W6 Vocab

Steve H.
Lessons 81 to 97
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  1. negation
    the speech act of denying or refusing
  2. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  3. bemoan
    regret strongly
  4. bawl
    cry loudly
  5. peerless
    eminent beyond or above comparison
  6. enticing
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
  7. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  8. obese
    excessively large
  9. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
  10. blasphemy
    profane language
  11. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  12. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  13. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  14. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  15. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  16. bereave
    deprive through death
  17. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
  18. pedagogue
    someone who educates young people
  19. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  20. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
  21. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  22. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  23. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  24. assay
    a test of a substance to determine its components
  25. voluptuous
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  26. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  27. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  28. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  29. palpitate
    beat rapidly
  30. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  31. splice
    join the ends of
  32. beget
    have children
  33. tranquility
    an untroubled state that is free from disturbances
  34. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  35. rabble
    a disorderly crowd of people
  36. rabid
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  37. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  38. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  39. emaciate
    grow weak and thin or waste away physically
  40. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  41. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
  42. devout
    deeply religious
  43. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  44. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  45. convalesce
    get over an illness or shock
  46. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  47. unbecoming
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  48. convene
    meet formally
  49. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  50. brazenly
    in a brazen manner
  51. delirious
    experiencing hallucinations
  52. quirk
    a strange attitude or habit
  53. forego
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  54. senile
    mentally or physically infirm with age
  55. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  56. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  57. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  58. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  59. lewd
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  60. temperance
    the trait of avoiding excesses
  61. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  62. demented
    affected with madness or insanity
  63. rejoinder
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  64. rehabilitate
    restore someone to a good state of health or reputation
  65. lingo
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  66. physique
    constitution of the human body
  67. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  68. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  69. armada
    a large fleet
  70. huckster
    an aggressive and dishonest seller or advertiser
  71. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  72. malign
    speak unfavorably about
Created on Sun Aug 12 14:30:25 EDT 2012 (updated Sun Aug 12 22:31:42 EDT 2012)

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