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2-24 English Vocab
All English Vocabulary Test Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| boon | a gift that you ask for |
| devoid | without |
| freshet | a stream that is formed by runoff or by a sudden rain; only there sometimes |
| ghastly | ghost-like |
| lea | meadow |
| lees | dregs or sediment |
| mete | to measure out or allot |
| scudding | driven by the wind |
| stupor | a state of low awareness |
| symmetry | a shape that is the same on both sides |
| trance | a dream-like state |
| tranquil | calm or peaceful |
| wan | pale |
| weir | a fence placed in water used to catch fish or redirect water |
| original intent | the idea of interpreting the Constitution as the Founding Fathers would have |
| boondoggle | unnecessary, time consuming, meant to be counterproductive work |
| fax | to transmit an exact copy by electronic means |
| holistic | concerned with wholes rather than parts |
| confiscate | to seize with authority |
| hooey | spoken nonsense |
| imperialism | the policy of extending a nation's territory by territorial acquisition |
| infringe | to violate or exceed the limits of |
| innovation | something new |
| lethal | capable of causing death, extremely harmful |
| martial | relating to a war or warrior |
| militia | army of ordinary soldiers |
| mode | a manner of doing something, way |
| patent | open to observation, obvious, noticeable |
| perforate | to bore holes into |
| ricochet | to rebound off a surface |
| taunt | to make fun of in a mean way |
| tofu | paste from soybean abstracts |
| winch | a hoisting machine with a crank |
| liturgy | a public formal religious ceremony |
| adage | a saying that expresses a common observation |
| ardent | with intense feeling |
| bilk | to defraud; to cheat, usually of money |
| bracken | a large fern or thicket |
| chamberlain | an officer who manages the household for a king, monarch, or noble |
| commodity | a raw material that can be bought or sold |
| chancellor | a personal secretary for a king or royal person |
| convocation | the act of calling together |
| discreet | having a judicious control of behavior |
| dispatch | a message sent to another |
| dispensation | exemption from a rule |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
| farrier | a person that shoes horses |
| fastidious | excessively particular, critical, or demanding |
| heraldic | having to do with official royal messengers or a crest |
| humanism | focus on human, rather than divine, life |
| indict | to accuse officially |
| licentious | having to do with loose morals |
| litigant | one who is engaged in a lawsuit, usually the one who is suing |
| manor | a noble's house and land |
| martyr | one who dies for a cause |
| mitigate | to lessen the intensity of (usually a major issue) |
| pedagogue | a scholarly teacher (derogatory) |
| pulmonary | relating to the lungs |
| sophist | someone who thinks in an unnecessarily complex way |
| soupcon | a slight trace of a taste or flavor |
| temperate | moderate or self-restrained |
| thicket | a dense growth of shrubbery |
| zeitgeist | the spirit of a certain era |
| redress | to set right, to remove the cause of |
| awl | a pointed tool to punch holes, often in leather |
| brow | the ridge over the eye, forehead |
| carrion | dead and decaying flesh |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward |
| construe | to give the meaning of |
| doublet | a close-fitting jacket worn by men |
| extenuate | to represent something as less serious |
| fain | contently, willingly, gladly |
| fray | a small fight |
| havoc | a wide and general distraction or disorder |
| intermit | to start and stop at various intervals, not consistant |
| knave | an unprincipled dishonest person |
| lief | gladly or willingly |
| meet | suitable, fitting, or proper |
| mettle | one's courage and fortitude |
| misconstrue | to misunderstand the meaning of |
| mortify | to humiliate |
| phantasm | a ghost or apparition |
| rive | to split in half, to tear apart |
| tincture | a substance that dyes or stains |
| tribune | a person who upholds the rights of people or a Roman who defended the rights of the Plebians |
| triumvirate | an association or group of three, especially rulers |
| underling | one who is under the orders of another |
| wench | a young woman (derogatory or humorous) |
| wherefore | why, for what reason |
| wont | accustomed, used to |
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