Vocabulary Builder: Advanced English Words

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Excessively sentimental or emotional (correct)

Having a strong and bitter taste

Having a strong and unpleasant smell

Having a loud and harsh sound

Justify

Decimate

Defer (correct)

Acknowledge

Relating to the heart

Relating to the brain

Relating to the skin

Relating to the intestines (correct)

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Study Notes

Effervescent: describe something that is lively and enthusiastic, often used to describe someone's personality or a festive atmosphere
Mawkish: excessively sentimental or emotional, often in a way that is considered annoying or insincere
Parsimonious: extremely frugal or stingy with money, reluctant to spend or give
Visceral: relating to strong emotions or instincts, often used to describe a deep, intuitive feeling
Ingeniously: doing something in a clever or inventive way
Inquisitively: having a curious or questioning nature, often asking many questions
Obnoxiously: behaving in a way that is annoying or unpleasant, often intentionally so
Reluctantly: doing something unwillingly or hesitantly, often with some resistance
Solemnly: doing something in a serious or formal manner, often with a sense of gravity or importance
Unethically: behaving in a way that is morally wrong or unjust, often going against accepted standards

Acknowledge: to accept or admit something as true or valid
Accost: to approach someone suddenly or aggressively, often in a confrontational manner
Decimate: to reduce something by a large amount, often by a significant percentage
Defer: to put off or delay something until a later time
Justify: to show or prove that something is reasonable or justified
Litigate: to engage in a legal case or lawsuit, often involving a long and complex process

Culinary: related to food or cooking, often used to describe a high level of skill or expertise
Homogeneous: uniform or identical in composition or character, often used to describe a mixture or group
Immutable: unable to be changed or modified, often used to describe a fundamental aspect of something