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Semester 1, 2007 Vocabulary Set 1 of 2

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analyze	take apart
abscond	leave
abstract	mental
accost	verbally harass
acquiesce	give in
adulation	praise
adversary	competitor
aesthetic	relating to beauty
affable	easy-going
affinity	attraction toward
aghast	horrified
agility	flexibility
ambivalence	mixed feelings
amenities	extra comforts
amiable	likeable
amoral	without conscience
amorous	loving
antipathy	dislike
aperture	an opening
apprehension	concern; fear
ardent	passionate
askew	twisted; off-center
astonished	surprised
barbs	sarcasm
benevolent	good-hearted
bewilderment	confusion
bide	wait out
bizarre	unusual
borsch	beet soup
bravado	pretense to bravery
candid	impartial or frank
capricious	impulsive
caricature	imitation
cascade	flowing like a waterfall
catacombs	underground tombs
caustic	sharp and biting
chary	cautious
chicanery	trickery
circumscribed	encircled
clairvoyant	psychic
clamor	make noise
comely	attractive
commence	begin
compare	similarities
compassion	sympathy
complacent	laid back; satisfied
complement	a completion
compliment	adulation
compromised	met half-way; endangered
conciliatory	overcome distrust
condone	overlook; excuse
connoisseurship	expertise
consumed	used up
contrast	differences
contrition	penitence; regret
cosmopolite	worldly one
crags	jagged rock edges
crypt	tomb
cultivated	nurtured
cunning	sly; witty
debacle	sudden failure
degradation	put down
dense	compact
deplorable	to be hated
describe	give many details
destined	fated
devastate	destroy
devious	underhanded
diligent	hard-working
discernible	able to be understood
disconsolate	beyond consolation
disdain	treat with contempt
diverse	various
dogmatic	sticking to narrow beliefs
doting	show excessive attention
droll	humorous
dulcet	sweet
eccentric	beyond the usual
elude	avoid
embed	insert beneath the surface
emulate	imitate through awe
enigma	puzzle
ennui	boredom
evaluate	judge
exception	not to the rule
exemplary	ideal
exorbitant	excessive
expedite	speed up
explain	tell how
fallacious	false
fancy	imagination
feigned	pretended
fetching	attractive
fetter	tie or bind
flambeaux	torches or candles
forbidding	unwelcoming
formulate	create
fraught	filled with; upset
frugal	conservative
futile	pointless
gallants	brave young men
gamut	complete range
gesticulate	make gestures
gratuitous	unearned
hackneyed	well-worn
hasten	expedite
humiliate	degrade
imperative	necessary
impetuous	capricious
implore	beg
imposture	deception
impoverished	really poor
imprudent	lacking discretion
impunity	free of punishment
incessant	endless
incrustation	layer of crust
indifference	no opinion
induced	persuaded
galleon	old sailing ship
innocuous	harmless
indolent	lazy
inevitable	certain
infatuation	a crush
infer	guess from the clues
inquisitive	questioning

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