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Eminent
[adj.] prominent; distinguished; famous; noteworthy
Benefactor
[n.] a donor; one who gives money or gifts
Revitalize
[v.] to renew something or somebody
Incorporeal
[adj.] without physical being; existing solely as a spirit
Misnomer
[n.] an unsuitable name; a wrong name
Exacerbate
[v.] to make worse; to make more violent or intense
Unparalleled
[adj.] having no equal
Anachronism
[n.] something out of time; a chronological mistake
Disparage
[v.] to criticize; to speak ill of
Intrepid
[adj.] brave in the face of danger; undaunted
Addendum
[n.] something added; a supplement
Inundate
[v]. to overwhelm; to flood with abundance
Superfluous
[adj.] redundant; exceeding what is necessary; extravagant
Hiatus
[n.] a break or gap in duration or continuity; a pause
Flummox
[v.] to confuse; to bewilder; to baffle
Egregious
[adj.] outrageously bad; ridiculous to an extraordinary degree
Kismet
[n.] fate; fortune
Peruse
[v.] to examine or review carefully
Pugnacious
[adj.] quarrelsome; inclined to fight or be aggressive
Emprise
[n.] a bold adventure; chivalrous skill or daring
Exculpate
[v.] to free from guilt or blame; to exonerate
Hackneyed
[adj.] unoriginal; unimaginative; made commonplace by overuse
Antipode
[n.] an exact opposite
Embrangle
[v.] to confuse, perplex, or entangle somebody
Listless
[adj.] uninterested, weary, lacking energy
Author
badger.buddy
ID
247222
Card Set
English Vocab #3
Description
pretty self-explanatory
Updated
11/16/2013, 11:26:53 PM
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