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Gorney Vocab
Summer Assignment 2012-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Exacerbate | verb °To irritate. °To make (pain, anger, etc.) worse; aggravate. |
| Vanquish | verb °To defeat, to overcome. |
| Perpetuate | verb °To make something perpetual. °To prolong the existence of something. |
| Galvanize | verb °shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action |
| Ubiquitous | adjective °Being everywhere at once: omnipresent. °Seeming to appear everywhere at the same time. |
| Furtive | adjective °stealthy. °Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy. |
| Sycophant | noun °One who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another. °One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential. |
| Transgress | verb °To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary. °To act in violation of some law. |
| Austere | adjective °Grim or severe in manner or appearance. °Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy. |
| Crestfallen | adjective °Sad because of a recent disappointment. °Depressed. |
| Obstinate | adjective °Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent. °Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed. |
| Subjugate | verb °To forcibly impose obedience or servitude. |