Dr. Li vocab part 6
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Jasmine13579 on August 11, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 defile | pollute; to corrupt or make unclean |
| deft | quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever; adroit |
| defunct | dead; no longer in use or existence |
| deify | to regard or worship as a god |
| despot | a monarch having unlimited power; absolute ruler; tyrannical |
| detraction | slandering; aspersion; defamation; calumny; slander |
| diaphanous | sheer; transparent (of fabric) |
| dirge | lament with music; a funeral song; a song of mourning |
| disingenuous | lacking in frankness; insincere; covertly guileful; crafty |
| dispassionate | calm; impartial; detached from emotion or prejudice |
| divine | to perceive intuitively; to foresee the future; to prophesy |
| edict | decree; a public order or command by some authority; ukase |
| emend | to rectify; to change by means of editing; to correct |
| ennui | annoyance; boredom; listlessness; lack of interest |
| epicure | a perfectionist regarding food and drink |
| epistemology | the subset of philosophy that deals with the origin, nature, and limits of knowledge |
| equine | resembling or characteristics of a horse |
| erudite | learned; possessing great knowledge |
| estuary | the point of a water passage where a river empties into a tidal area |
| exalt | to raise in rank or dignity; to praise; to extol |
| excise | to cut away; to remove |
| exorbitant | beyond what is reasonable financially; very excessive |
| extradite | to hand over and alleged fugitive from one country or state to another upon official request; such an action |
| farrago | a careless mixture; mish-mash |
| femme fatale | a woman ho attracts men by her aura of charm and mystery |
| fetter | a shackle or handcuff; a restraint |
| fiat | an arbitrary decree or order |
| flak | antiaircraft artillery; criticism; censure |
| flay | to whip so savagely as to tear the skin off the victim; to attack or scold with stinging criticism |
| frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| gadfly | a fly that bites livestock; a person who annoys, irritates or provokes |
| genial | smiling and pleasant; cheerful and friendly; kindly |
| glib | articulate yet superficial; facile |
| glower | to give a brooding, annoyed, or angry look; to stare angrily or crossly; to scowl fiercely |
| graft | to insert a small branch of one tree into a prepared slit in another tree; to insert or fix as if by grafting it |
| hallowed | blessed; consecrated; holy; sacred |
| harry | to raid and rob with violence; to worry; to lay waste; to hunt down |
| hedonist | someone who lives for nothing else but pleasure |
| horticultural | pertaining to cultivation or gardens |
| impecunious | penniless; poor; indigent; broke |
| impiety | disrespectful; irreverence (toward God); not pious; not showing due respect to God, clergy or religious objects |
| ingenue | an artless; innocent girl; an actress who plays such parts |
| insalubrious | unwholesome; not healthful |
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