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Fall Week 4
Elite Academy Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alleviate | to reduce pain, especially temporarily or without removing its cause |
| emulate | to copy someone; to imitate |
| enclave | a country or other distinctly bounded area wholly surrounded by another area |
| fluctuate | to move back and forth or up and down, especially unpredictably |
| gullible | foolish |
| mellifluous | smooth and sweet; flowing with sweetness |
| perfidious | marked by extreme treachery |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow |
| prostrate | lying face down, especially as a sign of humility or worship; physically or emotionally exhausted |
| sententious | expressing much in few words; given to pompous moralizing |
| adept | very skilled, especially natural talent improved by practice |
| aptitude | an inherent capacity for learning, understanding, or performing |
| competent | capable and skilled |
| deft | quick and skillful |
| dexterous | skillful with the hands or mind |
| magisterial | authoritative; overbearing |
| masterly | having the skill of an expert |
| proficient | very skillful, especially through training |
| prowess | superior skill or ability |
| virtuoso | one with great skill, especially in music or the arts |
| artifact | an object produced by human work, especially one of historical or archaeological interest |
| deficit | an inadequacy; an unfavorable condition or position |
| edification | intellectual or moral improvement; enlightenment |
| effectual | able to produce the desired result |
| efficacy | the power to produce the desired effect |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| munificent | generous |
| petrify | to turn into stone; to paralyze with terror |
| rectify | to set right; to correct |
| soporific | promoting sleep |
| cant | to lean to one side |
| faze | to disturb; disconcert |
| flair | natural talent; aptitude |
| floe | a large, flat slab of ice formed on water |
| gait | manner of moving on foot; rate or manner of proceeding |
| grate | to irritate; to bother |
| pare | to reduce by, or as if by, cutting |
| phase | a stage in a process of change or development |
| principle | an accepted rule of action; a fundamental law or truth |
| wail | to make a prolonged cry; to mourn |
| acerbic | sharp in smell and taste; harsh in tone |
| asylum | a place of safety |
| bevy | a group, especially of women or birds |
| bide | to remain in a condition or state; to wait |
| blasphemy | an act that shows contempt for God or religious matters |
| bounty | something given generously; a reward, especially one offered by the government |
| carcass | the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for food (also used figuratively) |
| cloy | to cause disgust with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet |
| consign | to give to the care of another; to set apart |
| covenant | a binding agreement |
| dank | unpleasantly damp |
| deity | a god |
| disclose | to reveal |
| dislodge | to force out of a concealed position |
| dissect | to cut into parts for analysis |
| dowager | a widow who holds a title or property that comes from her dead husband |
| effigy | a representation of a person or group used especially to demonstrate hatred |
| entity | something that exists and can be recognized as a distinct unit |
| entreaty | an earnest plea or request |
| exotic | unfamiliar or strikingly different; from far away places of the world |
| fetish | an object of unreasonably excessive attention |
| finesse | subtle skill in performance or in handling a situation |
| finicky | insisting on getting what one wants, often capriciously |
| flinch | to draw back, as from surprise, pain, or something unpleasant or difficult |
| garland | a wreath or woven chain of flowers or leaves |
| gild | to cover with a thin layer of gold |
| gouge | a chisel with a rounded blade; to cut or scoop out, as with such a chisel |
| grotto | a small cave; an artificial structure made to resemble a cave |
| harlequin | a clown or buffoon |
| invaluable | priceless; valuable beyond estimation |
| jubilant | filled with happiness |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| kismet | fate; destiny |
| labyrinthine | complicated; puzzling |
| levee | earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding |
| liability | something for which one is responsible; a debt; a disadvantage |
| livelihood | means of support; subsistence |
| luminary | a person who has achieved fame in a particular field |
| missive | a written message |
| obstruct | to block |
| omnifarious | of all kinds; varied |
| oracle | a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy |
| panoply | a splendid array; ceremonial dress with all accessories |
| predicament | a troublesome or embarrassing situation |
| premises | land and buildings that are on it |
| pummel | to beat, as with the fists |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply |
| recidivist | one who returns to criminal habits |
| remnant | a small amount left over after the rest has been used; a surviving trace |
| restrain | to hold back; to discipline, especially oneself |
| rhapsody | a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing |
| salvage | to rescue from danger or failure |
| strife | great disagreement |
| subordinate | occupying a lower position |
| symmetry | correspondence of form on each side of an axis; beauty as the result of balance and harmony |
| throwback | a reminder or remnant of an earlier condition |
| trauma | serious physical or emotional injury |
| troupe | a group of touring actors, singers, or performers |
| vim | energy; enthusiasm |
| vortex | a flow of fluid around an axis, like a whirlpool |
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