Day 39
43 words to learn
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aggregate
total
ag-ri-geyt
amounting to a whole; total
ambrosia
something delicious
am-BROH-zhuh
food of the Gods; something delicious
arabesque
complex design
ar-uh-BESK
a complex, ornate design that consists of intertwined curves ; a pose in ballet
arbitrator
mediator
AHR-bi-trey-ter
mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute
archaic
outdated
ahr-KAY-ihk
ancient and outdated
arrant
unmitigated
AR-unt
unmitigated, utter, bare-faced
contumacious
rebellious
kahn-tuh-MAY-shuhs
lacking respect for authority ; rebellious
deciduous
short-lived
dih-SIH-joo-uhs
losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
die
shaping tool
dye
a tool used for shaping
disallow
refuse to allow
dis-uh-LOU
to refuse to allow
dissonance
disagreement
DIHS-uh-nuhns
lack of harmony ; disagreement
distaff
female
DIS-taf
the female branch of a family
enhance
improve
en-HANS
to improve the quality of
exact
to demand
ig-ZAKT
to demand; extort
exasperated
annoyed
ig-ZAS-puh-reytd
to make very angry or impatient; frustrated
expiate
atone
EHK-spee-ayt
to atone or make amends for
extempore
without preparation
ik-STEM-puh-ree
without preparation
fawning
flattering
fawn-ing
seeking favor by flattery
fell
barren hill
fel
a barren hill or area of hills in northern England; an animal's hide
fervor
enthusiasm
FUR-ver
great warmth of feeling ; enthusiasm
fledgling
novice
FLEJ-ling
a young and inexperienced person ; novice
foment
incite
foh-MEHNT
to stir up or incite; bathe with hot liquids (medical)
fracas
noisy quarrel
FRAY-kus
a noisy argument or fight; distrubance
fragile
delicate
FRAJ-uhl
easily broken; delicate
glean
to gather
gleen
to gather facts in small quantities
implode
collapse inward
im-PLOHD
collapse inward
ingenuous
naive, sincere
ihn-JEHN-yoo-uhs
showing innocence ; honest, unsophisticated
involute
complex
IN-vuh-loot
complex; curved inward
ire
anger
ahy-r
anger, wrath
mellifluous
sweetly flowing
mel-I-floo-us
sweetly or smoothly flowing,
multifaceted
having many aspects
mul-ty-FAS-it-id
having many aspects
peripheral
not important
puh-RIF-er-uhl
on the edge; not important
plea
request
plee
request
primordial
original
prahy-MAWR-dee-uhl
existing from the very beginning; original
protocol
procedure
PROH-tuh-kawl
procedure; code of behavior
referendum
poll
ref-uh-REN-duhm
public vote
rumple
crush
RUHM-puhl
to crush into wrinkles; ruffle
servile
submissive
SUR-vil
overly submissive; groveling
stevedore
dockworker
STEE-vi-dawr
a person employed to load or unload ships; dockworker
tome
heavy book
tohm
a large, heavy book
transcendental
surpassing
tran-sen-DEN-tl
supernatural; going beyond normal experience
vigilance
watchfulness
VIJ-uh-luhns
watchfulness
zealous
ardently active
ZEL-us
ardently active; diligent