(W1) Vocabulary Lesson #1 Review

bewail

• v. To express deep regret or sorrow over

• v. To set free from slavery; to liberate

• adj. Not continuous; happening at intervals

destitute

• v. To praise highly

• adj. 1. Without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life

  2. Lacking; devoid of

• adj. Required or demanded

detract

• v. To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of

• n. A person who wanders from place to place

• v. 1. To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise

  2. To gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise

emancipate

• v. To praise highly

• v. To express deep regret or sorrow over

• v. To set free from slavery; to liberate

extol

• v. To praise highly

• adj. Required or demanded

• v. To set free from slavery; to liberate

flamboyant

• adj. Required or demanded

• adj. Not continuous; happening at intervals

• adj. Excessively showy; unrestrained

impetus

• adj. Not continuous; happening at intervals

• n. 1. A driving force; anything that causes an action

  2. Increased activity resulting from a driving force

• n. A face, especially one that expresses feelings

insuperable

• adj. Incapable of being overcome or defeated

• adj. Not continuous; happening at intervals

• adj. Required or demanded

intermittent

• adj. Not continuous; happening at intervals

• adj. Excessively showy; unrestrained

• adj. Required or demanded

maxim

• n. A person who wanders from place to place

• n. A face, especially one that expresses feelings

• n. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying