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vocabulary 1-12

enriched vocabulary lessons 1-12

QuestionAnswer
surmise To think or to infer without having strong evidence
surmise suppose, suspect, imagine, guess
bungle To do something clumsily and awkwardly
bungle mishandle, botch
fastidious Showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care, hard to please or critical
fastidious particular, meticuluous, finicky
cower To crouch in fear or shame, act afraid
cower cringe
marital Of or relating to marriage
swab To clean; to apply medication
swab wipe, mop, clean
condone To disregard or overlook something illegal or objectionable
condone excuse, pardon, forgive
compatible Capable of existing together in harmony
compatible congenial, congruous, suitable
foyer An anteroom or lobby
foyer vestibule, lobby, anteroom
wrest To gain with difficulty by, or as if by, force or violence
wrest wring, wrench, extract, extort
dilemma Any perplexing or difficult situation or problem
dilemma predicament, question, difficulty
wan Lacking color, suggesting ill health or fatigue
wan pale, pallid, ashen
spinster A woman unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying
secrete To release, discharge, or generate some material
secrete excrete, emit, eject
vagrant Someone without permanent employment or a home
vagrant vagabond, wanderer, tramp, rover
reprimand To rebuke severely, especially in a formal way
reprimand praise, honor
aesthetic Having to do with beauty or what is beautiful
aesthetic artistic
reprieve A temporary relief from or suspension
reprieve respite, delay, postponement
equivocal Having two or more possible meanings
equivocal ambiguous, uncertain, questionable
rigor Strictness, or severity of weather, living conditions, or law
rigor inflexibility, stringency, exactness, harshness
gesticulate To make use of gestures (movement of hands, body, or head) to express an idea
gesticulate gesture, motion, pantomime, signal
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