Book 1 Flashcards
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
Knead
To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
Chauvinist
One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, and displaying 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
Delude
To mislead or to fool
Elude
To escape notice or to get away from
Fallow
Inactive or unproductive
Blight
Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causing devaluation
Obsequy
A funeral rite or ceremony
Denizen
An occupant or an inhabitant
Fealty
Obligated
Entice
To attract by offering reward or pleasure
Gratify
To please
Laggard
A slow person
Gambit
A maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
Jaded
Worn out
Gist
The main point
Advocate
To recommend
Efface
To obliterate
Chrisma
Personal appeal or attraction
Ogre
A brute or a large monster
Mesmerize
To hypnotize
Entity
Anything having existence
Bandy
To exchange words
Dastardly
Cowardly and treacherous
Nepotism
Favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power
Begrudge
To resent another’s success
Mandarin
An influential person
Glutinous
Gluey
Enmity
Deep-seated hostility
Declaim
To speak in a dramatic
Imbue
To inspire or influence
Gaff
A pole with a large hook on one end
Quaff
To drink in large quantities
Bibliophile
A lover of books
Gird
To prepare for an event or an action
Daunt
To make afraid or to discourage
Flux
A state of continual change or movement
Hovel
A wretched living place or an open shed
Cadaverous
Of or like a corpse, pale, gaunt, or even thin
Gothic
Of the Middle Ages or of relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
Penury
Extreme poverty
Egress
An exit or a means of going out
Felicity
Happiness or bliss
Despot
A dictator with absolute power
Beget
To produce
Educe
To draw
Glean
To collect
Chafe
To wear
Effrontery
Shameless
Imbibe
To drink
Feign
To pretend
Desist
To stop
Allude
To hint at
Elite
Best of a group
Bilk
To cheat
Homily
A sermon
Demise
Death
Emit
To send out
Decadence
Moral deterioration
Aghast
Horror
Granary
A storehouse for grain
Choleric
Easily andered
Impede
To obstruct
Qualm
A feeling of uneasiness
Lampoon
Attack someone
Narcissistic
Conceited
Eradicate
To wipe out
Fabricate
Concoct
Ghastly
Horrible
Fallible
Capable of error
Blatant
Obvious
Dawdle
To waste time
Affiliate
Partner
Fawn
To act slavishly submissive
Calummy
A false and malicious accusation
Berate
To scold or rebuke severely
Minion
Fawning
Desolate
Lonely
Bane
Death
Pacify
Calm down
Garble
Mix up
Prevaricate
Lie
Filch
Steal
Neophyte
Beginner
