English Vocabulary Lessons 1-10 Words and Definitions
Fatalistic
Adj. - Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
Dastardly
Adj. - Cowardly and treacherous
Belated
Adj. - Delayed
Pensive
Adj. - Dreamily thoughtful
Choleric
Adj. - Easily angered
Ambidextrous
Adj. - Equally skillful with either hand
Aghast
Adj. - Feeling great dismay or horror
Glutinous
Adj. - Gluey; sticky
Berserk
Adj. - In a start of violent or destructive rage
Elated
Adj. - In high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
Fallow
Adj. - Inactive; unproductive
Ostentatious
Adj. - Marked by a pretentious or showy display to impress others or attract attention
Demented
Adj. - Mentally ill; insane
Licentious
Adj. - Morally unrestrained; immoral
Antiquated
Adj. - No longer used or useful; very old
Cadaverous
Adj. - Of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin
Gothic
Adj. - Of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
Felonious
Adj. - Pertaining to or consitiuuting a major crime (a felony)
Egalitarian
Adj. - Promoting equal rights for all people
Lackadaisical
Adj. - Uniterested; listless
Jaded
Adj. - Worn out; dulled; as from overindulgence
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Orge
N. - A brute; a large monster; a frightful giant
Numismatist
N. - A coin collector
Despot
N. - A dictator with absolute power
Qualm
N. - A feeling of uneasiness
Obsequy/Obsequies
N. - A funeral reit or ceremony - (usually that plural form of this word is used)
Edifice
N. - A large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
Bibliophile
N. - A lover of books
Gambit
N. - A maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
Opiate
N. - A narrcotic used to cause sleep or bring releif from pain; a drug containing opium
Gaff
N. - A pole with a large hook on the end
Homily
N. - A sermon
Laggard
N. - A slow person, especially one who falls behind
Flux
N. - A state of continual change or movement
Granary
N. - A storehouse for grain
Epigram
N. - A witty saying expressing a single thought or observation; quip
Hovel
N. - A wretched living place; an open shed
Lampoon
N. - A written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
Caricature
N. - An exaggerated portrayal of one's features
Egress
N. - An exit; means of going out
Mandarin
N. - An influential person; a member of an elite group
Denizen
N. - An occupant; inhabitant
Entity
N. - Anything having existance, either physical or mystical
Blight
N. - Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devastation
Demise
N. - Death; a ceasing to exist
Enmity
N. - Deep-seated hostility, often mutual
Penury
N. - Extreme poverty
Nepotism
N. - Favoritism shown to fanily or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices
Decadence
N. - Moral deterioration
Fealty
N. - Obligated loyalty or faithfulness
Chauvinist
N. - One having a prejudiced belief in the superiority of their own gender, group, or kind
Charisma
N. - Personal appeal or attraction
Effrontery
N. - Shameless boldness
Paucity
N. - Smallness of qanity; scarcity; scantines; smallness or insuffciency of number; fewness
Elite
N. - The choice members of the best group
Gist
N. - The main point
Felicity
N. - happiness; bliss
Elude
To escape notice; to get away from
Entice
V. - To attract by offering rewared or pleasure
Beleaguer
V. - To besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass
Blik
V. - To cheat or swindle; to thwart
Glean
V. - To collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor
Amalgamate
V. - To combine; consolidate
Educe
V. - To draw or bring out
Quaff
V. - To drink in large quantities; to gulp
Imbibe
V. - To drink, especially alcohol
Gorge
V. - To eat or swallow greedily
Obtrude
V. - To force oneself into a situation uninvited; impose
Impede
V. - To hinder, obstruct
Allude
V. - To hint at, to refer to indirectly
Mesmerize
V. - To hypnotize
Imbue
V. - To inspire or influence
Daunt
V. - To make afraid; to discourage
Delude
V. - To mislead or fool
Efface
V. - To obliterate; to wipe out
Gratify
V. - To please
Grid
V. - To prepare for an event or action
Feign
V. - To pretend
Beget
V. - To produce; to make happen
Advocate
V. - To recommend; to speak in favor of
Begrudge
V. - To resent another's success to envy
Emit
V. - To send out; to give forth, as in sound or light
Hone
V. - To sharpen
Declaim
V. - To speak in a dramatic, impassioned or blustering manner
Desist
V. - To stop, discontinue
Dally
V. - To waster time; to dawdle
Chafe
V. - To wear or irritate, often through rubing or friction
Knead
V. - To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
Bandy
V. - to exchange words, to discuss casually
Alienate
V. - to turn away feelings or affections
Animate
V. To give life or motion to