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9A Vocabulary 1-6 Review

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  1. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  2. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
  3. epigram
    a witty saying
  4. fatalistic
    accepting that everything that happens is inevitable
  5. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  6. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  7. numismatist
    a collector and student of money, especially coins
  8. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  9. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  10. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  11. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  12. antiquated
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  13. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  14. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  15. dally
    behave carelessly or indifferently
  16. demented
    affected with madness or insanity
  17. gorge
    a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it
  18. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  19. opiate
    a narcotic drug
  20. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  21. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  22. animate
    make lively
  23. belated
    after the expected or usual time
  24. berserk
    frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  25. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
  26. delude
    be dishonest with
  27. edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls
  28. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  29. knead
    use the hands to mix and work something into a uniform mass
  30. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  31. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  32. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  33. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  34. entice
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  35. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  36. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
  37. gambit
    a chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces
  38. gratify
    make happy or satisfied
  39. laggard
    someone who takes more time than necessary
  40. tribulation
    an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
  41. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  42. bandy
    discuss lightly
  43. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  44. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  45. entity
    that which is perceived to have its own distinct existence
  46. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  47. jaded
    exhausted
  48. mesmerize
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  49. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  50. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  51. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  52. bibliophile
    someone who loves and usually collects books
  53. emit
    give off, send forth, or discharge
  54. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  55. declaim
    recite in a skilled and formal way
  56. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  57. glutinous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  58. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  59. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  60. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
Created on 一月 15, 2014 (updated 一月 17, 2014)

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