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Midterm Vocab
Vocab for Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -to hate- | abominate |
| -sociable- | affable |
| -increase in greatness- | aggrandize |
| -to improve- | ameliorate |
| -forgiveness- | amnesty |
| -shapeless- | amorphous |
| -confidence- | aplomb |
| -mean statement- | aspersion |
| -to relieve- | assuage |
| -self-government- | autonomy |
| -strange- | bizarre |
| -pompous- | bombastic |
| -corpse-like- | cadaverous |
| -immature- | callow |
| -a caution- | caveat |
| -illegal, illegal stuff- | contraband |
| -decay- | decadence |
| -to defile- | desecrate |
| -saliva, to salivate- | drivel |
| -to draw out- | elicit |
| -fair- | equitable |
| -scholarly- | erudite |
| -holding office- | ex officio |
| -to urge- | exhort |
| -to make easy- | expedite |
| -to dissuade- | expostulate |
| -a state of excitement, to be excited- | ferment |
| -wicked- | heinous |
| -a break- | hiatus |
| -a hint- | innuendo |
| -isolated- | insular |
| -tiredness- | lassitude |
| -deserving praise- | meritorious |
| -existing in name only- | nominal |
| -indecisive- | noncommittal |
| -mysterious, to hide, mysterious things- | occult |
| -to spread- | permeate |
| -to babble- | prate |
| -a rule- | precept |
| -natural tendency- | propensity |
| -neat- | punctilious |
| -fearsome- | redoubtable |
| -to scold- | reprove |
| -compensation- | restitution |
| -cool composure- | sangfroid |
| -harsh, severe- | scathing |
| -to punish, a punishment- | scourge |
| -obscene in language- | scurrilous |
| -rebellious- | seditious |
| -to pretend- | simulate |
| -sleep-causing, something that causes sleep- | soporific |
| -strict- | straitlaced |
| -flimsy- | tenuous |
| -lasting a short time- | transient |
| -shade- | umbrage |
| -faking sincerity- | unctuous |
| -not easily managed- | unwieldy |
| -dull- | vapid |
| -acidic- | vitriolic |
| -coax by flattery- | wheedle |
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