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8WW Vocab final 2014
prepare for the final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| forte | a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in |
| pristine | fresh, clean, and unspoiled |
| banish | send, drive, or put away |
| convey | to communicate; impart; make known |
| depravity | the act of being morally bad or evil; corrupt |
| homage | something done or given in acknowledgment or consideration of the worth of another |
| manifesting | to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly |
| adjourn | to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely |
| boisterous | rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained |
| dawdle | to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter |
| deference | respectful or courteous regard |
| avocation | something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, especially for pleasure; hobby |
| humane | characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed |
| myriad | a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things |
| atone | to make up, as for errors or deficiencies |
| incensed | to make furious; enrage |
| detrimental | damaging; harmful |
| conjecture | an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation |
| flabbergast | to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound |
| savor | to give oneself to the enjoyment of |
| traipse | to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal |
| adamant | utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals |
| aghast | struck with overwhelming shock or amazement |
| align | to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, cause, etc. |
| allegiance | loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like |
| anecdote | a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature |
| bawl | to cry or wail |
| befuddle | to confuse, perplex |
| berate | to scold |
| commiserate | to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for |
| crony | a close friend or companion; chum. |
| disseminate | to scatter or spread widely; broadcast, disperse |
| extol | to praise highly |
| facetious | lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous |
| fixate | to become preoccupied with one subject, issue, etc.; obsessed |
| incessant | continuing without interruption; unending |
| inexplicable | incapable of being accounted for or explained |
| motif | a dominant idea or feature |
| patrimony | any quality, characteristic, etc., that is inherited |
| permeate | to pass into or through every part of |
| perpetual | continuing or enduring forever; everlasting |
| pittance | a small amount or share |
| plunder | to rob of goods or valuables by open force |
| proactive | serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory |
| proficient | well-advanced or competent in any subject; skilled |
| solemn | characterized by dignified or serious formality |
| synergize | to cooperate with another or others, especially to remedy something |
| torment | to worry or annoy excessively |
| transaction | the process of carrying on or proceeding until the conclusion or settlement |
| trivial | of very little importance or value; insignificant |
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