M-W Vocab Unit 01

Randall P.
from M-W Vocabulary Builder book
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  1. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war
  2. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  3. belligerence
    hostile or warlike attitude or nature
  4. rebellion
    organized opposition to authority
  5. pacify
    ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of
  6. pacifism
    the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
  7. pact
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  8. appease
    make peace with
  9. hostage
    a prisoner held to insure that another party will meet terms
  10. hospice
    a lodging for travelers
  11. hostel
    a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  12. inhospitable
    lacking cordiality and generosity toward guests or strangers
  13. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  14. enamor
    attract
  15. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  16. paramour
    a lover, especially a secret or illicit one
  17. criminology
    the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
  18. decriminalize
    make legal
  19. incriminate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  20. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  21. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  22. disprove
    show to be false
  23. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  24. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  25. gravid
    in an advanced stage of pregnancy
  26. gravitas
    formality, dignity, or seriousness
  27. gravitate
    move toward
  28. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  29. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  30. elevate
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  31. leavening
    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
  32. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  33. cicerone
    a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
  34. hector
    talk to or treat someone in a bossy or bullying way
  35. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  36. Nestor
    (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
  37. Spartan
    of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
  38. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  39. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  40. sybaritic
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
Created on Wed Jan 09 10:13:25 EST 2008 (updated Wed Jan 09 12:05:37 EST 2008)

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