Day 37
45 words to learn
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abet
assist in wrongdoing
uh-BET
to encourage somebody, usually in wrongdoing
analogue
something similar
AN-i-awg
something similar; output proportional to input (engineering)
bane
cause of misery
bayn
source of harm; cause of misery
bequest
legacy
bih-KWEST
something given in will; legacy
bucolic
pastoral
byoo-KAH-lik
connected with the countryside ; rural
cogent
convincing
KOH-juhnt
convincing, relevant
covetous
desirous
KUHV-i-tuhs
desirous to own something that other people have
disabuse
undeceive
dih-suh-BYUZE
to correct a false impression; undeceive
dyspeptic
crabby
dihs-PEHP-tihk
suffering from indigestion; irritable
effrontery
daring
eh-FRUHNT-uhr-ee
rude and shameless behavior; daring
egalitarianism
equality
ih-gal-i-TAIR-ee-uh-niz-uhm
belief in equality
elaborate (adj.)
intricate
ih-LAB-er-it
worked out with a lot of care in great detail
enfranchise
voting rights
en-FRAN-chahyz
give voting rights; to bestow a franchise on
extort
obtain by threats
ik-STAWRT
to obtain by threats
exuberance
exhilaration
ig-ZOO-ber-uhns
state of growing vigorously; exhilaration
formidable
causing fear
FAWR-mi-duh-buhl
causing fear ; threatening
frenetic
frantic
fruh-NEHT-ihk
frantic
glut
fill to excess
gluht
fill to excess; eat in excess
gustatory
pertaining to taste
GUHS-tuh-tawr-ee
pertaining to the sense of taste
impious
not religious
IHM-pee-uhs
not religious; disrespectful
impromptu
improvised
im-PROMP-too
done without preparation; improvised
ingenious
original
ih-JEEN-yuhs
original, clever, inventive
lament
grieve
luh-MEHNT
to feel great sorrow; to grieve
lax
careless
laks
careless; not strict
lethargic
sluggish
luh-THAR-jik
sluggish, lazy
macerate
soften
MAS-uh-reyt
make or become soft by soaking in water
matriarchy
governed by women
MEY-tree-ahr-kee
society governed by women
mischievous
naughty
MIS-chuh-vuhs
causing harm or trouble; naughty
partisan
one-sided
PAHR-tuh-zun
one-sided; committed to a party
penitent
repentant
PEN-i-tuhnt
feeling or showing regret
percipient
discerning
puhr-SIHP-ee-uhnt
discerning, able to perceive
poncho
Blanket like cloak
PON-choh
a cloak with hole in the center to admit the head
predominate
dominate
pri-DOM-uh-neyt
to be stronger or greater than others; to surpass others in authority
prevalent
widespread
PREV-uh-luhnt
widespread
purport
to profess
per-PAWRT
to profess
resolute
determined
RE-zoh-loot
determined
spectrum
band of colored lights
SPEK-truhm
a band of colored lights; a range of related ideas
subjugate
conquer
SUHB-juh-gayt
to conquer, subdue; to enslave
surly
bad tempered
SUHR-lee
bad tempered; hostile; rude; grumpy
undulating
moving in waves
UHN-juh-leyt-ing
moving in a wavelike motion
unearth
bring to light
uhn-URTH
bring to light; discover
urbane
civilized
ur-BAYN
sophisticated, civilized
venal
corrupt
VEE-nul
capable of being bought; mercenary
vindicate
acquit
VIN-di-keyt
prove right; remove blame
waver
to fluctuate
WAY-vuhr
to fluctuate between choices; move to and fro