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Word List Day 1
Word | Meaning |
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introspection | examining one's own thoughts and feelings |
philanthropist | one who loves mankind |
antidote | medicine used against a poison or a disease |
strive | to make great efforts, to struggle |
ambidextrous | able to use the left hand or the right equally well |
precursors | a person or thing that precedes, as in a process or job. |
retrospective | Looking back on past |
introvert | one who turns towards himself |
ambiguous | doubtful; uncertain |
gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
aggravate | make worse; irritate |
braggart | boastful |
entice | attract, lure |
equilibrium | state of being balanced |
alleviate | make (pain) easier to bear |
adorn | add beauty; decorate |
malevolent | malicious; evil; having or showing ill will |
connote | Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning |
abhor | to hate; to detest |
agile | active; quick-moving |
endeavor | to make an effort, to try very hard |
stray | wander lose one's way |
renovate | restore something to better condition |
curriculum | course of study |
amalgamate | mix; combine; unite societies |
drowsiness | feeling sleepy half asleep |
disrobe | undress |
xenophile (zen-uh-fahyl) | a person who is attracted to foreign peoples cultures |
suffocate | cause or have difficulty in breathing |
sequence | succession connected line of |
scent | smell (especially pleasant) |
sporadic | happening from time to time |
affinity | close connection; relationship |
audacious | Bold |
heterogeneous | made up of different kinds |