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Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| warn or reprimand someone firmly | admonish |
| excessive admiration or praise | adulation |
| to be charmed, fascinated, or captivated by something alluring, often leading to distraction (v) | beguiled |
| excessive pride, arrogance, or overconfidence that leads to a downfall (n) | hubris |
| the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication (n) | equivocation |
| steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder (v) | despoil |
| 1. a person's face or facial expression (n) 2. support, encourage, or tolerate something (v) | countenance |
| behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone) (v) | abase |
| a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle (n) | melee |
| exclude (someone) from a society or group (v) | ostracize |
| kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of (adj) | surreptitious |
| a commoner (n) | plebeian |
| (of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react (adj) | nonplussed |
| self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation (n) | aplomb |
| outstandingly bad; shocking (adj) | egregious |
| treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant (adj) | facetious |
| to surrender often after negotiation of terms(v) | capitulate |
| conducive to success, favorable, promising (adj) | auspicious |
| favorable, promising (adj) | propitious |
| - fixed pivot point or support around which a level rotates, triangle shape under seesaw (n) - central, crucial point around which something pivots | fulcrum |
| a quality that cannot be described or named easily (noun) | je ne sais quoi |
| the high point — it comes from astronomy, where it describes the highest point in an arc traveled by a star or a planet or another celestial body. The sun reaches its zenith when it is as high in the sky as it is going to go on that day (n) | zenith |
| the lowest point, the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected (n) | nadir |
| a state of misfortune or affliction (n) | adversity |
| (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin (adj) | calamitous |
| silly and pointless (adj) | fatuous |
| very eager or curious to hear or see something (adj) | agog |
| wanting or devouring great quantities of food(adj) | voracious |
| characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice (adj) | ostentatious |
| the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone (n) | ambivalence |
| - the quality or fact of being very determined; determination (n) - the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip | tenacity |
| deprived of or lacking (something) (adj) | bereft |
| happening by a lucky chance rather than planned; fortunate (adj) | fortuitous |
| kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit (adj) | clandestine |
| feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment (adj) | indignant |
| deliberately avoid using; abstain from (v) | eschew |
| haul or carry (something heavy or awkward) (v) | schlep |
| damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others (v) | besmirch |
| deserving contempt; despicable (adj) | contemptible |
| the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn (n) | contempt |
| the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly (n) | supplication |
| summarize and state again the main points of (v) | recapitulate |
| - express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic (v) - (in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass | pontificate |
| strongly expressing your beliefs as if they were facts (adj) | dogmatic |
| a final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal (n) | coup de grace |
| placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy (adj) | persnickety |
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