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Vocab. Lev. B
Unit 10
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bellow | to make a sound similar to that of a bull,a loud angry roar |
| beneficiary | one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like |
| botch | to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of (n) a hopelessly bungled job |
| clutter | to fill or cover in a disorderly way;a state of disorder, a mess |
| dilapidated | falling apart or ruined, run-down |
| dismantle | to take apart; to strip of something |
| farce | a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor, a ridiculous sham |
| grueling | very tiring, calling for an extreme effort |
| hospitable | offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange |
| lair | the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout |
| lavish | overly generous, extravagant; abundant; to spend or give freely or without limit |
| morbid | in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome |
| notorious | widely known because of bad conduct |
| pamper | to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward |
| parasite | an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person |
| shirk | to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty,to sneak slink |
| surplus | an amount beyond what is required, excess; more than what is needed or expected |
| timidity | the state of being easily frightened |
| veto | the power to forbid or prevent; to prohibit, reject |
| futile | (adj.) not succesful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant; frivolous |