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Vocab - English
English Final - vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abroad | in a foregin place or land |
| accolade | an award or honor |
| agile | quick, nimble |
| aloof | physically or mentally distant |
| altruism | unselfish concern for others |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well |
| antagonist | the character that acts in opposition to the protagonist |
| apathetic | showing little or no emotion; indifferent; disinterested |
| appall | to fill with horror or fear |
| argue | to provide reasons for or against something; to persuade |
| augment | to increase in size, strenght, or intensity; to enhance |
| banish | to be sent away from one's homeland; exile |
| blather | foolish talk; babble; nonsense |
| blithe | joyful |
| chaste | refraining from intercourse for moral or religious reasons |
| churlish | rude; boorish |
| circumvent | to go around; to avoid |
| conjure | to summon as if by magic |
| cunning | sly; sneaky; stealthy |
| cynical | showing contempt for accepted moral standards; doubtful disbelieving |
| deduce | to reacha conclusion; to figure out |
| defenestrate | to throw out a window |
| diatribe | a bitter attack of criticism, usually written |
| distemper | a disease or disorder especially of the mind or body, a state of being angry |
| engima | a puzzling or inexplicable experince or person |
| envious | jealous |
| epitome | a person or thing that is typical of the features of a whole group or class; ultimate |
| erratic | having no definite course |
| exile | expulsion from one's homeland; banishment |
| feeble | weak |
| flagrant | shockingly obvious |
| forfeit | to lose or give up as a consequence |
| frugal | thrifty; careful or conservative with money |
| garrulous | excessively chatty; rambling; verbose; long-winded |
| gaudy | excessively showy in a tasteless way |
| genteel | refined; sophisticated; cultured |
| gloaming | twilight, dusk |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of the company of others |
| grievance | a complaint |
| haughty | proud, snobby |
| heriloom | a possession handed down through generations |
| herald | a royal messenger |
| heyday | your best day; the highest point of achievement |
| hiatus | a pouse or interruption; a break |
| hoax | something intended to trick or decieve |
| impecunious | poor |
| inhibit | to prevent or prohibit |
| loathsome | hateful |
| nefarious | extremely wicked, evil |
| neo- | new; recent |
| neophyte | a beginner or novice |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group |
| paradox | a statement that contradicts itself but is also true |
| pensive | thoughtful, marked by sadness |
| perspicacity | a keen or clever mental understanding, cleverness |
| pestilence | a deadly or virulent epdimeic disease; something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil |
| poise | a self-confident manner; blance; stability; composure |
| prostrate | lying flat and face down |
| protagonist | the main character or hero |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, combative, argumentative |
| purgatory | a place of suffering, hell |
| reminisce | to recall past experinces; to look back; to remember (usually to remember fondly) |
| repugnant | distasteful, offensive |
| subdued | quite, repressed |
| subjective | influenced by personal personal feelings or opinions; emotional; biased |
| subsequent | occurring or coming later in order |
| tentative | not definite, hesitant |
| unaccustomed | unusual, unfamiliar |
| vehement | intense..ly emotional; passionate |
| vigil | a period of watchful attention, especially at night; guard; patrol |
| wane | to decrease in strength or intensity, to end |
| zealous | very enthusiastic or eager |
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