Vocab Past Tests Set 1 Flashcards
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| 885918870 | Abhor | (v.) To hate | |
| 885918871 | Bigot | (n.) narrow-minded, prejudiced person | |
| 885921315 | Counterfeit | (n.) fake; false | |
| 885921316 | Enfranchise | (v.) To give rights and admit as citizen Ex: I enfranchised my slave and set her free after the Civil War won in the Northerners' favor. | |
| 886502667 | Hamper | (v.) To prevent the progress or free movement of Ex: The steady rain hampered the progress of the work. | |
| 886502668 | Kindle | (v.) Light or set on fire | |
| 886502669 | Noxious | (adj.) Harmful; Poisonous; Lethal | |
| 886502670 | Placid | (adj.) Calm and peaceful Ex: The sound of the placid waves of the ocean soothed me to sleep. | |
| 886502671 | Remuneration | (n.) Payment for work done Ex: Many report receiving multiple job offers, with excellent remuneration, even in these difficult times. | |
| 886502672 | Talisman | (n.) Lucky charm | |
| 886502673 | Abrasive | (adj.) Rough; coarse; harsh | |
| 886502674 | Bilk | (v.) To defraud (illegally obtain money from someone by deception), cheat, or swindle Ex: She made millions bilking wealthy clients on art sales. | |
| 886502675 | Covert | (adj.) Hidden; undercover Ex: Covert operations against the government | |
| 886502676 | Engender | (v.) Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition). Ex: The issue engendered continuing controversy. | |
| 886502677 | Hangar | (n.) Storage area (like garage) for a plane | |
| 886502678 | Knotty | (adj.) Complex; difficult to solve | |
| 886502679 | Nuance | (n.) A subtle (very fine) difference in meaning, expression or sound Ex: The nuances of facial expression and body language is hard to layout, but extremely useful once figured out. | |
| 886502680 | Plagiarism | (n.) Taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas | |
| 886502681 | Renown | (adj.) fame Ex: Most authors of great renown are dead. | |
| 886502682 | Tangent | (adj.) Touching, but not intersecting... as in going off topic Ex: He quickly went off on a tangent about wrestling while we were just talking about movies. | |
| 886502683 | Abasement | (n.) Humiliation and degradation caused by lowering in rank, power, office, etc. SYN: Degrading | |
| 886502684 | Billow | (v..) To swell like a large wave, smoke or sound Ex: The dress billowed out around her. | |
| 886502685 | Cower | (v.) To shrink with fear Ex: The children cowered in terror as the shoot out erupted. | |
| 886502686 | Enhance | (v.) improve; make better or clearer | |
| 886502687 | Harangue | (n.) Noisy, attacking speech Ex: There is the man who harangued at length about table manners to a complete stranger. | |
| 886502688 | Labyrinth | (n.) a maze | |
| 886502689 | Nullify | (v.) To make unimportant Ex: The judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions. | |
| 886502690 | Plaintiff | (n.) Petitioner (in court of law) | |
| 886502691 | Replete | (adj.) Full or well-supplied with something Ex: Popular adult fiction replete with adultery and sudden death. | |
| 886502692 | Tangible | (adj.) Can be touched or understood |