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Vocab 20 words #1-5
TEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apparel | clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up |
| compress | to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| denounce | to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| douse | to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish |
| expressly | plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| famished | suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something |
| gainful | profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
| immense | very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| inept | totally without skill or appropriateness |
| ingenious | showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| instantaneous | done in an instant; immediate |
| libel | a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (v.) to write or publish such a statement |
| misgiving | a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| oaf | a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| recede | to go or move backward; to become more distant |
| adverse | unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile |
| arid | extremely dry; uninteresting; dull |
| assailant | a person who attacks violently (with blows or words) |
| billow | a large wave; (v.) to rise or swell like wave |
| constrain | to force, compel; to restrain, hold back |
| contemporary | belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time. |
| disinterested | fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent |
| encompass | to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| mimic | a person who does imitations; (v.) to imitate; to make fun of |
| serene | peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand |
| designate | to indicate, point out; to appoint |
| selected but not yet installed | |
| enigma | someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained |
| illusion | a false idea; something that one seems to see or to be aware of that really does not exist |
| infuriate | to make very angry; enrage |
| queue | a line of people waiting for something (such as a bus) (v.) to form such a line |
| slake | to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end |
| terrain | the landscape; especially it physical features or for fitness some use; a field of knowledge |
| vow | a solemn or sacred promise or pledge (v.) to declare or promise in a solemn way |
| devastate | to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins |
| generate | to bring into existence; to be the cause of |
| mortal | a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable |
| petty | unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor |
| reverie | a daydream; the condition of being lost in thoughtt |
| strand | a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc.; (v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position |
| acute | with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time |
| duration | the length of time that something continues or lasts |
| facet | one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
| fray | a brawl, a noisy quarrel; (v.) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate |
| headstrong | willful, stubborn |
| numb | having lost the power of feeling or movement; (v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling |
| ravenous | greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction |
| setback | something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a step-like recession in a wall |
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