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Vocab chapters 8-15
Vocabulary Workshop
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Animosity | A strong dislike |
| Apathy | A lack of feeling |
| Apprehensive | Fearful or anxious |
| Commend | To praise |
| Compatible | Able to get along |
| Condolence | Expression of sympathy |
| Consecrate | To make sacred |
| Decrepit | Old and feeble |
| Deride | Ridicule |
| Ingenuous | Innocent |
| Multifarious | Having great variety |
| Obsolete | Out of date |
| Omnivorous | Eating every kind of food |
| Parsimonious | Stingy |
| Quandary | A state of doubt |
| Recalcitrant | Stubbornly disobedient |
| Reprisal | An injury done in return for injury |
| Revel | To take great pleasure in |
| Stultify | To make ineffective or useless |
| Suave | Smoothly agreeable |
| Allocate | To set apart or designate for a special purpose |
| Ardent | Very enthusiastic |
| Assiduous | Persistent |
| Brash | Prone to act in a hasty manner |
| Capricious | Subject to whims |
| Chastise | To inflict physical punishment as means of correction |
| Copious | Abundant |
| Deviate | To stay away from the norm |
| Emaciated | Unnaturally thin |
| Exult | To rejoice greatly |
| Gnarled | Knotted |
| Indemnity | A payment for damage or loss |
| Inkling | A hint |
| Limpid | Clear/transparent |
| Omnipotent | Almighty: having unlimited power |
| Palatable | Agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities |
| Poignant | Deeply affecting |
| Rancor | Bitter resentment or ill-will |
| Sophomoric | Immature and overconfident |
| Spontaneous | Arising naturally |
| Acquiesce | To accept without protest |
| Allure | To entice |
| Askew | Twisted to one side |
| Blithe | Cheerful |
| Contentious | Quarrelsome |
| Covet | To desire something belonging to another |
| Crestfallen | Discouraged |
| Disheveled | Rumpled |
| Exponent | One who advocates (speaks for or explains) |
| Garrulous | Given to much talking |
| Insuperable | Incapable of being overcome |
| Lamentable | To be regretted |
| Misnomer | Unsuitable or misleading name |
| Profess | To affirm openly |
| Respite | A period of relief or rest |
| Retribution | A repayment |
| Sinuous | Winding |
| Sonorous | Full, deep or rich in sound |
| Vanguard | The foremost part of an army |
| Wastrel | A wasteful person |
| Allude | To refer to casually or indirectly |
| Clairvoyant | Supernaturally perceptive |
| Conclusive | Serving to settle an issue |
| Disreputable | Not respectable |
| Endemic | Native or confined to a particular region or people |
| Exemplary | Worthy of imitation |
| Fathom | To understand |
| Guile | Treacherous cunning |
| Integrity | Honesty; high moral standards |
| Itinerary | A route of travel |
| Misconstrue | To interpret wrongly |
| Obnoxious | Highly offensive |
| Placate | To appease |
| Placid | Calm |
| Plagiarism | Passing off or using as one's own writing |
| Potent | Powerful |
| Pretext | A false reason |
| Protrude | To stick out |
| Stark | Harsh |
| Superficial | On or near the surface |
| Abjure | To renounce |
| Acrid | Harsh in taste or odor |
| August | Majestic |
| Callous | Emotionally hardened |
| Clandestine | Secret |
| Compunction | Remorse |
| Conflagration | A large destructive fire |
| Elated | In high sprit |
| Indelible | Not able to be erased or removed |
| Indulgent | Yielding to the wishes or demands of others |
| Inveterate | Firmly established |
| Irrelevant | Not to the point |
| Nocturnal | Of or occurring at night |
| Platitude | A commonplace |
| Quell | To subdue |
| Quiescent | Inactive |
| Ruminate | To meditate |
| Tacit | Unspoken |
| Tangible | Capable of being touched |
| Trenchant | Incisive; keen; forceful |
| Antipathy | A strong dislike |
| Applicable | Capable of being applied |
| Asset | Something of value |
| Beset | To attack from all sides |
| Compassion | Sympathy for another's suffering |
| Decorum | Proper behavior |
| Duress | Compulsion by threat |
| Exuberant | High-spirited |
| Facsimile | An exact copy |
| Imbibe | To drink |
| Implacable | Not to be satisfied |
| Infinitesimal | So small as to be almost immeasurable |
| Innocuous | Harmless |
| Militate | To have effect or force on or against someone or something |
| Patent | Exclusive rights over an invention |
| Prowess | Distinguished bravery |
| Sedate | Calm |
| Stentorian | Extremely loud |
| Stipulate | To arrange specifically |
| Ultimatum | A final proposal or statement of conditions |
| Alacrity | A cheerful readiness |
| Alleviate | To relieve |
| Antithesis | The direct opposite |
| Appall | To fill with dismay |
| Bellicose | Warlike in manner or temperament |
| Disparage | To belittle |
| Dissonant | Not in harmony |
| Droll | Amusingly odd |
| Edict | An order issued by someone in authority |
| Elucidate | Clarify |
| Laud | Praise |
| Loll | To act in a lazy manner |
| Loquacious | Talkative |
| Magnanimous | Generous in forgiving |
| Mandatory | Required |
| Nondescript | Ordinary |
| Phlegmatic | Slow-moving |
| Rescind | To repeal |
| Vivacious | Lively |
| Whet | Sharpen |
| Abrasive | Causing irritation |
| Acclimate | To adapt to a new climate |
| Chagrin | Irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment |
| Complacent | Self-satisfied |
| Concur | To express agreement |
| Defamation | Slender |
| Explicate | To make plan or clear |
| Fracas | A noisy quarrel or brawl |
| Grotesque | Unnatural |
| Pandemonium | A wild uproar |
| Raucous | Disagreeably harsh-sounding |
| Receptive | Open and responsive to ideas or suggestions |
| Renounce | To give up or resign something |
| Repress | To hold back |
| Reticent | Not inclined to speak |
| Savory | Tasty |
| Somnolent | Sleepy |
| Vehement | Intense |
| Voluble | Characterized by a ready flow of words |
| Zealous | Eager |
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