199895941 | Antipathy | a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion [noun] | |
199895942 | Ascetic | a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons [noun] | |
199895943 | Decorum | dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc. [noun] | |
199895944 | Edifice | a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance [noun] | |
199895945 | Eulogy | a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person [noun] | |
199895946 | Foliage | the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage [noun] | |
199895947 | Grievous | causing great sorrow [adjective] | |
199895948 | Ignominy | disgrace; dishonor; public contempt [noun] | |
199895949 | Inclement | severe, rough, or harsh; stormy [adjective] | |
199895950 | Inopportune | inappropriate; inconvenient [adjective] | |
199895951 | Labyrinthine | complicated; tortuous [adjective] | |
199895952 | Lurid | gruesome; horrible; revolting [adjective] | |
199895953 | Pallor | unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness [noun] | |
199895954 | Placid | pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed [adjective] | |
199895955 | Portent | an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous [noun] | |
199895956 | Potentate | a person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler [noun] | |
199895957 | Propriety | conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners [noun] | |
199895958 | Quaint | strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way [adjective] | |
199895959 | Witticism | a witty remark or sentence [noun] | |
199895960 | Zenith | a highest point or state; culmination [noun] |
Lesson 1 Vocabulary
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