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8th Grade English

Vocabulary Lesson 14

TermDefinition
congenial adj. getting along well with others; affable
congenial adj. suited to one's needs or tastes; agreeable
decipher v. to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode
decipher v. to interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve
dissect v. to cut into in order to study
dissect v. to study closely; to analyze
enigma n. anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out
enigmatic adj. puzzling; mysterious
ineffectual adj. not bringing about the desired result; futile
infallible adj. incapable of making an error; never wrong
infallible adj. unlikely to fail or go wrong
irrepressible adj. incapable of being controlled or held back
luminous adj. giving of light
luminous adj. clear; easy to understand
millennium n. a period of one thousand years
mire n. an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud
mire v. to get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress
pestilence n. a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
stagnate v. to fail to develop, change or move
stagnant adj. not moving, changing, or developing
sublime adj. great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid
vie v. to compete for, as in a contest
voluminous adj. having great bulk or volume; ample
Created by: msparks
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