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Increasing Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apex | n. the highest point of something |
| appendage | n. something small that is attached to something smaller |
| arcane | adj. describes something secretive/mysterious |
| bedlam | n. chaos/disorder |
| bona fide | adj. good faith, authentic or genuine |
| carcinogen | n. anything that can cause cancer |
| celestial | adj. something that is heavenly |
| circumvent | v. to steer around or to avoid |
| debonair | adj. suave, charming, gentlemanly |
| dexterous | adj. the ablity to move/manipulate the hands very carefully |
| effervescebt | adj. lively or sparkling (personality) |
| egregious | adj. openly or obviously harmful or dangerous |
| exodus | n. massive, significant departure |
| expunge | v. to erase or remove; often in a legal capacity |
| formidable | adj. fierce, threatening, or awe inspiring |
| gauntlet | n. armored glove; challenge; rigorous |
| gregarious | adj. outgoing, social |
| harbinger | n. symbol/sign of a future event |
| impropriety | n. an action or behavior that is unacceptable |
| inclement | adj. stormy, harsh, potentially violent |
| indolent | adj. lazy (people) |
| intrepid | adj. fearless |
| jettison | v. to discard, throw away, toss out |
| juxtapose | v. put two things side by side to compare them |
| languid | adj. sluggish, slow, drooping something that's lost its energy |
| loquacious | adj. talkative, social (people's personality), can become and irritant |
| luminary | n. somebody who is intelligent or influential in some area |
| rupt: | break, burst |
| incorruptible | adj. incapable of being morally corrupted |
| cide | killing, killer |
| fratricide | n. the killing of one's brother or sister |
| matricide | n. the act of killing ones mother |
| patricide | n. the act of murdering ones father |
| regicide | n. the killing of a king |
| sororicide | n. the killing of ones sister |
| vor | eat greedily |
| omnivorous | adj. taking in everything available |
| voracious | adj. consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food |
| voracious (2) | adj. having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit |
| string (strict) | bind, draw tight |
| astringent (adj, 1) | tending to draw together or constrict tissues |
| astringent (adj. 2) | sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe |
| astringent (n) | n. a substance that draws together body tissues and stops the flow of blood or other secretions |
| stricture | n. a restraint, limit, or restriction |
| stricture (2) | n. an adverse remark or criticism, censure |
| stringent | adj. imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe |
| viv | live, alive |
| convivial | adj. fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable |
| vivacious | adj. full of animation and spirit; lively |
| vivify | v. to make more lively, intense, or striking |
| vivisection | n. the act or practice of cutting into or injuring living animals |
| tort (tors) | twist |
| retort | v. to reply, esp. to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| retort (2) | n. a closed laboratory vessel with an outlet tube used for distillation, sublimation, or decomposition by heat |
| torsion | n. the act of twisting or turning |
| tortuous | adj. having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting |
| tortuous (2) | adj. not straightforward; circuitous; devious |
| vict (vinc) | conquer, show conclusively |
| evince | v. to show or demonstrate clearly; manifest |
| vanquish | v. to defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate |
| vanquish (2) | v. to overcome or subdue (an emotion for example); supress |
| fract (frag) | break |
| fractious | adj. inclined to make trouble; unruly |
| refract | v. to deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction |
| refractory | adj. obstinately resistant to authority or control |
| omni | all, every, everywhere |
| omnibus | adj. including or covering many things or classes |
| omnibus (3) | n. a printed anthology of the works of one author of of writings |
| omnifarious | adj. of all kinds; on every side |
| omnific | adj. all-creating |
| omnipotent | adj. having unlimited or universal power; authority, or force |
| omnipresent | adj. present everywhere simultaneously |
| omniscient | adj. having total knowledge; knowing everything |
| flect (flex) | bend |
| genuflect | to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground as in worship |
| ten(tin, tent) | hold, keep |
| impertinent | adj. exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners, improperly forward or bold |
| pertinacious | adj. holding tenaciously to a purpose, belief, opinion or course of action |
| pertinent | adj. having precise logical relevance to the matter at hand |
| retinue | n. the retainers accompanying a high ranking person |
| tenancy | n. the period of a tenant occupancy or possession |
| tenet | n. an opinion, doctrine, or principal held as truth by a person or esp. by an organization |
| untenable | adj. being such that defense or maintenance is impossible |
| mon(monit) | warn, notify |
| admonish | v. to reprove gently, to caution; warn |
| admonition | n. mild reproof, cautionary advice or warning |
| admonitory | adj. conveying gentle disapproval |
| mand (mandat) | order, instruct, or commit |
| countermand | v. to cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order) |
| remand | v. to sent back or order back (to custody) |
| writ of mandamus | n. written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty |
| cred (credit) | believe |
| accredit | v. accept as worthy of belief provide with credentials |
| credence | n. acceptance as true of valid; belief |
| credulous | adj. disposed to believe too readily; gullible |
| creed or creedo | n. a formal statement of religious belief; a concession of faith a system of belief, principals, or opinions |
| incredulity | n. disbelief |
| fid | faith, trust |
| affidavit | n. a written definition made under oath before an authorized official |
| diffident | adj. lacking or marked by a lack of self confidence; shy and timid |
| fiduciary | adj. of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another |
| infidel | an unbeliever with respect to a particular religion esp. christianity or islam one who doubts or rejects a particular doctrine, system, or principal |
| perfidious | adj. lacking in trust; faithless |
| perfidy | n. deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation |
| grat | pleasant, thank, favor |
| gratis | adv. without charge |
| gratuitous | adj. given or granted without return or recompense; unearned uneccessary or unwarented ;unjustified |
| ingrate | n. an ungrateful person |
| ingratiate | v. to bring into an others favor esp. deliverately |
| mor (more) | death |
| moribund | adj. approaching death about to die on the verge of becoming obsolete |
| mortuary | n. a place esp. a funeral home where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| corp | body |
| corporal | adj. of or relating to the body |
| corps | n. a separate specialized branch or department of the armed forces a body of persons acting together or associates under common direciton |
| corpulent | adj. excessively fat |
| corpus | n. a large collection of writings of a specific kid or on a specific subject |
| corpuscle | n. an unattached body cell, such as a blood cell a minute globular particle |
| corpus delicti | n. the material evidence in a homicide, such as a corpse, showing that a crime has been committed |
| espirit de corps | n. a common spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group |
| duc | lead, conduct, draw |
| conducive | adj. tending to cause or bring about; contribute |
| ductile | adj. easily drawn into wire or hammered thin capable of being readily persuaded or influenced |
| traduce | v. o cause humiliation or disgrace to by making malicious and false statements |
| viaduct | n. a series of spans or arches used to carry a road or railroad over a wide valley or over other roads or railroads |
| manacle | n. restraint, something that holds you back |
| obdurate | adj. stubborn, resistant to change |
| obsequious | adj. timid, meek, people who take orders easily |
| opulent | adj. something that is extravagant, rich, upscale |
| pariah | n. person who is an outcast, reject, pushed out |
| pilfer | v. to steal something of small value |
| pinnacle | n. peak or high point |
| precarious | adj. dangerous or risky situation |
| ruminate | v. to ponder, to think of something for a long time |
| taciturn | adj. a person not inclined to talk or speak |
| tantalize | v. to tease usually by holding something just out of reach |
| timorous | adj. easily frightened, meek; timid |
| truculent | adj. fierce; aggressive; savage |
| truncated | adj. something that has been shortened, cut off |
| virtuoso | n. person who posses extraordinary talent esp. in the arts |
| whet | v. to stimulate/sharpen |
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