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Word List Day 4
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gallant | brave,behaves well with women |
| grievous | causing grief or pain; serious dire grave |
| enzyme | catalyst |
| shard | A piece of broken pottery |
| hypocrisy | falsely making oneself appear to be good |
| eradicate | get rid of pull up by the roots |
| chisel | steel tool for shaping materials |
| infuriate | fill with fury or rage |
| engulf | swallow up |
| euphoria | elation state of pleasant excitement |
| sanction | approval (by authority) penalty |
| renowned | celebrated; famous |
| riddle | puzzling person or thing |
| evoke | call up bring out |
| mischievous | harmful; causing mischief |
| implicit | implied though; not plainly expressed |
| disproof | proof to the contrary |
| misogynist | one who hates women/females |
| abysmal | extreme bad |
| writ | written order |
| pertain | belong as a part have reference |
| erratic | irregular in behaviour or opinion |
| meticulous | giving great attention to details |
| impromptu | without preparation |
| inclined | directing the mind in a certain direction |
| constrict | make tight or smaller |
| perish | be destroyed decay |
| Lambaste | attack verbally |
| luminary | star; light-giving body |
| dupe | cheat make a fool of |
| auxiliary | helping; supporting |
| extralegal | outside the law |
| ambivalent | having both of two contrary meanings |
| tonic | something giving strength or energy |
| endorse | write one's name on the back of |