to persuade by pleasant words; to coax with flattery and insincere talk; to wheedle | ||
roomy, spacious | ||
to release from an entanglement or a difficulty; to set free | ||
of or suited to a servant; servile | ||
growing without check or restaint; flourishing; widespread | ||
to deliver; to send; to hand over; to assign to an undesirable position or place | ||
the art of public speaking; a style or manner of public speaking or reading | ||
incapable of being corrected or reformed; persistently bad | ||
having or making a harsh sound; shrill | ||
very poisonous or harmful; deadly; intensely bitter or spiteful | ||
not feeling or showing emotion | ||
to soothe the temper of; to appease; to pacify | ||
a natural tendency or ability | ||
to completely reject; to disown; to refuse to accept | ||
used to sitting much of the time; moving little and rarely; staying in one place | ||
approval and support; patronage | ||
concealed, usually for a forbidden purpose; secret; covert | ||
reserved; reluctant, discreet | ||
reckless boldness; rashness; foolhardiness | ||
a slight remnant; a trace of something that no longer exists; a minute quality | ||
inequality; difference; unlikeness | ||
joking; said in fun; meant to be amusing | ||
too ready to please, praise, or obey; meddlesome; offering unwanted or unneeded advice or comments | ||
harsh or caustic; extremely severe or bitter | ||
inactivity; quietness; stillness | ||
entirely without; empty; totally lacking | ||
unalterable; relentless | ||
thin; not substantial; flimsy | ||
keen, sound judgment; mental acuteness; shrewdness | ||
debatable; resolved and not worth further discussion or consideration | ||
to be a sign or omen of; to portend | ||
intended for or understood by only a few; confidential; private | ||
to give according to measure or one's judgment; to allot or distribute | ||
a wronge name; an error in naming a person, place, or thing | ||
marked with spots, blotches, or streaks of different colors | ||
sharp or bitter in language or manner | ||
great fear or shock that leaves one confused and bewildered; great dismay | ||
a riddle or puzzle; something puzzling or unexplainable; a mystery | ||
to interpret; to set forth or explain in detail | ||
fond of talking; talkative |
Semester II Vocabulary
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