Semester II Vocabulary
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| 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 |
