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