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Vocab Units 7 - 13

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Units 7-13Units 7-13
acme the highest point
attribute a quality
belittle to put down
convey to get (a message) across
doctrine a belief, a principle
excise to remove by cutting
exotic foreign
haggard looking run down
jaunty bubbly, bouncy
juncture where two things join
menial a lowly job
parry to fend off
predatory to go after, to plunder
ravage to destroy
stance a position on an issue
tawdry cheap, low class
turncoat a traitor
unassuming not calling attention to yourself
wallow to roll about lazily (like a pig)
waver to go back and forth (can't make up your mind)
abut to join at one end (like land)
attire clothes
avail to make the most of
crony a close friend
cryptic puzzling, secretive
divergent going in different directions
enmity hatred
fervent passionate
gaunt skin and bones
infiltrate to slip into (like the enemy's camp)
nullify to cancel out
perceptible able to be noticed
plummet to fall hard and fast
proclaim to tell the world
proxy a substitute
rankle to get under your skin, to tick off
scavenger someone or thing that eats dead bodies
stint to limit or hold back
stoical to stay in control during tough times
unflagging non- stop, tireless
apt likely, suitable
awry to go wrong
bludgeon to attack with a blunt weapon
capitulate to give in
chafe to get ticked off at, to irritate
defile to make dirty
dire desperate
disarming charming
disgruntled very unhappy
encroach to go past a boundary
endow to furnish, to equip
fend to resist
impunity to get away with something
mien personality, attitude
penal having to do with punishment
pertinent getting to the point
predominant most common, most frequent
prodigy a boy or girl genius (Mozart)
recluse a loner, a hermit
renown fame, glory
accord agreement
barter to trade;exchange
curt rude,short
devise to plan out
dexterous skillful
engross to obsess on
entail to require
ferret to search or hunt; weasel
habituate to become used to
impending about to happen
personable friendly
rue to regret
scoff to make fun of
transition to change
trepidation fear
upbraid to blame; to scold
veritable true or real
vex to anger
vitality strength or energy
whimsical odd ideas; peculiar
appease to make calm
belated late, tardy
calamitous causing a lot of problems
cite to quote
conventional commonplace, usual, normal
decoy a trap, to trap
delve to check out, investigate
ensue to follow
gallantry bravery, daring
impart to share knowledge
judicious using good judgment
mediate to help to settle an argument
milieu surroundings, environment
outlandish weird, freakish
overbearing bullying, haughty
pert lively, bold
quirk acting peculiarly
regale to amuse, to entertain
shiftless lazy, lacking motivation
taint blot, stain
abdicate to resign, to give up power
bestow to give as a gift
capacious roomy, spacious
caustic sarcastic, burning
crusade to work hard for something
deface to damage property
embargo a ban on trade
fallacy a wrong idea
levity light humor
mendicant a beggar
nauseate to become sick
negate to cancel out
pivotal a turning point
recipient one who receives
ruse a trick
teem overflow
tenet a belief
tractable manageable
ungainly clumsy, awkward
voracious having a huge appetite
adapt to change
attest to witness
dovetail to come together nicely
enormity huge size
falter to stumble, to hesitate
foreboding a warning about something bad
forlorn helpless, sad and lonely
haughty full of one's own importance
impediment a physical defect
imperative urgent, of utmost importance
loiter to hang around doing nothing
malinger calling in sick when you're not
pithy a brief but effective statemen
plunder to steal, to loot
simper a silly, forced smile
steadfast not moving or changing
vaunted much boasted about
vilify to put down, to belittle
waif a stray, homeless
wry amusing, witty
Created by: jfitzgerald
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