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Vocab. - Level C
Unit 14
Vocab. - Level C | Unit 14 |
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amplify | (v.) to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like |
armistice | (n.) a temporary peace, halt in fighting |
arrogant | (adj.) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance |
bland | (adj.) gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste |
disclaim | (v.) to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to |
epoch | (n.) a distinct period of time, era, age |
estrange | (v.) to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance |
gratify | (v.) to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor |
infinite | (adj.) exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; (n. preceded by "the") an incalculable number, the concept of infinity |
irascible | (adj.) easily made angry, hot-tempered |
kindred | (n.) a person's relatives; a family relationship; (adj.) related by blood; like, similar |
naive | (adj.) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldlly knowledge and experience |
niche | (n.) a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing |
obliterate | (v.) to blot out completely, destroy utterly |
ramshackle | (adj.) appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky |
ransack | (v.) to search or examine thorooughly; to rob , plunder |
rote | (n.) unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something; (adj.) based on a mechanical routine |
solvent | (adj.) able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; (n.) a liquid used to disolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates or softens |
tedious | (adj.) long and tiresome |
vendor | (n.) a person who sells something |