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Richardson Vocab
Vocab for the Richardson final exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Untrammeled | not hindered in thought or action |
| Withal | with it all; as well; besides |
| Determinate | definitely known or decided |
| Aesthetic | of or relating to art or beauty |
| Moiety | one of two approximately equal parts |
| Consignment | a quantity of goods that are sent to a person or place to be sold |
| Stenographer | a person whose job is to write down the words that someone says by using a special type of writing (called shorthand). |
| Inquiry | the act of asking questions in order to gather or collect information |
| Antechambers | a small room that is connected to a larger room and used as a place for people to wait before going into the larger room |
| Homage | something that is done to honor someone or something |
| Inscrutable | difficult to understand; causing people to feel curious or confused |
| Petulant | having or showing the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want |
| Covetously | feeling or showing a strong desire for something you do not have and especially for something that belongs to someone else |
| Usurers | a person who lends money and requires the borrower to pay a high amount of interest |
| Menagerie | a collection of animals kept especially to be shown to the public |
| Provender | food |
| Vituperation | harsh and angry criticism |
| Pall | something (such as a cloud of smoke) that covers a place and makes it dark |
| Spittle | the liquid produced in your mouth; saliva or spit |
| UNwonted | not normal, usual, or expected |
| Conflagration | a large destructive event |
| Apathetically | not having or showing much emotion or interest |
| Sidled | to move close to someone in a quiet or secret way |
| Peremptorily | used to describe an order, command, ect., that you must obey without any questions or excused. Having or showing the insulting attitude of people |
| Anesthetic | a drug that causes a person to lose feeling and to feel no pain in the part or all of the body |
| Chidden | to express mild disapproval of (someone); to scold (someone) gently |
| Bow | the forward part of a ship |
| Gunnel | the upper edge of a ship's or boat's side |
| Prow | the point projecting from the bow of a ship |
| Rapping | to make a sharp blow or knock |
| Listless | mood characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| Fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| Geotectnonic | of or relating to the form, arrangement, and structure of rock masses of the earth's crust resulting from them folding or faulting |
| Dissembling | conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense |
| Borneo | Island Malay Archipelago southwest of The Philippines |
| Malevolent | having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person |
| Manna | food, which according to the Bible was supplied by a miracle to the Israelites after they escaped from Egypt |
| Cataleptic | a trancelike state marked by loss of voluntary motion in which the limbs remain in whatever position they are placed |
| Carrion | the flesh of dead animals |
| Ostentation | an unnecessary display of wealth, knowledge, ect., that is done to attract attention, admiration, or envy |
| Zenith | the strongest and most successful period of time |
| Remonstrations | to present and urge reasons in opposition |
| Callous | not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of other people |
| Simians | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| Frugivorious | feeding on fruit |
| Stupendous | causing astonishment or wonder |
| Placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| Sustenance | something that gives support, help, or strength |
| Conundrum | a confusing or difficult problem |
| Insouciant | lighthearted unconcern |
| Putrid | decayed with usually a very bad smell |
| Reprieve | to delay the punishment of someone (such as a prisoner sentenced to death) |
| Unambiguous | clearly expressed or understood |
| Sundarbans | Mangrove forest between India and Bangladesh |
| Attrition | the act or process of weakening and gradually defeating an enemy through constant attacks and continued pressure over a long period of time |
| Dregs | the last remaining part |
| Jowls | slack flesh, associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat |
| Loathsome | causing feelings of hatred or disgust |
| Sentient | able to feel, see, hear, smell, or taste |
| Sentimentalism | a tendency to have or express feelings of love, sadness, ect., especially in a way that seems foolish or excessive; a sentimental quality |
| Fervor | a strong feeling of excitement and enthusiasm |
| Writhing | to twist your body from side to side |
| Sanguinary | consisting of blood |
| Forbearance | the quality of someone who is patient and able to deal with a difficult person or situation without becoming angry |
| Disemboweled | to take the stomach, intestines, ect., out of an animal or person |
| Construe | to understand the meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence |
| Persnickety | giving a lot of attention to details that are minor or not important |
| Incapacitating | to make someone or something unable to work, move, or function in the usual way |
| Malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| Ordnance | military supplies including weapons, ammunition, armor, vehicles, ect. |
| Apathy | the feeling of not having much emotion or interest; an apathetic state |
| Ardous | very difficult |
| Honed | to make more acute, intense, or effective |
| Gregarious | enjoying the company of other people |
| Girdling | something that wraps or circles around something else; specifically a tight piece of clothing worn in the past by women under cloths to make the area round the waist look thinner |
| Juggernaut | something (such as a force, campaign, or movement) that is extremely large and powerful and cannot be stopped |
| Disconsolately | very unhappy or sad |
| Timbre | the quality of the sound made by a particular voice or musical instrument |
| Supped | to take food and especially liquid food into the mouth a little at a time |
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