lure |
| equilibrium | state of being balanced |
| alleviate | make (pain) easier to bear |
| adorn | add beauty; decorate |
| malevolent | malicious; evil; having or showing ill will |
| connote | Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning |
| abhor | to hate; to detest |
| agile | active; quick-moving |
| endeavor | to make an effort, to try very hard |
| stray | wander lose one's way |
| renovate | restore something to better condition |
| curriculum | course of study |
| amalgamate | mix; combine; unite societies |
| drowsiness | feeling sleepy half asleep |
| disrobe | undress |
| xenophile (zen-uh-fahyl) | a person who is attracted to foreign peoples cultures |
| suffocate | cause or have difficulty in breathing |
| sequence | succession connected line of |
| scent | smell (especially pleasant) |
| sporadic | happening from time to time |
| affinity | close connection; relationship |
| audacious | Bold |
| heterogeneous | made up of different kinds |