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1. Vocabulary List #7 601. rancorous Having deep-seated enmity or ill-will
602. garrulous talkative; loquacious, voluble
603. patrician noble, aristocratic; the upper-class of ancient Rome
604. chagrin distress caused by failure or disappointment
605. circumspect careful; cautious; looking things over carefully before acting.
606. halcyon calm; peaceful
607. sapient wise, discerning
608. arrogate to assume or claim as ones own but proudly
609. enamored fondly in love; charmed; fascinated
610. jesuitical crafty in argument; talking like a Jesuit
2. Vocabulary List #7 611. devotee one devoted to a cause or activity
612. blasι not caring because of overindulgence
613. gossamer a filmy spiders web
614. peregrination a wandering; a traveling or going about.
615. indicative designating or pointing out
616. commensurate equal in measure; proportional; corresponding to
617. augment to enlarge or increase (something)
618. refractory unmanageable; unruly; resisting ordinary treatment
619. siren a seductive and destructive woman
620. patronage support or encouragement; condescension
3. Vocabulary List #7 621. rouι a rake; a debauchee
622. rapacity sate of being predatory or grasping
623. lightsome nimble, graceful; frivolous or fickle
624. pathos ability of art to awaken pity and sympathy or tender sorrow
625. functionary an official; one who has a government function
626. covenant a solemn agreement
627. rectitude uprightness; moral straightness
628. magnate a tycoon; a big industrialist
629. supercilious haughty; stuck-up
630. persona a character in a drama
4. Vocabulary List #7 631. nonce a particular occasion or purpose
632. incipient just beginning
633. afflatus inspiration; a divine impulse
634. waif a stray person or animal; a homeless child
635. qualm a pang, especially a pang of conscience
636. complaisance a desire to please or oblige; affability
637. mercantile pertaining to merchants or trade
638. avoirdupois a system of weights
639. lionize to treat as an object or great interest or importance
640. reproof rebuke or criticism
5. Vocabulary List #7 641. exodus a going out; a leaving (mass)
642. maunderings slow and idle wanderings; act of speaking disconnectedly
643. interstices spaces that intervene between
644. expostulate to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of discussion or remonstrance ( expostulation)
645. quandary a dilemma
646. delude to mislead the mid or judgment of; to trick
647. amenities conventional social nicities
648. abate to become weaker or less; to get smaller
649. pythoness a woman who practices divination; a prophetess
650. bravado a false show of bravery
6. Vocabulary List #7 651. perfidy act of violating ones trust or promise; treachery (adj. perfidious)
652. tractable capable of being led, taught, or controlled; docile
653. ire anger; wrath
654. panacea a cure-all
655. salacious having the propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous
656. begilded coated with gold; given a fair outer appearance
657. droll having a different sense of humor; amusing but strange
658. roseate tinged with the color rose
659. vestibule a room between the outer door and the interior of a building
660. nonplussed puzzled; baffled; having ones judgment confounded
7. Vocabulary List #7 661. deign to stoop; to condescend to give
662. plausible superficially fair or reasonable; possible but not valid; specious
663. pomp formal splendor; a show of magnificence (adj. pompous)
664. sine que non an absolute necessity (without which not)
665. judicious wise; governed by sound judgment; prudent
666. elite a special or select group
667. portly corpulent and dignified in appearance
668. raiment clothing in general; garments
669. vogue style; fashion (in vogue)
670. obsequious cringing; fawning; kissing up
8. Vocabulary List #7 671. bower a rustic cottage or retreat; a leafy shelter of boughs, vines, etc
672. equanimity calm temper; composure; evenness of mind
673. desultory jumping form one thing or subject to another without rational connection; rambling
674. novitiate the state of being a novice; apprenticeship
675. napery household line, especially table linen
676. akimbo with hands on hips and elbows out
677. inveigh to utter severe denunciations (against)
678. gratuities tips; freely given rewards
679. affray a brawl; a tumultuous quarrel
680. divan a large low couch (without back or ends)
9. Vocabulary List #7 681. tonsorial pertaining to a barber or his work
682. unkempt not combed; disheveled
683. nonchalance an attitude of not showing enthusiam; coolness
684. snag-froid coolness under pressure
685. disconsolate dejected; sad; (unable to be consoled)
686. aspersions insults (to cast aspersions)
687. stultify to frustrate, invalidate, or make futile; to put roadblocks in front of
688. surfeit excess, oversupply, superfluity
689. lassitude weariness; listlessness; languor
690. redolent exuding a fragrance; full of particular smells
10. Vocabulary List #7 691. blazonry a dazzling display like a pageant
692. wroth highly incense; wrathful
693. irascible quick to anger; quick-tempered
694. asknace with disapproval or distrust; obliquely (to look askance at)
695. chic fashionable
696. epaulets military shoulder ornaments
697. hostelry an inn or hotel
698. circuitous roundabout; indirect
699. motley varied in color; composed of various types
700. paltry trivial; meager; inferior