PACE Semester Exam 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 extravagant | using or spending too much; showing this tendency |
| wretched | very happy; miserable |
| reticent | silent |
| contrary | the opposite |
| replete | completely filled or supplied with |
| cease | to put an end to; discontinue |
| bewilderment | the condition of being confused or disoriented |
| immortality | eternal life; without death |
| irate | angry, incensed |
| remorse | sorrow for doing something wrong |
| paradox | an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion |
| tremulous | quivering shaking, fearful |
| revel | make merry; celebrate noisily |
| pandemonium | noise; wild uproar |
| intrepid | brave |
| redundant | not needed; unnecessary |
| fathom | understand or comprehend sb/sth fully |
| perils | dangers |
| pretext | s/t that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; excuse |
| badger | to perster, nag, annoy persistently |
| interminable | unending |
| amplified | made larger or more powerful; increased |
| steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated |
| incipient | just beginning to appear or develop |
| notion | idea |
| lackluster | lacking brilliance; dull; lacking in enthusiasm or effort |
| ecstatic | very happy and jubilant |
| stench | stink |
| eminent | of high reputation, outstanding |
| mundane | ordinary or commonplace referring to the events of everyday living |
| aptitude | ability |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| repudiate | to reject; decline to say s/t is untrue |
| exuberant | joyful |
| alacrity | promptness in responding, briskness, lively action |
| cajole | to persuade by flattery or promises; coax |
| wrest | to twist or turn; to take away by a violent force |
| anguish | agonizing pain |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| bristle | stiffen with fear or anger |
| implore | to plead urgently for aid or mercy |
| irrational | without reason |
| nonperishable | will not decay or rot |
| condolence | pity expression of sympathy upon s/o's death |
| impulsive | marked by sudden action that is undertaken without careful thought |
| drudgery | unpleasant, dull, or hard work |
| gesticulate | to express by gesturing |
| solitude | being alone |
| badger | perster, nag sb persistently |
| paranoid | showing an obsession of mistaken beliefs, or mistrust in other people |
| ominous | foreshadowing an evil or disastrous future |
| dupe | a person easily tricked/ to deceive esp. by trickery |
| vaguely | in a fuzzy manner without clear, bold intent |
| laconic | expressing much in few words |
| mesmerizing | hypnotize, to hold spellbound |
| feint | a false attack to make an action designed to distract or deceive an opponent |
| sullen | silent, bad-tempered and gloomy |
| antsy | fidgety; cannot be still |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome wanting to fight, combative |
| infamous | well-known as being wicked or immoral; notorious |
| festoon | decorative chain or strip hanging in a curve |
| flaunting | showing off or displaying in a bold manner |
| immobilize | prevent from moving or operating normally |
| stipulate | to specify a condition to require by legal paper |
| adroit | skillful |
| perceive | to understand, know, become aware of |
| plethora | excess |
| refute | to prove (a person or idea) to be wrong; disapprove |
| sentiment | tender feeling of pity, nostalgia |
| tinge | a trace, smattering, or slight degree |
| exempt | freed from following |
| squabble | quarrel noisily, esp over uninportant matters |
| serene | calm and peaceful |
| disdainful | showing disdain - sb/sth is not good enough to deserve one's respect |
| rudimentary | pertaining to first principles; elementary; underdeveloped |
| nurture | training or upbringing |
| raucous | harsh, boisterous, disagreeable to the ear |
| indiscriminate | choosing at ramdom without careful selection |
| tentatively | hesitantly or exploratory; not definite or decisive |
| nuance | detail or quality that is not obvious; slight variation in meaning, tone, etc. |
| deft | quick/skillful |
| inadvertent | heedless, not attentive not on purpose, done w/o thinking |
| vacant | containing nothing; empty |
| dejected | sad and depressed |
| indolence | laziness |
| sneer | a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls: a scornful remark |
| Samaritan | one who does a good deed |
| intrigued | very interested; facinated |
| imploring | to ask for something urgently |
| chastise | punish |
| mischievously | in a disobedient or naughty way |
| realm | kingdom |
| oblivious | unaware of or not noticing sth; having no memory of sth |
| cessation | a stopping a stop to an activity, a halting |
| obscure | dim, hazy, not well known, vague |
| avid | showing great enthusiasm for or interest in |
| accost | to approach and speak to (s/b) boldly |
| euphemism | substitution of a pleasant expression for an unpleasant or offensive one |
| reprimand | angry criticism for s/t done wrong; to show sharp disapproval |
| disdain | contempt feeling that s/o or s/t deserves no attention or respect to look upon or treat with contempt |
| relinquish | let go of; give up |
| hapless | unfortunate |
| annals | historical records |
| retaliated | got even; got revenge |
| mortified | cause sb to be very ashamed or embarrassed |
| solace | comfort |
| intimidate | make fearful to make s/o fearful or timid by showing power or making threats |
| reprieve | release from consequences |
| frazzled | emotionally worn out |
| belligerent | angry, ready to fight warlike; having or taking an aggressive or fighting attitude |
| jostle | to knock off balance, push, esp. in a crowd of people |
| compound | to increase or added to |
| protruding | being pushed outward |
| nonchalantly | showing unconcern; acting like something does not matter to you |
| loathe | to hate; detest |
| elusive | tending to escape or disappear/difficult to remember or understand |
| suffice | to be enough; to be adequate, either in quality or quantity |
| reluctant | not eager to act |
| caustic | severely critical or sarcastic |
| conspicuous | obvious |
| monumentally | extremely/exceptionally great |
| mocking | to make fun of sb/sth, esp by mimicking, ridicule |
| fanatic | person who is too enthusiastic about sth, esp religion or politics |
| furtive | secret, stealthy |
| reluctantly | unwilling; therefore slow to co-operate, agree |
| enhance | to improve, add to; intensify |
| gawked | stared studpidly |
| chaotic | confused or disorganized; state of utter confusion |
| diverge | to go in different directions; to branch out |
| ludicrous | ridiculous |
| subdued | not very loud, intense, noticebale, etc |
| absurdity | foolish in a funny way; ridiculous |
| baffle | be too difficult for sb to understand; puzzle |
| facetious | not serious, intended to be amusing, often inappropriately |
| proclaim | to announce officially and publicly; declare |
| voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities |
| vigilant | keenly watchful to detect danger |
| incongruous | inappropriate not matching, not appropriate to the situation |
| precise | stated clearly and accurately |
| daintily | manner of behaving in a beautiful and graceful way |
| veer | change direction or course |
| meticulous | particular attention to detail |
| fabricate | to lie; to put together or make s/t |
| illusion | something that misleads or deceives |
| boondocks | a remote and undeveloped area; rural country, the backwoods |
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