Vocabulary Review Lessons 1-7

v. to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily).

n. an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine.

adj. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp.

v. to enlarge; to increase in amount and intensity.

adj. extremely thin; wasted away.

n. a creative work, especially a numbered composition.

adj. quiet and modest; reserved.

adj. extremely poor; lacking necessities like food or shelter.

adj. doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives.

adj. extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise.

v. to cast overboard; to discard/throw away.

v. to tell; to reveal (as a secret)

n. a drink, especially an alcoholic one.

n. teasing; playful conversation.

adj. lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating.

v. to criticize or punish severely.

n. complete disorder.

v. to forgive or overlook an offense.

n. inequality; difference.

n. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army.

n. one who is intolerant of differences in others.

n. greed; desire for wealth.

v. to praise highly.

adj. numerous; large quantities.

adj. sociable; fond of the company of others.

n. an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or thing.

n. a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options.