Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book I — Unit #5
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EdwardsBFHS on September 17, 2011
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battlefield high school pre-ap english 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 licentious | morally unrestrained |
| numismatist | a coin collector |
| paucity | a scarcity, lack |
| fatalistic | believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate |
| obtrude | to force onself into a situation |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
| lackadaisical | uninterested, listless |
| alienate | to turn away feelings or affections |
| elated | in high spirits; exltantly proud ad joyful |
| epigram | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observations |
| amalgamate | to combine |
| demented | mentally ill; insane |
| hone | to sharpen |
| beleaguer | to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass |
| gorge | to eat or swallow greedily |
| antiquated | no longer used or useful; very old |
| opiate | a narcotic used to caused sleep or bring relief from pain |
| caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features |
| dally | to waste time; to dawdle |
| felonious | pertainimg tp pr constituting a major crime |
| edifice | a large, elaborate structure; an imposign building |
| ambidextrous | equally skillful with either hand |
| belated | delayed |
| animate | to give life or motion to |
| knead | to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture |
| chauvinist | one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with concepts for other contries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs |
| egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people |
| berserk | in a state of violent or destructive rage |
| ostentatious | marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display |
| delude | to mislead; to fool |
| elude | to escape notice; to get away from |
| fallow | inactive; unproductive |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth. or causes devaluation |
| obsequy | a funeral rite or ceremony |
| denizen | an occupant; inhabitant |
| fealty | obligated loyalty or faithfulness |
| entice | to attract by offering reward or pleasure |
| gratify | to please |
| laggard | a slow person, especially one who falls behind |
| gambit | maneuver or action used to gain an advantage |
| jaded | worn out; dulled, as from overndulgence |
| gist | the main point |
| advocate | to recommend; to speak in favor of |
| efface | to obliterate; to wipe out |
| charisma | personal appeal or attraction; magnetism |
| ogre | a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant |
| mesmerize | to hynotize |
| entity | anything having existence, either physical or mystical |
| bandy | to exchange words; to discuss casually |
| dastardly | cowardly and treacherous |
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