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Vocab 9-16 PP Book 1
for students of BHHS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bilk | (v.) to cheat or swindle; to thwart |
| homily | (n.) a sermon |
| demise | (n.) death; a ceasing to exist |
| emit | (v.) to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light |
| decadence | (n.) moral deterioration |
| aghast | (adj.) feeling great dismay or horror |
| granary | (n.) a storehouse for grain |
| choleric | (adj.) easily angered |
| impede | (v.) to hinder, obstruct |
| qualm | (n.) a feeling of uneasiness |
| lampoon | (n.) a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone |
| narcissistic | (adj.) conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration |
| eradicate | (v.) to wipe out; to destroy |
| fabricate | (v.) to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive |
| ghastly | (adj.) horrible; frightful |
| fallible | (adj.) capable of error |
| blatant | (adj.) obvious; too conspicuous |
| dawdle | (v.) to waste time |
| affiliate | (n.) an associate; partner |
| fawn | (v.) to act slavishly submissive |
| calumny | (n.) a false and malicious accusation |
| berate | (v.) to scold or rebuke severely and at length |
| minion | (n.) a fawning, servile follower |
| desolate | (adj.) lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren |
| bane | (n.) the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death |
| pacify | (v.) to calm down |
| garble | (v.) to mix up or distort |
| prevaricate | (v.) to lie |
| filch | (v.) to steal |
| neophyte | (n.) a beginner |
| flagrant | adj. glaringly gad, outrageous, syn: offensive, shameless, brazen |
| patrician | n. an aristocrat, syn: noble, ant: commoner |
| emissary | n. one sent on a special mission to represent others, syn: ambassador, agent |
| kindred | adj, having similar origin, nature or character, syn: homogeneous, ant: disparate |
| fracas | n. a loud quarrel or fight, syn: brawl |
| lacerate | v. to tear jaggedly, syn: slash, gash, rip, ant: suture |
| futile | adj. useless, pointless, syn: ineffectual, fruitless, ant: effective, useful |
| immaculate | adj. spotless, perfect, syn: clean, pure, ant: dirty, soiled, spotted |
| gait | n. manner of walking, syn:walk |
| carp | v. to complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way, syn: grumble, nag, nitpick, ant: praise, laud |
| query | v. to ask, inquire, syn: question, interrogate |
| queue | n. a line of people or vehicles |
| nefarious | adj. very wicked, notorious, syn: villainous, despicable ant: reputable, honest |
| genesis | n. beginning, origin, syn: start, birth, ant: conclusion, finish |
| facade | n. a deceptive outward appearance syn: pretense, charade |
| deluge | (n.) a flood; an overwhelming rush |
| catholic | (adj.) universal; wide-ranging |
| eerie | (adj.) weird; mysterious; strange and frightening |
| martial | (adj.) warlike; relating to the military |
| anthropomorphic | (adj.) attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods |
| beneficiary | (n.) one who receives benefits |
| careen | (v.) to swerve or lurch from side to side while in motion |
| aplomb | (n.) self-confidence |
| guile | (n.) slyness and cunning in dealing with others |
| modicum | (n.) small amount |
| fester | (v.) to grow embittered over time; to rot |
| languish | (v.) to become weak or feeble; to loose strength |
| pall | (n.) something that covers or conceals |
| havoc | (n.) great destruction; chaos |
| rancid | (adj.) having a bad taste or smell; spoiled |
| holocaust | n. a great or complete destruction of life |
| embroil | v. to draw into a conflict or fight |
| anachronism | n. something existing outside of its proper time |
| denigrate | v. to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of |
| humane | adj. kind; compassionate |
| effusive | adj. emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative |
| defunct | adj. no longer in existence |
| lackey | n. a slavish follower |
| envisage | v. to form a mental picture |
| lament | v. to mourn |
| gape | v. to stare with an open mouth |
| impertinent | adj. rude and disrespected |
| haughty | adj. arrogant; proud |
| nemesis | n. someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy |
| lethal | adj. deadly; fatal |
| catalyst n. | a person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change |
| jargon n. | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
| judicious adj. | showing sound judgment |
| foible n. | a minor weakness in character |
| benediction n. | the act of blessing |
| frivolous adj. | trivial; silly |
| alacrity n. | liveliness; willingness; eagerness |
| deify v. | to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god |
| carnage n. | bloody and extensive slaughter |
| impel v. | push into motion |
| epitaph n. | an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a deceased person |
| harp v. | to persist in talking continuously (on or about something) |
| lateral adj. | of or relating to the side |
| pallid adj. | pale; faint in color |
| impetuous adj. | acting suddenly without thought |
| adjunct | adj. connected or attached to in a dependent, subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not a part of |
| macabre | adj. horrible; grim |
| farciacal | adj. absurd; ridiculously clumsy |
| debonair | adj. carefree and self confident in manner, elegant and gracious |
| penchant | n. a strong liking |
| deplete | v. to use up gradually |
| chicanery | n. the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade |
| feisty | adj. aggressive; lively; energetic |
| mitigate | v. to make less severe; to become milder |
| gull | v. to cheat; to fool or hoax |
| nadir | n. lowest point |
| equivocal | adj. ambiguous; intentionally vague |
| genealogy | n. family history |
| impervious | adj. incapable of being affected |
| filial | adj. of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| daub | v. to paint coarsely or unskillfully |
| admonish | v. to warn; to caution in counsel |
| obeisance | n. a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect |
| cache | n. concealed store of goods or valuables |
| affliction | n. anything causing great suffering |
| mendicant | n. a beggar |
| aphorism | n. a concise statement of a truth or principle |
| oscillate | v. to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum |
| delete | v. to take out; to remove |
| oust | v. to drive out; expel; deprive |
| impermeable | adj. not permitting passage (especially of fluids) |
| paean | n. a fervent expression, or song, of joy or praise |
| imperturbable | adj. not easily excited, even under pressure |
| lax | adj. careless or negligent |
| palpable | adj. obvious; capable of being touched or felt |
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