Vocabulary Definitions Flashcards by Samantha Maggart

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in high spirits

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elated

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to turn away feelings or affections

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alienate

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a witty saying or expressing a single thought

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epigram

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believing all events are determined by fate

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fatalistic

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uninterested

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lackadaisical

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morally unrestrained

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licentious

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coin collector

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numismatist

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to force oneself into a situation uninvited

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obtrude

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a scarcity, a lack

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paucity

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dreamily thoughtful

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pensive

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to combine

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amalgamate

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no longer used or useful

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antiquated

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to besiege by encircling

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beleaguer

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an exaggerated portrayal of ones features

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caricature

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to waste time

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dally

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mentally ill; insane

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demented

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pertaining to or constituting a major crime

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felonious

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to eat or swallow greedily

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gorge

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to sharpen

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hone

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narocotic used to cause sleep/bring relief

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opiate

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equally skillful with either hand

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ambidextrous

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to give life or motion to

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animate

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delayed

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belated

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in a state of violence or destructive rage

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berserk

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one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, etc.

chauvinist

to mislead

delude

large, elaborate structure

edifice

promoting equal rights for all

egalitarian

to work dough or clay into a mixture

knead

marked by a conspicuous showy display

ostentatious

anything that destroys; prevents growth

blight

an occupant, inhabitant

denizen

to escape notice

elude

to attract by offering reward or pleasure

entice

inactive, unproductive

fallow

obligated loyalty or faithfulness

fealty

maneuver/action used to gain an advantage

gambit

to please

gratify

slow person; person who falls behind

laggard

a funeral rite or ceremony

obsequy

to recommend

advocate

to exchange words; discuss casually

bandy

personal appeal or attraction

charisma

cowardly and treacherous

dastardly

to obliterate; wipeout

efface

anything having existence

entity

the main point

gist

worn out, dulled

jaded

to hypnotize

mesmerize

a brute; large monster

ogre

to sent another's success; to envy

begrudge

lover of books

bibliophile

to speak dramatic; impassioned

declaim

deep seated hostility

enmity

pole with large hook on the end

gaff

gluey, sticky

glutinous

to inspire, to influence

imbue

an influential person of an elite group

mandarin

favoritism shown to friends and family

nepotism

to drink in large quantities

quaff

of or like a corpse

cadaverous

to make afraid; discourage

daunt

a dictator w/ absolute power

despot

an exit

egress

happiness, bliss

felicity

a state of continual change

flux

to prepare for an event or action

gird

of Middle Ages

gothic

wretched living place

hovel

extreme poverty

penury