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9th ELA Vocab Test 1

TermDefinition
amalgamate v. to combine
demented adj. mentally ill; insane
hone v. to sharpen
beleaguer v. to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass
gorge v. to eat or swallow greedily
antiquated adj. no longer used or useful; very old
opiate n. a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
caricature n. an exaggerated potrayal of one's features
dally v. to waste time; to dawdle
felonious adj. pertaining to of constituting a major crime
edifice n. a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
ambidextrous adj. equally skilled with either hand
belated adf. delayed
animate v. to give life or motion to
knead v. to work dough or clay into a uniform structure
chauvinist n. one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, and displaying contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs
egalitarian adj. promoting equal rights for all people
beserk adj. in a state of violent or destructive rage
ostentatious adj. marked by a conspicuous, showy, or prententious
delude v. to mislead; to fool
elude v. to escape notice; to get away from
fallow adj. inactive; unproductive
blight n. anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
obsequy n. a funeral rite or ceremony
denizen n. an occupant; an inhabitant
fealty n. obligated loyalty or faithfulness
entice v. to attract by offering reward or pleasure
gratify v. to please
laggard n. a slow person; especially one who falls behind
gambit n. a manuever or action used to gain an advantage
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