Lesson 1

100

n. a person who eats or consumes to excess

glutton

100

v. to make feeble; to weaken

debilitate

100

n. a small village

hamlet

200

v. to dislike intensely

loathe

200

n. a desire to cause harm to others

malice

200

v. to steal, especially in small amounts

pilfer

300

n. a deviation from what is normal or proper

aberration

300

n. a payment in return for something, especially damages

v. to pay or to pay for

recompense

300

n. great happiness, a pleasing manner or style

felicity

400

n. a sentimental longing for things of the past

nostalgia

400

v. to settle in a safe, snug, or hidden place

ensconce

400

n. the ability to choose willfully, a choice; the act of making a choice

volition

500

v. to surrender

capitulate

500

v. to leave to another by will after one's death; to hand down

bequeath

500

adj. difficult to believe; unlikely

implausible