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English Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hallowed | adj. holy sacred, revered |
| uncanny | adj, suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers; eerie; mysterious |
| carouse | verb. to take part in a drunken or otherwise improper party/gathering |
| squander | verb. to spend extavagantly or foolishly, to waste |
| wretched | adj. deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed; extremely or deploraby bad. |
| mar | verb. to detract from the perfection or wholeness of; to spoil |
| subtle | adj. delicate, elusive; perceptive, refined |
| hearsay | noun. a rumor |
| pauper | noun; a very poor person |
| potent | adj. powerful, effective |
| stamina | noun; staying power, endurance |
| slake | verb. to subside; to reduce in degree or intensity |
| pungent | adj. having an intense flavor or odor |
| fortify | verb. to make strong; to strengthen unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| foil | verb. to prevent from attaining an end; defeat |
| beguile | verb. to lead by deception; hoodwink |
| brine | noun. the water of a sea or salt lake |
| spurn | verb. to reject with disdain or contempt |
| libation | noun. a drink containing alcohol |
| suppliant | noun. someone asking humbly and earnestly of another person; a beggar |
| brusque | adj. blunt in manner of speech |
| squall | noun. a sudden violent wind often with snow or rain |
| slander | noun. a false or dafamatory statement abouta person |
| prowess | noun. distinguished bravery; extraordinary ability |
| staunch | adj. steadfast in loyalty or principle |
| mutinous | adj. rebellious; being in a state of concerned revolt |
| unscathed | adj. wholly, unharmed; not injured |
| ruddy | adj. having a healthy reddish color |
| brandish | verb. to shake or wave (as a weapon0 menacingly; to exhibit in an aggressive manner |
| sumptuous | adj. extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| teem | verb. to become filled to overflowing |
| desolate | adj. devoid of inhabitants and visitors; joyless; sorrowful |
| listless | adj. characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| wraith | noun. ghost, shadow |
| magnanimous | adj. showing a courageos spirit, generosity of mind |
| ignominious | adj. characterized by disgrace or shame; dishonarable |
| transfix | verb. to hold motionless |
| loll | verb. to act in a lazy manner; lounge |
| ravishing | adj. unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking |
| ardent | adj. characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity |
| tactician | noun. someone skilled in tactics, craft |
| recess | noun. a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part |
| maul | verb. to beat; bruise, or handle roughly |
| gallant | adj. splendid; spirited; brave; nobly chivalrous and often self- sacrificing |
| paltry | adj. inferior; meager |
| renowned | adj. celebrated, famous |
| poise | noun. easy self-possessed assurance of manner |
| seasoned | adj. fit by experience |
| harangue | verb. to make a speech tot the public |
| shirk | verb. to avoid performing an obligation |
| raucous | adj. loud adn disorderly |
| douse | to throw a liquid on, to drench |
| deft | adj. skillful |
| cammandeer | verb. to take possession of forcibly |
| genteel | adj. having an aristocratic quality or flavor |
| reveler | noun. someone who parties; a merrymaker |
| blithe | adj. happy and lighthearted |
| blanch | verb. to take the color out of; to make pale |
| whet | verb. to sharpen by rubbing on or with something |
| wry | adj. celverly and often ironically or grimly humorous |
| lilting | ehythmical swing or cadence or cheerful |
| infernal | adj. realating to hell or the land of the dead |
| molder | verb. to crumble into particles |
| unseemly | adj. not according with established standards of good from or taste |
| mull | verb. to consider at length, to pnder |
| squalid | adj. marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty |
| droves | noun. a large number, a crowd |
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