Day 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Define:
abash
(uh BASH)
A
v. to make ashamed; to embarrass
Meredith felt abashed by her inability to remember her lines in the school chorus of “Old McDonald Had a Farm.”
2
Q
Define:
abate
(uh BAYT)
A
v. to subside; to reduce
George spilled a pot of hot coffee on his leg. It hurt quite a bit. Then, gradually, the agony abated.
3
Q
Define:
abdicate
(AB duh kayt)
A
v. to step down from a position of power or responsibility
When King Edward VIII of England decided he would rather be married to Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American divorcée, than be king of England, he turned in his crown and abdicated.
4
Q
Define:
aberration
(ab uh RAY shun)
A
n. something not typical; a deviation from the standard
Soren’s bad behavior was an aberration. So was Harry’s good behavior. That is, Soren’s was usually good and Harry’s was usually bad.
5
Q
Define:
abhor
(ab HOR)
A
v. to hate very, very much; to detest
Emanuel abhorred having anvils dropped on his head.
6
Q
Define:
abject
(AB jekt)
A
adj. hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated
While most people would quickly recover from a banana-peel accident, Mia felt abject humiliation.
7
Q
Define:
abnegate
(AB nuh gayt)
A
v. to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
Ascetics practice self-abnegation because they believe it will bring them closer to spiritual purity.
8
Q
Define:
abortive
(uh BOR tiv)
A
adj. unsuccessful
Marie and Elizabeth made an abortive effort to bake a birthday cake; that is, their effort did not result in a birthday cake.
9
Q
Define:
abridge
(uh BRIJ)
A
v. to shorten; to condense
The thoughtful editor abridged the massive book by removing the boring parts.
10
Q
Define:
absolute
(AB suh loot)
A
adj. total; unlimited
11
Q
Define:
absolve
(ab ZOLV)
A
v. to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
The priest absolved the sinner who had come to church to con fess.
12
Q
Define:
abstinent
(AB stuh nunt)
A
adj. abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation
Beulah used to be a chain-smoker; now she’s abstinent (it was just too hard to get those chains lit).
13
Q
Define:
abstract
(AB strakt)
A
adj. theoretical; impersonal
He liked oysters in the abstract, but when he actually tried one he became nauseated.
14
Q
Define:
abstruse
(ab STROOS)
A
adj. hard to understand
The professor’s article, on the meaning of meaning, was abstruse. Michael couldn’t even pronounce the words in it.
15
Q
Define:
abysmal
(uh BIZ mul)
A
adj. extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
The nation’s debt crisis was abysmal; there seemed to be no possible solution.
16
Q
Define:
accolade
(AK uh layd)
A
n. an award; an honor
The first break-dancing troupe to perform in Carnegie Hall, the Teflon Toughs, received accolades from the critics as well as from the fans.
17
Q
Define:
accost
(uh KAWST)
A
v. to approach and speak to someone aggressively
Amanda karate-chopped the stranger who accosted her in the street and was embarrassed to find he was an old, blind man.
18
Q
Define:
acerbic
(uh SUR bik)
A
adj. sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone
Barry sat silently as our teacher read aloud her acerbic comments on his paper.
19
Q
Define:
acquiesce
(ak wee ES)
A
v. to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
The pirates asked Pete to walk the plank; he took one look at their swords and then acquiesced.
20
Q
Define:
acrid
(AK rid)
A
adj. harshly pungent; bitter
The chili we had at the party had an acrid taste; it was harsh and unpleasant.
21
Q
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to make ashamed; to embarrass
A
abash
(uh BASH)
22
Q
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to subside; to reduce
A
abate
(uh BAYT)
23
Q
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to step down from a position of power or responsibility
A
abdicate
(AB duh kayt)
24
Q
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. something not typical; a deviation from the standard
A
aberration
(ab uh RAY shun)
25
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to hate very, very much; to detest
**abhor**
**(ab HOR)**
26
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated
**abject**
**(AB jekt)**
27
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
**abnegate**
**(AB nuh gayt)**
28
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. unsuccessful
**abortive**
**(uh BOR tiv)**
29
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to shorten; to condense
**abridge**
**(uh BRIJ)**
30
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. total; unlimited
**absolute**
**(AB suh loot)**
31
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
**absolve**
**(ab ZOLV)**
32
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation
**abstinent**
**(AB stuh nunt)**
33
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. theoretical; impersonal
**abstract**
**(AB strakt)**
34
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. hard to understand
**abstruse**
**(ab STROOS)**
35
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
**abysmal**
**(uh BIZ mul)**
36
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. an award; an honor
**accolade**
**(AK uh layd)**
37
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to approach and speak to someone aggressively
**accost**
**(uh KAWST)**
38
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone
**acerbic**
**(uh SUR bik)**
39
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
**acquiesce**
**(ak wee ES)**
40
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. harshly pungent; bitter
**acrid**
**(AK rid)**
41
# Define:
**banal**
**(buh NAL)**
adj. unoriginal; ordinary
## Footnote
The dinner conversation was so banal that Amanda fell asleep in her dessert dish.
42
# Define:
**bane**
**(bayn)**
n. poison; torment; cause of harm
## Footnote
Bane means poison (wolfbane is a kind of poisonous plant), but the word is usually used figuratively. To say that someone is the bane of your existence is to say that that person poisons your enjoyment of life.
43
# Define:
**bastion**
**(BAS chun)**
n. stronghold; fortress; fortified place
## Footnote
Mrs. Garnett’s classroom is a bastion of banality; that is, it’s a place where originality seldom, if ever, makes its way inside.
44
# Define:
**beget**
**(bih GET)**
v. to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
## Footnote
Those who lie should be creative and have good memories, since one lie often begets another lie, which begets another.
45
# Define:
**belabor**
**(bi LAY bur)**
v. to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
## Footnote
For more than an hour, the boring speaker belabored his point about the challenge of foreign competition.
46
# Define:
**beleaguer**
**(bih LEE gur)**
v. to surround; to besiege; to harass
## Footnote
No one could leave the beleaguered city; the attacking army had closed off all the exits.
47
# Define:
**belie**
**(bih LYE)**
v. to give a false impression of; to contradict
## Footnote
Melvin’s smile belied the grief he was feeling; despite his happy expression he was terribly sad inside.
48
# Define:
**belittle**
**(bih LIT ul)**
v. to make to seem little; to put someone down
## Footnote
We worked hard to put out the fire, but the fire chief belittled our efforts by saying he wished he had brought some marshmallows.
49
# Define:
**belligerent**
**(buh LIJ ur unt)**
adj. combative; quarrelsome; waging war
## Footnote
Al was so belligerent that the convention had the feel of a boxing match.
50
# Define:
**bemused**
**(bih MYOOZD)**
adj. confused; bewildered
## Footnote
The two stood bemused in the middle of the parking lot at Disneyland, trying to remember where they had parked their car.
51
# Define:
**benefactor**
**(BEN uh fak tur)**
n. one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
## Footnote
To give benefits is to be a benefactor. To receive benefits is to be a beneficiary. People very, very often confuse these two words. It would be to their benefit to keep them straight.
52
# Define:
**benevolent**
**(beh NEV uh lunt)**
adj. generous; kind; doing good deeds
## Footnote
Giving money to the poor is a benevolent act. To be benevolent is to bestow benefits. The United Way, like any charity, is a benevolent organization.
53
# Define:
**benign**
**(bih NYNE)**
adj. gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
## Footnote
Karla has a benign personality; she is not at all unpleasant to be with.
54
# Define:
**bequest**
**(bih KWEST)**
n. something left to someone in a will
## Footnote
If your next-door neighbor leaves you all his millions in a will, the money is a bequest from him to you. It is not polite to request a bequest. Just keep smiling and hope for the best.
55
# Define:
**bereaved**
**(buh REEVD)**
adj. deprived or left desolate, especially through death
## Footnote
The new widow was still bereaved when we saw her. Every time anyone mentioned her dead husband’s name, she burst into tears.
56
# Define:
**beset**
**(bih SET)**
v. to harass; to surround
## Footnote
The bereaved widow was beset by grief.
57
# Define:
**blasphemy**
**(BLAS fuh mee)**
n. irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
## Footnote
In the strictest sense, to commit blasphemy is to say nasty, insulting things about God. The word is used more broadly, though, to cover a wide range of nasty, insulting comments.
58
# Define:
**blatant**
**(BLAYT unt)**
adj. unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
## Footnote
David was blatantly critical of our efforts; that is, he was noisy and obnoxious in making his criticisms.
59
# Define:
**blight**
**(blyte)**
n. a disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys
## Footnote
An early frost proved a blight to the citrus crops last year, so we had no orange juice for breakfast.
60
# Define:
**blithe**
**(blythe)**
adj. carefree; cheerful
## Footnote
The blithe birds in the garden were making so much noise that Camilla began to think about the shotgun in the attic.
61
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. unoriginal; ordinary
**banal**
**(buh NAL)**
62
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. poison; torment; cause of harm
**bane**
**(bayn)**
63
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. stronghold; fortress; fortified place
**bastion**
**(BAS chun)**
64
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
**beget**
**(bih GET)**
65
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
**belabor**
**(bi LAY bur)**
66
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to surround; to besiege; to harass
**beleaguer**
**(bih LEE gur)**
67
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to give a false impression of; to contradict
**belie**
**(bih LYE)**
68
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to make to seem little; to put someone down
**belittle**
**(bih LIT ul)**
69
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. combative; quarrelsome; waging war
**belligerent**
**(buh LIJ ur unt)**
70
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. confused; bewildered
**bemused**
**(bih MYOOZD)**
71
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
**benefactor**
**(BEN uh fak tur)**
72
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. generous; kind; doing good deeds
**benevolent**
**(beh NEV uh lunt)**
73
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
**benign**
**(bih NYNE)**
74
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. something left to someone in a will
**bequest**
**(bih KWEST)**
75
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. deprived or left desolate, especially through death
**bereaved**
**(buh REEVD)**
76
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to harass; to surround
**beset**
**(bih SET)**
77
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
**blasphemy**
**(BLAS fuh mee)**
78
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
**blatant**
**(BLAYT unt)**
79
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys
**blight**
**(blyte)**
80
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. carefree; cheerful
**blithe**
**(blythe)**
81
# Define:
**cacophony**
**(kuh KAHF uh nee)**
n. harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
## Footnote
The parade’s two marching bands played simultaneously; the resulting cacophony drove many spectators to tears.
82
# Define:
**cadence**
**(KAYD uns)**
n. rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds
## Footnote
We wished the tone of Irwin’s words would have a more pleasing cadence, but he spoke in a dull monotone.
83
# Define:
**cajole**
**(kuh JOHL)**
v. to persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do
## Footnote
I didn’t want to give the speech, but Enrique cajoled me into doing it by telling me what a good speaker I am. As it turned out, he simply hadn’t been able to find anyone else.
84
# Define:
**callow**
**(KAL oh)**
adj. immature
## Footnote
The patient was alarmed by the callowness of the medical staff. The doctors looked too young to have graduated from high school, much less from medical school.
85
# Define:
**candor**
**(KAN dur)**
n. truthfulness; sincere honesty
## Footnote
My best friend exhibited candor when he told me that for many years now he has believed me to be a jerk.
86
# Define:
**capitalism**
**(KAP uh tuh liz um)**
n. an economic system in which busi nesses are owned by private citizens (not by the government) and in which the resulting products and services are sold with relatively little government control
87
# Define:
**capitulate**
**(kuh PICH uh layt)**
v. to surrender; to give up or give in
## Footnote
On the twentieth day of the strike, the workers capitulated and went back to work without a new contract.
88
# Define:
**capricious**
**(kuh PRISH us)**
adj. unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
## Footnote
Arjun was capricious. One minute he said his favorite car was a Volkswagen Jetta; the next minute he said it was a Passat.
89
# Define:
**caricature**
**(KAR uh kuh chur)**
n. a portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject
## Footnote
Khoa sat for a caricature at the end of the marathon, but wasn’t pleased with the result: The portrait exaggerated his already dominant acne.
90
# Define:
**castigate**
**(KAS tuh gayt)**
v. to criticize severely; to chastise
## Footnote
Jose’s mother-in-law castigated him for forgetting to pick her up at the airport.
91
# Define:
**catalyst**
**(KAT uh list)**
n. in chemistry, something that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being changed; anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it
## Footnote
When the mad scientist dropped a few grains of the catalyst into his test tube, the bubbling liquid began to boil furiously.
92
# Define:
**categorical**
**(kat uh GOR uh kul)**
adj. unconditional; absolute
## Footnote
Crooked politicians often make categorical denials of various charges against them. Then they go to jail.
93
# Define:
**catharsis**
**(kuh THAR sis)**
n. purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
## Footnote
To someone with psychological problems, talking to a psychiatrist can lead to a catharsis. A catharsis is a sometimes traumatic event after which one feels better.
94
# Define:
**catholic**
**(KATH lik)**
adj. universal; embracing everything
## Footnote
Da Vinci was a catholic genius who excelled at everything he did.
95
# Define:
**caustic**
**(KAW stik)**
adj. like acid; corrosive
## Footnote
The caustic detergent ate right through Henry’s laundry.
96
# Define:
**celibacy**
**(SEL uh buh see)**
n. abstinence from sex
## Footnote
People who practice celibacy don’t practice sex. Celibacy is one of the requirements for Catholic priesthood.
97
# Define:
**censure**
**(SEN shur)**
v. to condemn severely for doing something bad
## Footnote
The Senate sometimes censures senators for breaking laws or engaging in behavior unbecoming to an elected official.
98
# Define:
**cerebral**
**(suh REE brul)**
adj. brainy; intellectually refined
## Footnote
Sebastian was too cerebral to be a baseball announcer; he kept talking about the existentialism of the outfield.
99
# Define:
**chagrin**
**(shuh GRIN)**
n. humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
## Footnote
Much to my chagrin, I began to giggle during the eulogy at the funeral.
100
# Define:
**charisma**
**(kuh RIZ muh)**
n. a magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty
## Footnote
The glamorous presidential candidate had a lot of charisma; voters didn’t seem to support him so much as be entranced by him.
101
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
**cacophony**
**(kuh KAHF uh nee)**
102
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds
**cadence**
**(KAYD uns)**
103
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do
**cajole**
**(kuh JOHL)**
104
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. immature
**callow**
**(KAL oh)**
105
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. truthfulness; sincere honesty
**candor**
**(KAN dur)**
106
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. an economic system in which busi nesses are owned by private citizens (not by the government) and in which the resulting products and services are sold with relatively little government control
**capitalism**
**(KAP uh tuh liz um)**
107
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to surrender; to give up or give in
**capitulate**
**(kuh PICH uh layt)**
108
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
**capricious**
**(kuh PRISH us)**
109
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject
**caricature**
**(KAR uh kuh chur)**
110
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to criticize severely; to chastise
**castigate**
**(KAS tuh gayt)**
111
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. in chemistry, something that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being changed; anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it
**catalyst**
**(KAT uh list)**
112
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. unconditional; absolute
**categorical**
**(kat uh GOR uh kul)**
113
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
**catharsis**
**(kuh THAR sis)**
114
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. universal; embracing everything
**catholic**
**(KATH lik)**
115
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. like acid; corrosive
**caustic**
**(KAW stik)**
116
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. abstinence from sex
**celibacy**
**(SEL uh buh see)**
117
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to condemn severely for doing something bad
**censure**
**(SEN shur)**
118
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. brainy; intellectually refined
**cerebral**
**(suh REE brul)**
119
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
**chagrin**
**(shuh GRIN)**
120
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty
**charisma**
**(kuh RIZ muh)**
121
# Define:
**daunt**
**(dawnt)**
v. to make fearful; to intimidate
## Footnote
The steepness of the mountain daunted the team of amateur climbers, who hadn’t realized what they were in for.
122
# Define:
**dearth**
**(durth)**
n. lack; scarcity
## Footnote
There is no dearth of comedy at a convention of clowns.
123
# Define:
**debacle**
**(di BAHK ul)**
n. violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
## Footnote
A political debate would become a debacle if the candidates began screaming and throwing dinner rolls at each other.
124
# Define:
**debauchery**
**(di BAW chuh ree)**
n. wild living; excessive intemperance
## Footnote
Debauchery can be expensive; fortunately for Jeff, his wallet matched his appetite for extravagant pleasures. He died a poor, albeit happy, man.
125
# Define:
**debilitate**
**(di BIL uh tayt)**
v. to weaken; to cripple
## Footnote
The football player’s career was ended by a debilitating injury to his knee.
126
# Define:
**decadent**
**(DEK uh dunt)**
adj. decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
## Footnote
Carousing in local bars instead of going to class is decadent.
127
# Define:
**decimate**
**(DES uh mayt)**
v. to kill or destroy a large part of
## Footnote
When locusts attack a crop, they sometimes decimate it, leaving very little that’s fit for human consumption.
128
# Define:
**decorous**
**(DEK ur us)**
adj. proper; in good taste; orderly
## Footnote
The New Year’s Eve crowd was relatively decorous until midnight, when they went wild.
129
# Define:
**deduce**
**(di DOOS)**
v. to conclude from the evidence; to infer
## Footnote
From the footprints on the ground, Clarice deduced that the criminal had feet.
130
# Define:
**defame**
**(di FAYM)**
v. to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
## Footnote
The local businessman accused the newspaper of defaming him by publishing an article that said his company was poorly managed.
131
# Define:
**deference**
**(DEF ur uns)**
n. submission to another’s will; respect; courtesy
## Footnote
Dean showed deference to his grandfather: He let the old man have first dibs on the birthday cake.
132
# Define:
**definitive**
**(di FIN uh tiv)**
adj. conclusive; providing the last word
## Footnote
Walter wrote the definitive biography of Keats; nothing more could have been added by another book.
133
# Define:
**degenerate**
**(di JEN uh rayt)**
v. to break down; to deteriorate
## Footnote
The discussion quickly degenerated into an argument.
134
# Define:
**deleterious**
**(del uh TIR ee us)**
adj. harmful
## Footnote
Smoking cigarettes is deleterious to your health.
135
# Define:
**delineate**
**(di LIN ee ayt)**
v. to describe accurately; to draw in outline
## Footnote
After Jack had delineated his plan, we had no doubt about what he intended to do.
136
# Define:
**delude**
**(dye LOOD)**
v. to deceive
## Footnote
The con man deluded us into thinking that he would make us rich. Instead, he tricked us into giving him several hundred dollars.
137
# Define:
**deluge**
**(DEL yooj)**
n. a flood; an inundation
## Footnote
The $1 million reward for the lost poodle brought in a deluge of hot leads. The distraught owner was deluged by phone calls all week.
138
# Define:
**demagogue**
**(DEM uh gawg)**
n. a leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser
## Footnote
A demagogue is a leader, but not in a good sense of the word. He manipulates the public to support his aims, but he is little different from a dictator. A demagogue is often a despot.
139
# Define:
**denizen**
**(DEN i zun)**
n. inhabitant
## Footnote
To be a denizen of a country is to live there. A citizen of a country is usually also a denizen. To be a denizen of a restaurant is to go there often—so often that people begin to wonder whether you live there.
140
# Define:
**depravity**
**(di PRAV uh tee)**
n. extreme wickedness or corruption
## Footnote
Mrs. Prudinkle wondered whether the depravity of her class of eight-year-olds was the result of their watching Saturday morning television.
141
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to make fearful; to intimidate
**daunt**
**(dawnt)**
142
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. lack; scarcity
**dearth**
**(durth)**
143
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
**debacle**
**(di BAHK ul)**
144
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. wild living; excessive intemperance
**debauchery**
**(di BAW chuh ree)**
145
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to weaken; to cripple
**debilitate**
**(di BIL uh tayt)**
146
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
**decadent**
**(DEK uh dunt)**
147
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to kill or destroy a large part of
**decimate**
**(DES uh mayt)**
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adj. proper; in good taste; orderly
**decorous**
**(DEK ur us)**
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v. to conclude from the evidence; to infer
**deduce**
**(di DOOS)**
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v. to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
**defame**
**(di FAYM)**
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n. submission to another’s will; respect; courtesy
**deference**
**(DEF ur uns)**
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adj. conclusive; providing the last word
**definitive**
**(di FIN uh tiv)**
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v. to break down; to deteriorate
**degenerate**
**(di JEN uh rayt)**
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adj. harmful
**deleterious**
**(del uh TIR ee us)**
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v. to describe accurately; to draw in outline
**delineate**
**(di LIN ee ayt)**
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v. to deceive
**delude**
**(dye LOOD)**
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n. a flood; an inundation
**deluge**
**(DEL yooj)**
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n. a leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser
**demagogue**
**(DEM uh gawg)**
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n. inhabitant
**denizen**
**(DEN i zun)**
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n. extreme wickedness or corruption
**depravity**
**(di PRAV uh tee)**
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# Define:
**ebullient**
**(ih BUL yunt)**
adj. boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
## Footnote
Cammie was ebullient when her fairy godmother said she could use one of her three wishes to wish for three more wishes.
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# Define:
**eccentric**
**(ek SEN trik)**
adj. not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
## Footnote
The eccentric inventor spent all his waking hours fiddling with what he said was a time machine but was actually just an old telephone booth.
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# Define:
**eclectic**
**(ih KLEK tik)**
adj. choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
## Footnote
Adolfo’s taste in art was eclectic. He liked the Old Masters, the Impressionists, and Walt Disney.
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# Define:
**edify**
**(ED uh fye)**
v. to enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters
## Footnote
We found the pastor’s sermon on the importance of not eating beans to be most edifying.
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# Define:
**efface**
**(ih FAYS)**
v. to erase; to rub away the features of
## Footnote
The inscription on the tombstone had been effaced by centuries of weather.
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# Define:
**effusion**
**(ih FYOO zhun)**
n. a pouring forth
## Footnote
When the child was rescued from the well, there was an intense effusion of emotion from the crowd that had gathered around the hole.
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# Define:
**egalitarian**
**(ih gal uh TAYR ee un)**
adj. believing in the social and economic equality of all people
## Footnote
People often lose interest in egalitarian measures when such measures interfere with their own interests.
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# Define:
**egocentric**
**(ee goh SEN trik)**
adj. selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
## Footnote
Nevitt was so egocentric that he could never give anyone else credit for doing anything.
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# Define:
**egregious**
**(ih GREE jus)**
adj. extremely bad; flagrant
## Footnote
The mother’s egregious neglect was responsible for her child’s accidental cross-country ride on the freight train.
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# Define:
**elicit**
**(ih LIS it)**
v. to bring out; to call forth
## Footnote
The interviewer skillfully elicited our true feelings by asking us questions that got to the heart of the matter.
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# Define:
**elliptical**
**(ih LIP ti kul)**
adj. oval; missing a word or words; obscure
## Footnote
The orbit of the earth is not perfectly round; it is elliptical.
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# Define:
**elusive**
**(ih LOO siv)**
adj. hard to pin down; evasive
## Footnote
The elusive criminal was next to impossible for the police to catch. (The criminal eluded the police.)
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# Define:
**emigrate**
**(EM uh grayt)**
v. to leave a country permanently; to expatriate
## Footnote
Pierre emigrated from France because he had grown tired of speaking French. Pierre became an émigré (EM uh gray).
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# Define:
**eminent**
**(EM uh nunt)**
adj. well-known and respected; standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment; outstanding
## Footnote
The visiting poet was so eminent that our English teacher fell to the ground before him and licked his shoes. Our English teacher thought the poet was preeminent in his field.
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# Define:
**empirical**
**(em PIR uh kul)**
adj. relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical
## Footnote
The apple-dropping experiment gave the scientists empirical evidence that gravity exists.
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# Define:
**emulate**
**(EM yuh layt)**
v. to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
## Footnote
To emulate someone is to try to be just as good as, or better than, him or her.
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# Define:
**encroach**
**(en KROHCH)**
v. to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass
## Footnote
As the city grew, it encroached on the countryside surrounding it.
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# Define:
**endemic**
**(en DEM ik)**
adj. native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous
## Footnote
You won’t find that kind of tree in California; it’s endemic to our part of the country.
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# Define:
**enervate**
**(EN ur vayt)**
v. to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
## Footnote
Sander felt enervated by his long ordeal and couldn’t make himself get out of bed.
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# Define:
**enfranchise**
**(en FRAN chyze)**
v. to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote In the United States, citizens become enfranchised on their eighteenth birthdays.
## Footnote
American women were not enfranchised until the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, which gave them the right to vote.
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
**ebullient**
**(ih BUL yunt)**
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adj. not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
**eccentric**
**(ek SEN trik)**
183
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adj. choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
**eclectic**
**(ih KLEK tik)**
184
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v. to enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or reli gious matters
**edify**
**(ED uh fye)**
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v. to erase; to rub away the features of
**efface**
**(ih FAYS)**
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n. a pouring forth
**effusion**
**(ih FYOO zhun)**
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adj. believing in the social and economic equality of all people
**egalitarian**
**(ih gal uh TAYR ee un)**
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adj. selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
**egocentric**
**(ee goh SEN trik)**
189
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adj. extremely bad; flagrant
**egregious**
**(ih GREE jus)**
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v. to bring out; to call forth
**elicit**
**(ih LIS it)**
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adj. oval; missing a word or words; obscure
**elliptical**
**(ih LIP ti kul)**
192
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adj. hard to pin down; evasive
**elusive**
**(ih LOO siv)**
193
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v. to leave a country permanently; to expatriate
**emigrate**
**(EM uh grayt)**
194
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adj. well-known and respected; standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment; outstanding
**eminent**
**(EM uh nunt)**
195
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adj. relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical
**empirical**
**(em PIR uh kul)**
196
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
**emulate**
**(EM yuh layt)**
197
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass
**encroach**
**(en KROHCH)**
198
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adj. native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous
**endemic**
**(en DEM ik)**
199
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v. to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
**enervate**
**(EN ur vayt)**
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v. to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote
**enfranchise**
**(en FRAN chyze)**
