Set 2 (Fall Comp 1)

Abrogate

To abolish or do away with

Auspicious

Marked by success; prosperous; favorable circumstances

Chicanery

Deception by trickery

Circumnavigate

To proceed completely around; to go around; circumvent

Enervate

To weaken or destroy the strength of

Euro

Currency among members of the European Monetary Union

Fatuous

Foolish or silly

Gamete

A reproductive cell with half the number of chromosomes

Hemoglobin

Iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries O2 & CO2 between the lungs & tissues

Impeach

To make an accusation against; to charge with improper conduct in office

Infrastructure

Basic services needed for a community to function (water

Kinetic

Energy relating to or produced by motion

Loquacious

Very talkative

Machiavellian

Characterized by cunning and deceit

Maudlin

Excessively sentimental

Narcissist

One who is excessively preoccupied with oneself; an extremely self-centered person

Oblivion

The condition of being completely forgotten; a condition of total forgetfulness

Panacea

A remedy for all diseases

Philistine

A person who is smugly indifferent or antagonistic to art and culture

Quintessential

Being the best or most typical example of its kind

Scintillating

Lively and exceptionally intelligent; animated and brilliant

Suave

Gracious and sophisticated

Tête-à-tête

A private conversation between two people

Unrequited

Not given, rewarded, or felt in return

Waft

To move or cause to move gently and smoothly through the air