Vocabulary List 9 sel

Akanksha G.
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  1. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  2. charade
    a word acted out in an episode of a game
  3. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  4. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  5. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  6. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  7. promulgate
    state or announce
  8. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  9. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  10. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  11. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
  12. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  13. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  14. seamy
    morally degraded
  15. leer
    look suggestively or obliquely
  16. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  17. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  18. mull
    reflect deeply on a subject
  19. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion
  20. shoddy
    of inferior workmanship and materials
  21. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  22. fraternize
    be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother
  23. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  24. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  25. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  26. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  27. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  28. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  29. heckle
    challenge aggressively
  30. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  31. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  32. nettle
    plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
  33. irksome
    tedious or irritating
  34. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  35. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  36. epigram
    a witty saying
  37. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  38. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  39. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  40. apothegm
    a short pithy instructive saying
  41. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  42. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  43. expropriate
    deprive of possessions
  44. testiness
    feeling easily irritated
  45. grouchy
    annoyed and irritable
  46. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  47. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  48. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  49. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  50. ire
    anger; irritability
  51. choleric
    characterized by anger
  52. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  53. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  54. camouflage
    an outward semblance misrepresenting the nature of something
  55. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  56. guise
    an artful or simulated semblance
  57. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  58. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  59. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  60. stealth
    the act of moving in a quiet or secretive way to avoid being noticed
  61. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  62. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  63. pout
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  64. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  65. sulk
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
Created on Sun Sep 16 14:11:46 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Sep 17 06:02:34 EDT 2012)

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