vocab #5-10 freshman winter final
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 jaded | worn out/dulled |
| gist | the main idea |
| advocate | to recommend |
| efface | to wipe out |
| charisma | personal appeal |
| ogre | a large monster |
| mesmerize | to hypnotize |
| enity | anything having existence |
| bandy | to exchange words |
| nepotism | favoritism shown to family |
| begrudge | to resent anothers success |
| mandarin | an influencial person |
| glutinous | gluey/sticky |
| enmity | deep-seated hostility |
| declaim | to speak in a dramatic manner |
| imbue | to inspire, to influence |
| gaff | a pole with a large hook on one end |
| quaff | to drink |
| bibliophile | a lover of books |
| gird | to prepare for an event |
| daunt | to make afraid |
| flux | a state of continual change |
| hovel | a wretched living place |
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse |
| gothic | of the middle ages |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| egress | an exit |
| felicity | happiness/bliss |
| despot | a dictator with absolute power |
| beget | to produce |
| educe | to draw, or bring out |
| glean | to collect bit by bit |
| chafe | to wear or irritate |
| effrontery | shameless boldness |
| imbibe | to drink |
| feign | to pretend |
| desist | to stop |
| allude | to hint at |
| elite | the best group of people |
| bilk | to cheat |
| homily | a sermon |
| demise | death |
| emit | to send out |
| decadence | moral deterioration |
| aghast | feeling great dismay or horror |
| granary | a storehouse for grain |
| choleric | easily angered |
| impede | to hinder/obstruct |
| qualm | a feeling of uneasiness |
| lampoon | a written satire used to attack someone |
| narcissistic | having self love |
| eradicate | to wipe out |
| fabricate | to concoct |
| ghastly | horrible/frightful |
| falliable | capable of error |
| blatant | obvious |
| dwadle | to waste time |
| affiliate | an association |
| fawn | to act slavishly submissive |
| calumny | a false accusation |
| berate | to scold someone at length |
| minion | a servile follower |
| desolate | barren |
| bane | the cause of a ruin |
| pacify | to calm down |
| garble | to mix up |
| prevaricate | to lie |
| filch | to steal |
| neophyte | a beginner |
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