Book 1 Flashcards
(110 cards)
Licentious
Morally unrestrained
Numismatist
A coin collecter
Paucity
A scarcity or a lack
Fatalistic
Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
Obtrude
To force oneself into a situation
Pensive
Dreamily thoughtful
Lackadaisical
Uninterested or listless
Alienate
To turn away feelings or affections
Elated
In high spirits or exultantly proud and joyful
Epigram
A witty saying expressed a single thought or observation
Amalgamate
To combine
Demented
Mentally ill or insane
Hone
To sharpen
Beleaguer
To besiege by encircling to harass
Gorge
To eat or swallow greedily
Antiquanted
No longer used to useful or very old
Opiate
A narcotic used to cause sleep or being relief from pain
Caricature
An exaggerated portrayal of ones figures
Dally
To waste time or to dawdle
Felonious
Pertaining to or constituting a major crime
Edifice
A large, elaborate structure; am imposing building
Ambidextrous
Equally skillful with either hand
Belated
Delayed
Animate
To give life or motion