English Vocabulary list part 1

Tyrone P.
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  1. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  2. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  3. soporific
    inducing sleep
  4. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  5. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  6. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  7. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  8. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  9. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  10. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  11. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  12. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  13. rationalization
    the process of making something seem consistent with reason
  14. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  15. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  16. pander
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  17. sublimate
    change directly from a solid into a vapor without melting
  18. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  19. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  20. obstetrician
    a physician specializing in childbirth
  21. pediatrician
    a medical specialist in the care of children
  22. podiatrist
    a specialist in care for the feet
  23. osteopath
    a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
  24. ophthalmologist
    a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the eye
  25. optometrist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  26. optician
    a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
  27. gynecologist
    a specialist in gynecology
  28. dermatologist
    a doctor who specializes in the physiology of the skin
  29. Philadelphia
    the largest city in Pennsylvania
  30. orthodontist
    a dentist specializing in irregularities of the teeth
  31. expiate
    make amends for
  32. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  33. impute
    attribute or credit to
  34. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  35. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  36. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  37. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  38. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  39. rusticate
    live in the country and lead a pastoral life
  40. vegetate
    produce plant life
  41. patronize
    provide support for
  42. penalize
    inflict punishment on
Created on Tue Mar 13 00:48:23 EDT 2007

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