vocabulary week one
vocabulary week two
vocabulary week three
vocabulary week four
prefix/suffix
100
failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose
What is abortive
100
a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridicule
What is lampoon
100
someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids
What is bete noire
100
ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with
What is cantankerous
100
not regular
What is irregular
200
synonyms: image-breaking, irreverent
What is iconoclastic
200
to corrupt morally, seduce
What is debauch
200
to be an omen of; to indicate by signs
What is bode
200
the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's cheif aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure
What is hedonism
200
not able
What is unable
300
a means of testing work or genuineness
What is touchstone
300
dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brillance
What is eclat
300
to acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement
What is kudos
300
a sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else
What is empathy
300
not organized
What is unorganized or disorganized
400
foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompous
What is modulate
400
to jump or skip playfully
What is gambol
400
a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one, like a nightmare
What is incubus
400
the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison
What is bane
400
not pleased
What is displeased
500
to trade or swap
What is quid pro quo
500
antonym: rigid, inflexible, unyielding
What is malleable
500
synonym: pleonasm
What is tautology
500
to send or order back
What is remand
500
do not understand
What is misunderstand
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