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Vocab Units 1-10 Midterm Review

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gird
to prepare for an event or action
daunt
to make afraid; to discourage
flux
a state of continual change or movement
hovel
a wretched living place; an open shed
cadaverous
of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin
gothic
of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
penury
extreme poverty
egress
an exit; a means of going out
felicity
happiness; bliss
despot
a dictator with absolute power
ism
belief in
deci
ten
anti
against
duc
duct
to lead
do
to give
beget
to produce; to make happen
educe
to draw or bring out
glean
to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor
chafe
to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction
effrontery
shameless boldness
imbibe
to drink (especially alcohol)
feign
to pretend
desist
to stop; discontinue
allude
to hint at, to refer to indirectly
elite
the choice members or best of a group
termin
end; boundary
ver
true
dem
demos
people
bilk
to cheat or swindle; to thwart
homily
a sermon
demise
death; a ceasing to exist
emit
to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light
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 ridicule or attack someone
narcissistic
conceited; having excessive self love or admiration
eradicate
to wipe out; to destroy
fabricate
to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive
ghastly
horrible; frightful
multi
many
naut
naus
sailor
ship
nov
neo
new
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 oneself into a situation uninvited
pensive
dreamily thoughtful
lackadaisical
uninterested; listless
alienate
to turn away feelings or affections
elated
in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
epigram
a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
pro
before
in front
fab
fess
to speak
hab
hib
to have
to possess
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 cause sleep or bring relief from pain
caricature
an exaggerated portrayal of one's figures
dally
to waste time; to dawdle
sub
under
below
ize
to make
urb
city
edifice
a large elaborate structure; an imposing 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 contempt for other countries, 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
mater
matr
mother
micro
small
meter
measure
aut
self
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
chroma
color
mono
one
poly
many
morph
form
shape
jaded
worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence
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 hypnotize
entity
anything having existence, either physical or mystical
bandy
to exchange words; to discuss casually
dastardly
cowardly and treacherous
fort
strong
graph
writing
gen
born
to produce
kind (type)
mono
one
nepotism
favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices
begrudge
to resent another's success; to envy
mandarin
an influential person; a member of an elite group
glutinous
gluey; sticky
enmity
deep-seated hostility, often mutual
declaim
to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner
imbue
to inspire or influence; to saturate
gaff
a pole with a large hook on one end
quaff
to drink in large quantities; to gulp
bibliophile
a lover of books
biblio
book
mort
death
voc
vok
to call
fallible
capable of error
blatant
obvious; too conspicuous
dawdle
to waste time
affiliate
an associate; partner
fawn
to act slavishly submissive
calumny
a false and malicious accusation
berate
to scold or rebuke severely and at length
minion
a fawning, servile follower
desolate
lonely; forlorn; uninhabited
bane
the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death
pacify
to calm down
garble
to mix up or distort
prevaricate
to lie
filch
to steal
neophyte
a beginner
corp
corpor
body
rupt
to break
inter
between
among
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