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english 1 vocab1-2
vocab 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| licentious | morally unrestrained... Like St. Augustine, some people want to abandon their licentious lifestyles, but not immediately. |
| numismatist | a coin collector... My father is a numismatist who has hundreds of coins. |
| paucity | a scarcity, lack |
| fatalistic | believing that all events in life are inevitable by fate |
| obtrude | to force oneself a situation uninvited(impose) |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
| Lackadaisical | uninterested; listless |
| alienate | to turn away feelings or affections |
| elated | in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful |
| epigram | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observations |
| amalgamate | to combine (unite) |
| demented | mentally ill; insane |
| hone | to sharpen |
| beleaguer | to besiege by encircling(as with an army); to harass |
| gorge | to eat or swallow greedily |
| antiquated | no longer used or useful; very old |
| opiate | a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain |
| caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features (cartoon) |
| dally | to waste time; to dawdle |
| felonious | pertaining to or constituting a major crime |