Etymology List 3
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canadachick95 on February 6, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alienate | (verb) to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged |
| Aspire | (verb) something one hopes to achieve |
| Beget | (verb) to give birth; to create |
| Blather | (verb) to talk nonsensically |
| Catapult | (noun) sling shot |
| Citadel | (noun) a fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold |
| Congenial | (adj.) pleasant to be around; social, agreeable |
| Consensus | (noun) general agreement |
| Craven | (adj.) cowardly |
| Curtail | (verb) to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from |
| Doldrums | (noun) a period or condition of depression or inactivity |
| Enrage | (verb) to put in a rage; infuriate, anger |
| Facilitate | (verb) to make easier, to help bring about |
| Fjord | (noun) a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills |
| Girth | (noun) the distance around something; size |
| Glutton | (noun) one who consumes a great deal; having capacity to receive or withstand something |
| Histrionic | (adj.) overly dramatic, theatrical |
| Lassitude | (noun) listlessness, apathy; weariness |
| Martyr | (noun) someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy |
| Milieu | (noun) environment or surroundings |
| Mode | (noun) a way or method of doing something; type, manner, fashion |
| Muster | (verb) to collect or gather; the act of inspection or critical examination |
| Obtuse | (adj.) insensitive; block-headed, slow in comprehension |
| Paranoia | (noun) a mental illness of unreasonable anxiety, especially believing someone is out to get you |
| Scrutinize | (verb) to look very carefully; to examine |
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