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