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Vocabulary Exam list
semester exam list for vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| paddock | an enclosure for an animal with a fence or wall |
| aristocrat | an individual with usually familial connections to the ruling class in a monarchy |
| insular | ignorant of life outside ones own personal experiences |
| docile | ready to accept guidance or instruction |
| malignant | life-threatening |
| belligerent | deliberately disruptive and disrespectful |
| indiscretion | poor judgement |
| passive | putting up little resistance |
| cunning | clever in achieving deceit or evasion |
| conspicuous | to stand out |
| resolute | determined firm resolve to an admirable degree |
| rash | a decision or judgment made with little or no thought |
| articulate | fluent clear and easy to understand |
| despondent | in low spirts from loss of hope |
| obeisance | a revertant bow |
| sentinel | a guard |
| indifferent | having no particular area of concern |
| mirth | happiness |
| buffet | to strike repeatedly |
| plebian | of or associated with the lower class |
| ruffian | a troublemaker |
| malady | an illness |
| vigilant | extraordinarily attentive |
| indulgence | gratufying disire |
| commiserate | to express of feel sympathy or pity |
| gallant | brave heroic |
| prodigious | in great quantity |
| shire | country especially in England |
| vigour | strength |
| vittles | food |
| obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change ones opinion or direction |
| grave | very serious |
| convex | raised from the adjacent surface |
| indisposed | unable because of illness or unwilling to do something |
| battering ram | a military siege engine consisting of a large wooden beam with a head of iron used to destroy a gate or wall |
| vague | unclear |
| perilous | extremely dangerous |
| potent | strong in sent, flavor or intensity |
| valour | bravery |
| inquisitive | curious |
| anvil | a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top concave sides and typically a pointed end on witch medal can be hammered and shaped |
| golem | an anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore |
| anthropomorphic | having human characteristics |
| evasive | avoid commitment |
| inheritance | wealth or property passed from one gereration to another |
| hedge | a fence or boundary formed by shrubs |
| bedewed | covered with dew |
| incantation | a spell |
| brooch | an ornament fastened to clothing |
| botanical | of or related to plants |
| swarthy | dark complection |
| pate | a persons head with lacking hair |
| recollect | to remember |
| sallow | a face that shows coloration indicating of illness |
| scornful | feeling or expressing hate or dislike |
| quagmire | a soft boggy area of land |
| fortnight | two weeks |
| pungent | strong smelling usually of a foul nature |
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