Vocabulary 1st Semester

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Flashcards on Vocabulary , created by RicardoSerrano3099 on 15/09/2015.
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Bellicose War-like; aggressive
Consummate Complete, supremely good
Elusive Hard to pin down
Gregarious Sociable; outgoing
Jaundiced Pessimistic, negative; only looks at the bad side
Nettle Annoy
Phenomenon An event or happening
Recuperate Get better after an illness
Superlative Extremely good; the best
Whet Sharpen
Niggardly Miserly; stingy
Philanthropy Charity; giving for love of mankind
Red tape Formalities; paper work; official procedures
Surly Grumpy; rude
Whimsical Changeable; playful; changes moods
Belligerent Aggressive; ready to fight
Contemporary Living or happening at the same time or currently
Emaciated Very thin; looks anorexic
Gritty Course; granular
Jaunt Short trip for pleasure or relaxation
Renovation Repair, making something new again
Resilent Quick to recover, bounce back
Restrained Controlled, repressed, restricted
Reverence Worship, profound respect
Sagacity Wisdom
Novice Apprentice, beginner
Opulent Wealthy
Orator Lector, speaker
Ostentatious Showy, displaying, wealth
Parched Dried up, shrieveled
Bemoan Complain about
Contrite Sorry
Emancipate Set free
Guffaw Sudden loud laughter
Jeopardize Put at risk; endanger
Nomadic Wandering from place to place
Philistine Uncultured person
Redolent Giving off odors; smelly
Surreptitious Secret; sneaky
Willful Stubborn
Bequeath Leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
Conundrum A puzzle
Emulate To imitate something admired
Gullible Easily fooled
Jubilant Estatic, delighted, rejoicing
Nostalgia Longing for the past
Pious Very religious
Refute Disprove
Sybarite Loves luxury
Zany Crazy; wacky
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