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Shrew Vocabulary
Vocabualry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abate | to reduce in intensity or amount |
| affable | friendly, courteous, amiable |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, congenial; civil and urbane |
| austere | strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic |
| balk | to defeat, check, or stop as if by a barrier |
| balm | a soothing substance or one that gives relief |
| bauble | something bright and showy, sometimes expensive but usually of little use |
| beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
| bestow | to grant or to give |
| broach | to open up for the first time |
| chide | to voice disapproval, to scold |
| clamor | loud noise or shouting |
| collaborate | to work together |
| communal | pertaining to a group or community |
| conceit | excessively high opinion of one’s own worth or ability |
| confound | to cause one to become confused |
| congeal | to solidify or coagulate |
| credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
| daunt | to intimidate, to dismay |
| derivative | something that comes from another thing |
| diligent | characterized by steady, attentive, and energetic effort in a pursuit or study |
| din | loud and discordant noises; cacophony |
| disdain | intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt; to reject as unworthy |
| dissemble | to disguise; to pretend |
| distinguished | renowned; important |
| dotard | a senile person |
| dulcet | pleasing to the ear; melodious; euphonious |
| engender | to cause; to produce; to create |
| entreaty | a plea; an earnest request |
| esteem | estimate of value; approval and respect often blended with fondness |
| extemporaneous | made with little or no preparation; not planned |
| feint | a false appearance; a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow |
| flout | to treat with contempt |
| forbearance | patience, lenience |
| forswear | to renounce or repudiate |
| fret | to worry or be annoyed |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness or importance |
| gambol | to playfully skip or leap |
| giddy | dizzy |
| girth | size or dimensions (usually around the middle of the body) |
| gravity | seriousness, importance |
| heed | to give attention to |
| heralded | announced or publicized |
| homage | a reverential regard; respect shown by external action |
| husband | to manage prudently and in a conservative manner |
| induce | to bring on or to bring about |
| ingenuity | cleverness; inventiveness; resourcefulness |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| insolence | insulting or contemptuous behavior |
| jaded | weary from overuse |
| largess | generous giving |
| loathe | to detest |
| malady | a disease or unwholesome condition |
| melancholy | depression of spirit |
| metaphysical | highly abstract or abstruse; relating to what is conceived as transcendent |
| mired | stuck or entangled |
| mirth | gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter |
| obeisance | an attitude of respect; a gesture made in token of respect |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| pedantry | act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative |
| perpetuate | to prolong the existence of something |
| peruse | to read or examine |
| pithy | concise and meaningful |
| prate | to talk idly or foolishly at great length |
| presumptuous | brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant |
| prodigy | one with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishments |
| quench | to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| rhetoric | the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles, of a primitive kind; relating to basic skills |
| ruffianism | rowdy or tough behavior |
| sever | to cut or separate |
| shrill | high pitched or piercing (sounds) |
| solicitous | worried; concerned |
| sovereign | possessed of a controlling power |
| stoic | not showing passion or feeling; indifference; impassive |
| submissive | yielding or surrendering oneself to the will of others |
| tarry | to delay in coming or going; to linger |
| transmutation | to change into something different |
| usurp | to take possession or authority over something without right |
| utter | to express by speaking |
| vexation | discomfort or distress |
| virtuous | having excellent morals; righteous |
| voluble | ability to use words easily; fluent and glib |
| wanton | immoral; lewd |
| warranted | justified |
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