Vocab Test Flashcards
Morally unrestrained
Licentious
A coin collector
Numismatist
A scarcity, lack
Paucity
Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
Fatalistic
To force oneself into a situation uninvited
Obtrude
Dreamily thoughtful
Pensive
Uninterested, listless
Lackadaisical
To turn away feelings or affections
Alienate
To combine
Amalgamate
In high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
Elated
A witty saying expression a single thought or observation
Epigram
An exaggerated portrayal of one’s featured
Caricature
Mentally ill; insane
Demented
To sharpen
Hone
To waste time; to dawdle
Dally
Pertaining to or constituting a major crime
Felonious
To besiege by encircling
Beleaguer
To eat or swallow greedily
Gorge
No longer used or useful; very old
Antiquated
A narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
Opiate
A large, elaborate structure; an opposing building
Edifice
Equally skillful with either hand
Ambidextrous
Delayed
Belated
To give life or motion to
Animate
To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
Knead
One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, opposite sex, or other beliefs
Chauvinist
Promoting equal rights for all people
Egalitarian
In a state of violent or destructive rage
Berserk
Marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious
Ostentatious
To mislead; to fool
Delude
To escape notice; to get away from
Elude
Inactive; unproductive
Fallow
Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
Blight
A funeral rite or ceremony
Obsequy
An occupant; inhabitant
Denizen
Obligated loyalty or faithfulness
Fealty
To attract by offering reward or pleasure
Entice
To please
Gratify
A slow person, especially one who falls behind
Laggard
Maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
Gambit
Worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence
Jaded
The main point
Gist
To recommend; to speak in favor of
Advocate
To obliterate; to wipe out
Efface
Personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
Charisma
A brute; a large monster; a frightful giant
Ogre
To hypnotize
Mesmerize
Anything having existence, either physical or mystical
Entity
To exchange words; to discuss casually
Bandy
Cowardly and treacherous
Dastardly
Favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices
Nepotism
To resent another’s success; to envy
Begrudge
An influential person; a member of an elite group
Mandarin
Gluey; sticky
Glutinous
Deep-seated hostility, often mutual
Enmity
To speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering manner
Declaim
To inspire or influence; to saturate
Imbue
A pole with a large hook in one end
Gaff
To drink in large quantities; to gulp
Quaff
A lover of books
Bibliophile
To prepare for an event or an action
Gird
To make afraid; to discourage
Daunt
A state of continual change or movement
Flux
A dirty, wretched living place
Hovel
Of or like a corpse; pale, guant, thin
Cadaverous
Of Middle Ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
Gothic
Extreme poverty
Penury
An exit; a means of going out
Egress
Happiness; bliss
Felicity
A dictator with absolute power
Despot
Deci
Ten
Pro
In front/ before
Chroma
Color
Aut
Self
Ize
To make
Morph
A form or shape
Mort
Death
Micro
Small
