English Exam
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- Precluded
- make harder in advance
- Posture
- to strike a pose
- Hindrance
- an obstacle, impediment
- Ascetic
- living without many items or neccesities
- Lethargic
- slugishness, lazy
- Avail
- use to one's advantage
- Sublime
- of high spiritual moral or intellectual wealth
- Quagmire
- a predicament.
- Facetious
- playfully humorous
- Penchant
- a strong liking
- Retribution
- to fight back
- Mundane
- ordinary; like banal
- Motorcade
- escort of alot of vehicles
- Epitome
- a standard or typical example
- Acrimonious
- Full of bitterness.
- Congregate
- brought together into a group or crowd
- Colloquial
- characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
- Enthusiast
- a person having a strong liking for something
- Apathy
- lacking all interest or concern
- Rekindle
- to restart
- Sedentary
- not migratory; settled
- Impunity
- free of getting in trouble
- Elocution
- an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
- Rancor
- bitter long lasting resentment
- Indigent
- poor, destitute
- Accosted
- to approach or speak aggressively
- Prodigal
- a recklessly extravagant consumer
- Prudent
- wise in practical matters
- Banal
- completely ordinary
- Pseudonym
- A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer.
- Adamant
- not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course
- Writhing
- twisting and turning
- Antagonize
- to annoy or provoke to anger
- Bravado
- false bravery
- Abhorrent
- Very repugnant; hateful.
- Foster
- help develop, help grow
- Ludicrous
- ridiculous; silly
- Forefront
- the part in the front or nearest the viewer
- Hiatus
- to get away
- Incalculable
- not capable of being calculated
- Prosperity
- good fortune and financial success; physical well-being
- Devoid
- completely lacking
- Sprawling
- spread out irregularly
- Copacetic
- completely satisfactory; "its all good"
- Myriad
- a large indefinite number
- Meander
- to follow a winding and turning course
- Anecdotal
- funny story
- Barrage
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- Protege
- someone taught, protected, or advanced by a person of experience or influence
- Palpable
- being able to touch