Vocab Part 2 - Intermediate level

Namrta M.
level - Medium to difficult
49 words 15 learners

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  1. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  2. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
  3. vignette
    a brief literary description
  4. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  5. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  6. foiled
    disappointingly unsuccessful
  7. purportedly
    allegedly but not definitely true
  8. lobbying expense
    expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation
  9. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  10. nihilism
    complete denial of established authority and institutions
  11. monolithic
    imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  12. propitiate
    make peace with
  13. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  14. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  15. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  16. epistle
    a specially long, formal letter
  17. epicurean
    devoted to pleasure
  18. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  19. vendetta
    a blood feud between members of opposing parties
  20. juxtapose
    place side by side
  21. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  22. perversity
    the act of deliberately deviating from what is moral or good
  23. oxymoron
    conjoined contradictory terms
  24. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  25. impregnable
    incapable of being attacked or tampered with
  26. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  27. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  28. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  29. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
    Syn - Platiude
  30. doppelganger
    a person who is almost identical to another
  31. browbeat
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  32. unprovoked
    occurring without motivation or incitement
  33. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  34. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  35. plagiarized
    copied and passed off as your own
  36. quasi
    having some resemblance
  37. incense
    make furious
  38. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  39. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  40. fustian
    a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
  41. hold sway
    be master; reign or rule
  42. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  43. folderol
    nonsense or foolishness
  44. philippic
    a speech of violent denunciation
  45. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  46. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  47. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  48. Vulcan
    god of fire and metal working
  49. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
Created on Thu Jan 19 01:51:50 EST 2012 (updated Thu Aug 09 05:55:06 EDT 2012)

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