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Vocab Chaps 1 to10
100 vocabulary words to study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| herculean (adj) | tremendous strength |
| bowdlerize (verb) | delete |
| pandemonium (noun) | utter confusion |
| pander (verb) | play to another's weakness |
| quixotic (adj) | not practical |
| cynical (adj) | doubting sincerity |
| stoical (adj) | indifferent to pain |
| stigma (noun) | mark of disgrace |
| impede (verb) | hinder |
| expedite (verb) | speed up |
| tantalize (verb) | tease |
| labyrinth (noun) | maze |
| Machiavellian (adj) | unprincipled and crafty |
| laconic (adj) | concise |
| maudlin (adj) | sentimental |
| galvanize (verb) | shock, startle |
| lethargic (adj) | sluggish |
| ostracize (verb) | exclude |
| gregarious (adj) | likes company |
| egregious (adj) | really bad |
| mesmerize (verb) | fascinate |
| martial (adj) | warlike |
| erotic (adj) | arousing |
| cupidity (noun) | greed |
| philistine (noun) | uncultured person |
| catholic (adj) | broad minded |
| jeopardize (verb) | put in danger |
| precarious (adj) | risky |
| foible (noun) | weakness |
| forte (noun) | strength |
| odyssey (noun) | journey |
| protean (adj) | changeable |
| fiasco (noun) | failure |
| idiosyncrasy (noun) | peculiarity |
| quintessence (noun) | essential part |
| rankle (verb) | cause resentment |
| decimate (verb) | destroy |
| narcissism (noun) | self love |
| incumbent (adj) | required |
| succumb (verb) | give in |
| amazon (noun) | agressive woman |
| iconoclast (noun) | rebel |
| sardonic (adj) | sarcastic |
| supercilious (adj) | look down on someone |
| nemesis (noun) | opponent |
| procrastinate (verb) | put off |
| panacea (noun) | remedy |
| capricious (adj) | unpredictable |
| introvert (noun) | inner life |
| extrovert (noun) | outer life |
| aegis (noun) | protection |
| auspicious (adj) | favorable |
| jaded (adj) | worn |
| atone (verb) | make up for a wrong |
| lewd (adj) | indecent |
| succinct (adj) | brief and clear |
| prevaricate (verb) | mislead |
| aloof (adj) | reserved |
| jovial (adj) | jolly |
| saturnine (adj) | gloomy |
| curtail (verb) | reduce |
| travesty (noun) | imitation |
| scruple (noun) | conscience |
| havoc (noun) | great confusion |
| mentor (noun) | teacher |
| haggard (adj) | tired |
| utopian (adj) | ideal society |
| mercurial (adj) | impulsive |
| diffident (adj) | timid |
| hypocrisy (noun) | dishonesty |
| sinister (adj) | threatening, evil |
| dexterous (adj) | skillful, clever |
| ephemeral (adj) | short-lived |
| cant (noun) | jargon; insincere talk |
| chagrin (noun) | disappointment |
| parasite (noun) | receiving support without meaningful return |
| enthrall (verb) | fascinate, charm |
| posthumous (adj) | after death |
| candid (adj) | honest; straightforward |
| zealous (adj) | eager; devoted |
| ignominy (noun) | disgrace; humiliation |
| aboveboard (adj) | without trickery |
| anecdote (noun) | brief story |
| bedlam (noun) | noisy confusion |
| martinet (noun) | strict disciplinarian |
| indolent (adj) | lazy |
| meander (verb) | wander aimlessly |
| precocious (adj) | advanced beyond one's age |
| scapegoat (noun) | someone blamed for another's faults |
| shibboleth (noun) | password; slogan |
| agnostic (noun) | skeptic |
| nepotism (noun) | favortism to relatives |
| enigmatic (adjective) | puzzling, mysterious |
| blatant (adjective) | obvious; shameless |
| nebulous (adjective) | unclear |
| procrustean (adjective) | rigid conformity |
| denigrate (verb) | attack reputation of someone |
| prosaic (adjective) | commonplace |
| docile (adjective) | gentle; easily managed |
| boycott (verb) | refuse to deal with |
Created by:
gswider
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