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Up through voc 23
vocab words and definitions from 8, 15, and 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhorrent | in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome; repugnant |
| admonish | reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault; caution |
| ambrosial | extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious |
| confine | shut up; imprison; keep in narrow cramped quarters |
| decade | a period of 10 years |
| detonate | explode with suddenness and violence; cause (something) to explode |
| ephemeral | lasting one day only; fleeting; transitory; short-lived |
| gullible | easily deceived or cheated; credulous |
| haggle | dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle |
| immerse | plunge or place into a liquid; dip; duck |
| insomnia | inability to sleep; abnormal wakefulness; sleeplessness |
| lapse | accidental mistake; slip; error; trivial fault |
| probe | critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity; investigation |
| render | hand down officially; deliver (as a verdict); give |
| repast | for for one occasion of eating; meal |
| replenish | bring back to condition of being full; refill |
| score | group or set of twenty |
| snub | rebuff; slight; insult |
| suture | strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also, stitch made with such material |
| unwittingly | unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently |
| baffle | bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle; frustrate |
| cinema | motion picture; movie; film |
| despise | look down on with contempt or disgust; loathe; regard as inferior |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant |
| exaggerate | enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is true; overstate |
| exhort | arouse by words; advise strongly; urge |
| expertise | specialized skill or technical knowledge; know-how |
| finicky | excessively concerned with details or trifles; hard to please; fussy; particular |
| gall | make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex |
| inane | lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid |
| indemnify | compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay |
| Occident | West; countries of America and Europe |
| peruse | read; look at fairly attentively; study |
| scuffle | rough struggle with scrambling and confusion; fight |
| spurn | thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject |
| stipend | fixed or regular pay for services; wage; salary |
| surveillance | close watch over a person, group, or area; supervision |
| tepid | moderately warm; lukewarm |
| wager | risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet |
| wane | decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink |
| ameliorate | become better; make better; improve |
| conserve | keep from waste, loss, or decay; save |
| detriment | injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage |
| exotic | introduced from another country; foreign |
| folly | lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking |
| formerly | in an earlier period; previously |
| harmony | peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquility |
| ignore | refuse to take notice of; disregard |
| impediment | something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle |
| indolent | disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle |
| intact | untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured |
| invalid | not binding in law; having no force or effect; void |
| noncarcinogenic | not producing, or tending to produce, cancer |
| parsimonious | unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy |
| raze | destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level to the ground |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative |
| retire | withdraw from active duty or business |
| retire | go to bed |
| retort | answer; reply sharply or angrily |
| subvert | overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine |
| tractable | easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile |
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