Lessons 9-14 Vocab. Flashcards
Enamored
To be in love with
Enraptured
To be delighted beyond measure
Enunciate
To pronounce words clearly and distinctly
Evince
To show clearly
Evoke
To call forth; to draw forth
Exodus
A departure, especially in a large group
Expatriate
One who chooses to leave his native country
Expedient
The best means to do something under a given set of circumstances, especially if it will bring about personal gain
Explicit
Clearly stated
Emulate
To try to be equal to or better than; to imitate
Expound
To explain; to set forth point by point; to interpret
Extol
To praise highly
Extradite
To turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed.
Extraneous
Not belonging; foreign; nonessential
Extrovert
One who is outgoing, friendly; one who is more interested in what is going on around him than in his own inner being or thoughts
Exult
To rejoice over a success or victory
Feasible
Reasonable, likely; capable of being carried out
Fickle
Likely to change without reason
Formidable
Hard to overcome or deal with; causing fear or awe
Frugal
Not wasteful; thrifty
Furtive
Done in a stealthy or secretive manner
Gadfly
A person who annoys others, esp. by rousing them from complacency
Galvanize
To startle into sudden activity
Gamut
The whole range or extent
Gauche
Lacking social grace
Genial
Warm, friendly
Grandiloquent
Speaking in a pompous style
Gregarious
Fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock
Harangue
A long, noisy speech or lecture
Harry
To torment another
Heresy
A religious belief opposed to the established doctrine
Humility
Absence of vanity
Hurtle
To dash; to move swiftly and with great force
Hypercritical
Over critical; too severe in judgement
Ignominy
Public shame, disgrace or dishonor
Impeccable
Faultless; without sin or blemish
Implacable
Cannot be appeased or pacified
Inane
Without sense or meaning; silly; empty
Incisive
Sharp; keen; penetrating
Incognito
Hiding one’s name, rank, position; disguised
Inert
Having no power to act or move; inactive
Inexorable
Cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting
Inscrutable
Cannot be easily understood; mysterious
Intrepid
Without fear; brave
Irascible
Easily angered
Jaundiced
Prejudiced
Jingoism
Extreme patriotism; favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
Jocose
Joking, humorous
Juggernaut
A terrible destructive or irresistible force
Lethargy
Lack of energy; drowsiness; disinterest
Levity
Lightness or gaiety of disposition; lack of seriousness
Libation
An alcoholic drink
Liege
A lord, master, or sovereign
Mercenary
One who works only for money; especially a hired soldier
Motley
Made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many colors
Mundane
Of this world and not of heaven; common, worldly; not spiritual
Murky
Gloomy, dark, cloudy
Myriad
A very large number; of a highly varied nature
Naive
Simple in nature; not affected; innocent simplicity; childlike
Novice
A beginner; one who is new or inexperienced