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Eng I vocab 2
midterm vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| opulent | rich, luxurious; wealthy Nicholas II had an opulent gold wine glass. |
| pungent | sharp and irritating to the senses. The mustard smell was pungent |
| craven | cowardly; a coward The white Russian army was craven and turned and ran when they saw the strong German army. |
| esteem | the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded) Athena held Odysseus in high esteem |
| belligerent | combative; quarrelsome; waging war. The cyclops was belligerent when Odysseus approached him in a taunting tone. |
| fortitude | strength of mind that allows one to endure adversity. Odysseus showed his men that he had fortitude in fighting off the urges to go to the Syrens. |
| grimace | a contorted facial expression. She made a grimace at the prospect of wearing a flower corsage to the party and preferred a diamond necklace. |
| sojurn | (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time. We made a sojurn to the ice cream store for a cone. |
| invulnerable | immune to attack. The guns on the top of the cliff were invulnerable to attack. |
| benefactor | a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help). Her will left the ASPCA as the main benefactor because she loved pets. |
| insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous. Circe was insidious because she tried to trap the sailors and turn them into swine. |
| meticulous | extremely careful and precise. You could tell the car was made by a meticulous craftsman because each line was clean and neat. |
| alienate | arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. |
| scrupulous | Principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong. While lawyers sometimes break the rules. you could tell this lawyer was scrupulous because of how he was honest with his client. |
| altruistic | unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others. The CNN heroes of the year were nominated from 100 altruistic candidates who each helped thousands in their neighborhood. |
| unkempt | not neat or cared for. Her hair was wild and unkempt. The lawn had not been cut and looked unkempt. |
| jeopardy | (n) danger. His fast driving put his life in jeopardy. |
| demise | Death or downfall esp. of a person from a lofty position. The vice president was caught on a DWI charge and that was the demise of his political career. |
| uncanny | beyond what is natural His sense of direction is so good, it is uncanny. |
| infallible | incapable of failure or error. The Catholic church considers the Pope infallible. No doctor is really infallible. |
| warily | cautiously. The sailor watch the sky warily concerned about a storm coming in. |
| benevolent | intending or showing kindness. The king was a benevolent ruler and ran an honest government for his people. |
| adversary | opponent; enemy. Lenin was an adversary to Nicholas II. |
| nonchalant | calm, casual. Even thoughj he was going to his SAT test, he still walked in a nonchalant casual way. |
| discrepancy | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. John Corzine was accused of a $1B discrepancy in the accounting of customer funds in his hedge fund. |
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