Lesson 1 Vocab
A Scarcity; A lack of
Paucity
A charge added to the usual cost.
Surcharge
A proposed idea that has yet to be proven.
Thesis
to injure by beating and rough treatment
maul
to give life to or motion.
animate
A witty saying expressing a single thought or observation.
epigram
Pertaining to or constituting to a major crime.
Felonious.
A meeting or meeting place.
forum
promoting equal rights for all people.
egalitarian
to mislead, to fool.
delude
A brutal, lawless person.
Ruffian
Mentally ill, insane.
demented
to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture.
knead
in a state of violent or destructive rage.
berserk
delayed.
Belated
To happen, to take place
transpire
To sharpen.
Hone
equally skillful with either hand.
ambidextrous
to consider carefully, especially as a group.
deliberate
a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building.
edifice
to defect or evade a blow, especially in sword fighting
Parry
To waste time, to dawdle.
Dally
a rebellion against established authority.
insurrection
one having fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, and displaying contempt for other countries or other beliefs.
chauvinist
marked by conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display.
ostentatious