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English Voc ch 2

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baffle bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle;
baffling frustrating; bewildering
cinema movies; motion picture industry
cinematography art of making motion pictures
despise look down on with contempt or disgust; loathe; regard as inferior
despicable worth of contempt; contempitable
ebullient overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant;effervescent; high-sprited; vivacious
ebullience exuberance
exaggerate overstate' go beyond the limits of the actual truth; magnify
exaggeration overstatement
exhort arouse by words; advise strongly urge
exhortation urgent recommendation or advice
expertise specialize skill or technical knowledge' know how; expertness
finicky excessively concerned with tifles or details' hard to please; fussy; particular; fastidious; pernickety
gall make sore; irrate mentally; annoy; vex
inane lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid
inanity foolishness; shallowness
indemnify compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay
Occident west; countries of America and Europe
occidental western
peruse read; look at fairly attentively; study
perusal reading; study
scuffle struggle at close quaters in a rough and confused manner; wrestle; graapple
scuffle drawl; fight
spurn thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject
stipend fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner
surveillance close watch over a person, group, or area;
tepid moderately warm; lukewarm
tepidly unenthusiastically; lukewarmly
wager risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet
wager bet
wane decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink
Created by: latina65
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