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Word List Day 11
Word | Definition |
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felon | person guilty of murder |
frugal | careful; economical |
shun | keep away from avoid |
mendacious | lying; habitually dishonest |
apprise | give notice to inform |
muffler | cloth worn round the neck; silencer |
bigot | stubborn; narrow-minded person |
imperative | urgent; essential |
enthral | take the whole attention, enslave |
smolder | burn slowly without flame |
dismal | sad; gloomy; miserable |
perilous | dangerous |
lavish | giving or producing freely liberally or generously |
trickle | flow in drops |
diabolical | having the qualities of a devil |
vehemence | forcefulness |
disencumber | free from encumbrance |
impending | imminent; about to happen; expected |
stickler | person who insists on importance of something |
stigma | mark of shame or disgrace |
avow | admit; declare openly |
castigation | severe punishment |
benevolence | wish or activity in doing good |
incessant | Constant |
squat | crouch/settle without permission |
indulge | gratify; give way to satisfy allow oneself |
deter | discourage hinder |
incredulous | skeptical; unwilling to believe |
tenacity | firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on |
exuberance | state of growing vigorously being full of life |
apostate | one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions |
gist | the point general sense |
transient | temporary fleeting |
connotation | suggestion in addition to |
engrave | impress deeply |