English Comp Vocab + Lit Terms

Question 1

forged

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adj - formed or shaped, often with blows or pressure after heating
v - to make or shape with blows or pressure after healing

Question 2

shroud

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n - a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial

Question 3

writhing

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adj - making twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

Question 4

reprove

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v - to reprimand or censure

Question 5

recompense

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n - compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made
v - to make amends to someone for loss or harm suffered; compensate

Question 6

chastize

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v - to rebuke or reprimand severly

Question 7

beguile

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v - to help time pass pleasantly
v - to charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way

Question 8

entreat

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v - to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

Question 9

augment

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v - to make greater by adding to it; to increase

Question 10

bestowed

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v - to confer or present

Question 11

rebuked

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v - to express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior or actions

Question 12

folly

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n - lack of good sense; foolishness

Question 13

conjure

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v - to call upon to appear, by means of a magic ritual

Question 14

pernicious

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adj - having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 15

voluptuousness

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n - the quality of being characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure
adj - relating to or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure

Question 16

perturbation

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n - a deviation of system, moving object, or process from its regular or normal state or path, caused by an outside influence
n - anxiety; mental uneasiness

Question 17

arbitrate

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v - to reach an authoritative judgement or settlement

Question 18

tarrying

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V -to stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place

Question 19

usurper

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n - a person who takes a position of power or importance illegally or by force

Question 20

fortitude

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n - courage in pain or diversity

Question 21

dauntless

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adj - showing fearlessness and determination

Question 22

melancholy

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adj - having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive
n - a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Question 23

procure

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v - to obtain, especially with care or effort

Question 24

incredulous

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adj - unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 25

placid

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adj - not easily upset or excited

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amiable

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adj - having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

Question 27

depraved

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adj - morally corrupt; wicked
v - to make immoral or wicked

Question 28

irrevocably

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adv - in a way that cannot be changed, reversed, or recovered

Question 29

assuage

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v - to make less intense

Question 30

mortification

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n - great embarrassment and shame

Question 31

indignation

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n - anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 32

vice

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n - immoral or wicked behavior

Question 33

succour

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n - assistance and support in times of hardship and distress
v - to give assistance or aid to

Question 34

epoch

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n - a period of time in history or a person’s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics

Question 35

languid

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adj - displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
adj - weak or faint from illness or fatigue

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superfluous

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adj - unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Question 37

abjectly

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adj - in an extreme or bad way

Question 38

burgeoned

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v - to begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

Question 39

posthumous

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adj - occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator

Question 40

inscrutable

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adj - impossible to understand or interpret

Question 41

ruminating

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v - to think deeply about something

Question 42

deplorable

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adj - deserving strong condemnation

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preciptous

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adj - dangerously high or steep

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innocuous

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adj - not harmful or offenseive

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blithe

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adj - showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

Question 46

discord

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n - disagreement between people or things

Question 47

memento

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n - an object hept as a reminder or souvenir of a person or event

Question 48

estrangement

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n - the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group

Question 49

harbinger

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n - a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

Question 50

pallor

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n - an unhealthy pale appearance

Question 51

interminable

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adj - endless

Question 52

paroxysm

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n - sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity

Question 53

postulate

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n - a thing suggested or assumed as true as te basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
v - to suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of something as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

Question 54

turpitude

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n - depravity; wickedness