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Vocabulary Challenge
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Besiege | o attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
| Denounce | to criticize or accuse formally |
| Douse | to plunge into a liquid; drench; to put out quickly; extinguish |
| Famished | suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something |
| Inept | totally without skill or appropriateness |
| Arid | extremely dry; uninteresting; dull |
| Incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| 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 |
| Encompass | to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class |
| Assailant | a person who attacks violently (with blows or words) |
| Amiable | friendly, good-natured |
| Boisterous | rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited |
| Vagabond | an idle wanderer, irresponsible |
| Leeway | an extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies; margin of error |
| Reimburse | to pay back; to give payment for |
| Reverie | a daydream, the condition of being lost in thought |
| Strife | bitter disagreement, struggle, fighting |
| Bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness |
| Refute | to prove incorrect |
| Ravenous | greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction |
| Adverse | unfavorable, negative, working against, hostile |
| Designate | to indicate, point out; to appoint |
| Enigma | someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained |
| Slake | to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end |
| Wither | to dry up, wilt, sag; to cause someone to feel ashamed, humiliated, or very small |
| Dawdle | to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary |
| Illicit | not permitted; unlawful; improper |
| Prevaricate | to lie; tell an untruth; to mislead in purpose |
| Relish | enjoyment or satisfaction / to enjoy greatly |
| Reminisce | to recall one’s past thoughts, feelings, or experiences |
| Affluence | wealth, riches, prosperity, plenty |
| Arrears | unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| Crotchety | cranky, ill-tempered, irritable |
| Jovial | good-humored in high spirits; merry |
| Nimble | quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| Deluge | a great flood, a heavy fall of rain, anything that comes in a vast quantity |
| Discretion | good judgement, care in speech and action, freedom to judge or choose |
| Rendezvouz | to meet in accordance with a plan (n.) a meeting by agreement, a meeting place |
| Rotund | rounded and plump, full or rich in sound |
| Saunter | to stroll, walk in an easy or leisurely way |
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