Lessons 1-3 Review
enchanting
(adj.) charming; having the power to attract
affable
(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
sheepish
(adj.) embarrassed
specialized
(adj.) having one use among many possible uses; specific
detestable
(adj.) inspiring or deserving hatred
effective
(adj.) useful in bringing about a result
awe
(n) a feeling of fear or nervous wonder and respect
concept
(n) a general idea or thought about something
hog
(n) a greedy or selfish person
glossary
(n) a list of definitions for terms or important words used in a certain text
scapegoat
(n) a person unfairly set up to take blame for others
derivative
(n) a word formed from another word
synonym
(n) a word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word
antonym
(n) a word that means the opposite of another word
contempt
(n) hateful scorn
horseplay
(n) rough play
terminology
(n) vocabulary particular to a certain subject
context
(n) words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.
fascinate
(v) to attract; to strongly hold the interest of
loathe
(v) to hate intensely
retain
(v) to hold or keep
crave
(v) to need or desire strongly
rave
(v) to praise enthusiastically
hound
(v) to pursue or urge repeatedly or insistently
recoil
(v) to shrink back in fear, dislike, or disgust
beastly
awful; very unpleasant (adj.)
mammoth
huge; gigantic (adj.)
parrot
imitate without understanding (verb)
lionize
to look upon or treat as a celebrity (verb)
pigheaded
unreasonably stubborn (adj.)