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English vocab 3 & 4
english vocab
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| edifice | a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building |
| ambidextrous | equally skillful with either hand |
| belated | delayed |
| animate | to give life or motion to |
| knead | to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture |
| chauvinist | one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs |
| egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people |
| berserk | in a state of violent or destructive rage |
| ostentatious | marked by a conspicious, showy, or pretentious display |
| delude | to mislead; to fool |
| elude | to escape notice, to get away from |
| fallow | inactive; unproductive |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation |
| obsequy | a funeral rite or ceremony |
| denizen | an occupant; inhabitant |
| fealty | obligated loyalty or faithfulness |
| entice | to attract by offering reward or pleasure |
| gratify | to please |
| laggard | a slow person, especially one who falls behind |
| gambit | maneuver or action used to gain an advantage |