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KMillerVocList1Eng9
KMillerVocList1 Eng9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bewail | (verb) express deep regret or sorrow |
| destitute | (adj) without resources or necessities of life; lacking |
| detract | (verb) to take away from - especially the value, beauty, importance - of something |
| emancipate | (v) to set free |
| extol | (v) to praise highly |
| flamboyant | (adj) excessively showy; unrestrained |
| impetus | (n) driving force; anything that causes action |
| insuperable | (adj) incapable of being overcome or defeated |
| intermittent | (adj) not continuous; happening at intervals |
| maxim | (n) a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying |
| obligatory | (adj) required or demanded |
| plumb | (v) to measure depth of water; to solve OR (adj) straight up and down; vertical |
| vagabond | (n) person who wanders from place to place |
| visage | (n) a face that expresses feeling |
| wheedle | (v) to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise |