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189 words I don't know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| armoire | large, or showy cabinet |
| awning | sun-blocking or rain cover |
| exuberant | growing fast, having a lot of spirit |
| proponent | one who argues in support of something |
| moor | open ,uncultivated land |
| dweller | live in; inhabitant; residants |
| tend | to care for someone |
| buttress | a structure to support building |
| carob | a kind of bean; horn like pod |
| peasant | countrymen |
| minstrel | musical entertainer |
| clad | cloth |
| denote | pronounce |
| onomotopoeia | using a word that imitates the sound they denote |
| fledged | able to fly |
| analogous | compare, similar |
| inasmuch | since, because |
| tedious | tiresome; boring |
| hostility | war; enemy |
| commission | give you something for work |
| disparage | discredit; to lower in rank |
| deduce | to infer by reasoning |
| obscure | to hide; to conceal |
| deficient | lacking something neccesory |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end; change frequently |
| adversary | someone that argues or fights with you |
| transient | a success lasting for a short time |
| cajole | persuade with gentle reapeated appeals |
| mindful | giving thought and attention to |
| allot | make of distribution of |
| brevity | shortness; made short |
| apprehension | understanding |
| prospect | look forward to |
| remit | to lay aside |
| concede | to admit somehing unwillingly |
| insolent | insulting |
| impeccable | faultless |
| dupicity | deceit ( a trick ) |
| versatility | clever at many different things |
| hinder | delay; getting in the way of |
| reputable | respected |
| preempt | to take the place of |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered |
| flippant | disrespectful |
| impervious | not permitting penetration |
| cordial | corteous, gracious, freindly |
| extroverted | outgoing |
| contend | to struggle for something |
| spirited | having or showing courage |
| choleric | very irritable |
| euphoria | feeling happiness |
| suppress | put end to activity |
| induce | try to make a person do something |
| facetious | not taken seriously |
| inhibit | hinder, restrain |
| entice | tempt, persuade |
| paradox | statement that seems to say something opposite to common sence |
| tempestuous | violent; stormy |
| tenacious | holding tightly; point of view |
| deject | to lower spirit |
| grovel | lie down on someone face, crawl |
| ostentatious | pretentious |
| formidable | arousing fear |
| composure | a calm manner |
| stipulate | laydown condition agreement |
| disposition | usual mood |
| insurgent | rebellious |
| judicious | judgment |
| lenient | mercyful; genious |
| assertion | something declared positevely |
| contention | acceptable |
| plausible | seeming to be right or reasonable |
| enigma | something puzzling |
| credible | reliable |
| avowal | acknowledgment |
| eminent | standing out; higher rank |
| upright | placed vertically |
| alter | make or become different |
| candid | honest |
| crude | rough |
| serene | european royal title |
| utilize | to make use of something |
| assert | to state or express positevely |
| appeal | asking for something; badly needed |
| resort | accomplish something |
| inalienable | something that cannot be transfered |
| prodigal | wasting money; don't care |
| retain | keep going |
| punctual | on time |
| enfold | enclose |
| superior | high importance |
| deter | discourage, try to prevent someone from doing something |
| ambivalent | uncertain |
| responsive | sensative |
| spurn | reject |
| respite | relief |
| presumption | precondition |
| credulous | trusting |
| desultory | purposeless |
| incite | stir up; try to make a person do something |
| dispel | drive away |
| dexterity | skill and grace in physical activity |
| endeavor | effort, attempt |
| admonish | give a warning; give advice |
| aplomb | self possession |
| ascent | way up, upward movement |
| corroboration | support by further evidence |
| ordeal | experience |
| erratic | weird |
| opportune | appropriate |
| inadvertent | not on purpose |
| abscond | to leave suddenly; avoid capture |
| voluble | fluent |
| transitory | very short time |
| turgid | big, puffed |
| travesty | something that imitates someones style |
| mockery | in humorous way to jeer at people |
| impede | hinder; block |
| inhibition | surpression, forbiddance |
| agile | quick, deft |
| gregarious | sociable, groups |
| subdued | keep down; reduce; suppress |
| affluent | rich |
| oppressive | overwhelming; heavy |
| berated | scold angrily;blame |
| belligerent | eager to fight; aggressive |
| exemplary | model; imitation |
| alluded | to make a indirect reference |
| sequester | withdraw; remove; set apart |
| reneged | revoke; to go back on; to fill a promise |
| attainable | gain; acheive |
| deplorable | pitiful; sad; miseranble |
| relinquish | give up; abandon |
| persevere | keep at; work hard ; persist |
| expel | dispel ; force to leave; kick out |
| obscure | cloudy; shadowy; hide ; dark |
| renowned | fame; widely honored |
| prominent | outstanding; famous |
| reviled | abuse |
| egregious | offensive; outstandingly bad |
| impulsive | tending to act without thought |
| astute | clever; gain an advantage |
| adapt | expert |
| expedent | advantageous |
| affable | polite, freindly |
| acrid | smell, taste, sharp |
| futile | no use, without result |
| inextricable | cannot be solved |
| flagrant | obviously wicked |
| volition | power of making a decision |
| breakthrough | discovery; advance |
| condone | overlook, forgive |
| readily | willingly, quickly without difficulty |
| defiance | challenge; attack ; comtempt |
| squalid | dirty; nasty; poor ; foul |
| dismal | sad, unhappy |
| ambiguous | unclear; uncertain |
| pervasive | extensive; spread throughout |
| satire | irony; laughter; wit |
| extravagant | wasteful |
| congenial | same taste, habit |
| infuriate | provoke, make very angry |
| eloquent | vividly expressive |
| resentful | bitter, hate |
| rationale | fundamental reasons |
| skeptical | doubtful |
| ludicrous | foolish |
| virtue | goodness, rightness |
| wistful | full of wishful yearning |
| insight | penetration |
| anguish | hurt, pain |
| spontaneous | self-generated |
| notorious | famous in a bad way 不好的有名 |
| petty | small, unimportant, 小 |
| resentment | angry |
| superfluous | more than needed or wanted |
| factual | concerned with fact |
| prominent | distinguished; easily seen ; important |
| inferior | social position; not important |
| venues | meeting place |
| precocious | early, smarter, |
| imply | suggest without direct meaning |
| innovations | make changes |
| benign | gracious, gentle, fortunate |
| prompt | acting done without delay |
| proposition | statement; question; problem |
| prudent | careful |
| egregious | bad, extreme |
| elucidate | to bring out more clearly |
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