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Vocab Final Sem 2
Hella sheezy fo reezy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Exceedingly | to an unusual degree |
| Orb | any of the heavenly bodies; a sphere or globe |
| Intangible | incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch |
| Pale | colorless or whitish |
| Undulations | a regular rising and falling or movement to alternating sides; movement in waves |
| Frailty | the quality or state of being frail |
| Apprehension | anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil |
| Brittle | likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure |
| Conflagration | a destructive fire, usually an extensive one |
| Agitation | the feeling of being agitated; not calm |
| Flotsam | material or refuse floating on water |
| Manipulation | skillful or artful management |
| Brimstone | an old name for sulfur |
| Spasmodically | with spasms; in spurts and fits |
| Mincingly | affectedly refined or dainty |
| Poignantly | keenly distressing to the feelings |
| Chide | to express disapproval of; scold |
| Etherized | to render groggy or numb, as if by an anesthetic |
| Tedious | marked by tedium; long and tiresome |
| Insidious | operating in a seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect |
| Asserted | to defend or maintain |
| Digress | to deviate or wander away from the main topic |
| Scuttling | to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry |
| Malinger | to pretend illness in order to shirk one's duty or avoid work |
| Deferential | showing deference; deferent; respectful |
| Politic | using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness |
| Meticulous | taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough |
| Obtuse | characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity |
| Privy | acting or done in secret |
| Feigned | pretended; sham; counterfeit |
| Solemn | grave, sober, or mirthless |
| Epigram | any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed |
| Perpetual | continuing or enduring forever; everlasting |
| Reproach | to express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in |
| Supercilious | haughtily disdainful or contemptuous |
| Effeminate | characterized by excessive softness, delicacy |
| Divan | a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed |
| Desolate | barren or laid waste; devastated |
| Deft | dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever |
| Accentuated | to give emphasis or prominence to |
| Bantering | to speak to in a playful or teasing way |
| Fervent | having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm |
| Infinitesimal | indefinitely or exceedingly small |
| Sedative | tending to calm or soothe |
| Cynical | distrusting or disparaging the motives of others |
| Contemptuous | showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful |
| Rotogravure | a printing process by which pictures are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder |
| Peremptorily | leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal |
| Oculist | a physician who treats diseases of the eyes |
| Contiguous | touching; in contact |
| Anemic | lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness |
| Rapture | ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy |
| Haughtily | disdainfully proud; snobbish |
| Countenance | the face; visage |
| Rakish | like a rake; dissolute |
| Incessant | continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending |
| Ectoplasm | the supposed emanation from the body of a medium |
| Languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| Discreet | modestly unobtrusive; unostentatious |
| Fortnight | the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks |
| Prodigality | the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending |
| Vehemently | zealous; ardent; impassioned |
| Staid | of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious |
| Ascertain | to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine |
| Vacuous | without contents; empty |
| Florid | reddish; ruddy; rosy |
| Corpulent | large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat |
| Jovial | endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship |
| Rivulets | a small brook or stream; a streamlet |
| Vinous | of, resembling, or containing wine |
| Discordant | being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous |
| Apparition | a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom |
| Caterwauling | to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time |
| Penitentiary | a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment |
| Punctilious | strict in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions |
| Girders | a steel beam used as a main horizontal support in a building or bridge |
| Luxuriated | to enjoy oneself without stint; revel |
| Indignantly | characterized by displeasure |
| Succulent | full of juice; juicy |
| Juxtaposition | placing side by side |
| Unfathomable | incomprehensible |
| Jauntily | smartly trim, as in clothing |
| Demoniac | pertaining to a demon; demonic |
| Confounding | to cause to become perplexed |
| Postern | a back door or gate |
| Jonquils | a type of ornamental plant |
| Disheveled | messed up, like the hair |
| Corrugated | to draw or bend into alternate ridges |
| Laudable | commendable |
| Insidious | intended to entrap or beguile |
| Reveries | a state of dreaming or fanciful musing |
| Cordial | courteous and gracious; warm |
| Foliage | the leaves of a plant |
| Profusion | abundance; great quality |
| Oblivion | the state of being completely forgotten or unknown |
| Euphemisms | substituting a mild term for something considered offensive |
| Obtrusive | protruding, projecting |
| Menagerie | a collection of wild animals, usually for exhibition |
| Affront | a personally offensive act or word |
| Morbid | suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude |
| Tumultuous | marked by disturbance and uproar |
| Portentous | amazing; of the moment |
| Vicariously | received in place of another; acting or serving like a substitute |
| Rancor | malice; hatred |
| Tangible | touchable |
| Magnanimous | noble; generous in forgiving injury or an insult |
| Expostulation | to reason with someone in order to attempt to correct their belief |
| Incoherent | not making sense |
| Truculent | fierce; cruel; savagely brutal |
| Insidious | intended to entrap or beguile |
| Malice | hatred; opposite of goodwill |
| Stratum | layers or levels |
| Redolent | having a pleasant odor |
| Benediction | an utterance of good wishes |
| Corroborate | to make more certain; to confirm |
| Tactful | skilled |
| Garrulous | talkative; wordy |
| Pneumatic | pertaining to air, gases, or the wind |
| Fortuitously | luckily |
| Amorphous | not having a set shape |
| Adventitious | extrinsic |
| Pasquinade | a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place |
| Ulster | a heavy Irish overcoat |
| Unpunctual | not on time |
| Embroidered | decorated |
| Hastily | with haste |
| Vain | overly concerned about appearance |
| Scrutinized | looked at carefully |
| Reverent | religious; showing respect to |
| Bulbous | bulb-shaped; bulging |
| Quivered | shook |
| Resolves | plural of “resolve” |
| Gayeties | festivities |
| Vestibules | a small entrance hall or passage |
| Complacent | self-satisfied; often too-pleased with one’s self and achievements despite looming danger |
| Inquisitions | investigations |
| Sullen | showing irritation or ill humor through silence |
| Unutterable | things which must not be said |
| Provincial | belonging to some particular province; local |
| Raspingly | harshly; gratingly (as of a voice) |
| Aesthetic | relating to beauty |
| Burden | that which is carried; a burden |
| Mercurial | animated, lively, quick-witted |
| Trepidation | trembling or quivering movement as a result of fear |
| Undercurrent | tendency underlying or at variance with the obvious or superficial significance of words or actions |
| Simonize | to shine or polish to a high sheen, esp. with wax |
| Enthralled | to be charmed or put or hold in slavery; subjugate |
| Pompous | ostentatiously lofty or high flown |
| Indignantly | feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base |
| Insinuates | To introduce or otherwise convey (a thought, for example) gradually and insidiously |
| Chamois | a soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil, esp. fish oil, originally prepared from the skin of the chamois. |
| Approbation | approval; commendation; conclusive proof |
| Incipient | beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage |
| Anemic | suffering from anemia; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness |
| Incarnate | embodied in flesh; given a bodily, esp. a human, form; personified or typified, as a quality or idea; to embody in flesh |
| Laconic | using few words; expressing much in few words; concise |
| Valise | a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag |
| Stolid | not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive |
| Rollicking | carefree and joyous |
| Audacity | boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions |
| Imbue | to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions |
| Surlily | churlishly rude or bad-tempered |
| Philandering | To carry on a sexual affair, especially an extramarital affair, with a woman one cannot or does not intend to marry. Used of a man |
| Remiss | negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business |
| Feasible | capable of being done, effected, or accomplished |
| Monotonous | lacking in variety; tediously unvarying |
| Bandsaw | to cut with a bandsaw, a saw consisting of an endless toothed steel band passing over two wheels |
| Knickers | loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees |
| Incredulously | not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical |
| Correspondance | communication by exchange of letters; similarity or analogy |
| Mystifies | to confuse or puzzle mentally |
| Raucous | harsh; strident; grating |
| Lavishly | expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion |
| Unnerved | to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset |
| Invalid | an infirm or sickly person; unable to care for oneself due to infirmity or disability |
| Frantically | desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied |
| Audible | capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard |
| Spiting | a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice |
| Sensuous | perceived by or affecting the senses |
| Lisps | A speech defect or mannerism characterized by mispronunciation of the sounds (s) and (z) as (th) and (th) |
| Ominously | portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious |
| Tormenting | to cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish. See Synonyms at afflict |
| Ruddiness | of or having a fresh, healthy red color |
| Seething | to surge or foam as if boiling; to be in a state of agitation or excitement |
| Spite | a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice |
| Idyllic | suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic |
| Elegaically | used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy; expressing sorrow or lamentation |
| Lumbered | to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great or ponderous bulk |
| Corset | a close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts |
| Cupola | a vaulted roof or ceiling |
| Cloche | a close-fitting woman's hat with a bell-like shape |
| Galoshes | a sturdy heavy-soled boot or shoe |
| Apprehension | fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread |
| Placard | a sign or notice for display in a public place |
| Transfixed | to pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon |
| Stout | bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat |
| Malice | a desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite |
| Suffuse | to spread through or over, as with liquid, color, or light |
| Animated | to make lively, vivacious, or vigorous; give zest or spirit to |
| Rennet | the inner lining of the fourth stomach of calves and other young ruminants |
| Verification | the act of verifying or the state of being verified |
| Guileless | free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank |
| Indulgence | the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire |
| Rumpelstiltskin | a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name |
| Flunky | a male servant in livery; an assistant who does menial work |
| Hampered | to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of |
| Complicity | involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime |
| Bodice | the fitted part of a dress that extends from the waist to the shoulder |
| Odiousness | arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| Onyx | a chalcedony that occurs in bands of different colors and is used as a gemstone, especially in cameos and intaglios |
| Melancholy | sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom |
| Curlicue | a fancy twist or curl, such as a flourish made with a pen |
| Propriety | conformity to prevailing customs and usages |
| Tetter | any of various skin diseases, such as eczema, psoriasis, or herpes, characterized by eruptions and itching |
| Calamity | an event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster |
| Charade | a readily perceived pretense; a travesty |
| Gristle | cartilage, especially when present in meat |
| Careening | to lurch or swerve while in motion; to rush headlong or carelessly |
| Unkempt | not properly maintained; disorderly or untidy; unpolished; rude |
| Pervading | to be present throughout; permeate |
| Fermenting | something, such as a yeast, bacterium, or mold that causes fermentation |
| Flatiron | an iron for pressing clothes, especially one that is heated externally, as on a hearth |
| Lurk | to lie in wait, as in ambush |
| Reminisced | to recollect and tell of past experiences or events. |
| Lithe | marked by effortless grace |
| Buffoon | a person given to clowning and joking; a ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool |
| Acolyte | one who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites |
| Pompous | characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious |
| Iridescent | producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors |
| Drudge | a person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work |
| Shrew | a woman with a violent, scolding, or nagging temperament; a scold |
| Atrocities | appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness |
| Litany | a liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with fixed responses by the congregation |
| Uproariously | causing or accompanied by an uproar; loud and full; boisterous |
| Fluttery | to wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner |
| Eccentricities | an example or instance of eccentric behavior |
| Provocative | tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. |
| Stupefying | to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor. |
| Flippancy | frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity |
| Impugn | to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon. |
| Incredulous | not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. |
| Singed | to burn superficially or slightly; scorch. |
| Obscene | offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved |
| Lethargy | the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity. |
| Dissipated | to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. |
| Infanticide | the act of killing an infant. |
| Potency | having or exercising great power or influence |
| Courtesan | a prostitute or paramour, esp. one associating with noblemen or men of wealth. |
| Lye | a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide. |
| Befuddled | to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments |
| Malevolent | wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious |
| Supplication | an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition. |
| Corpuscle | an unattached cell, esp. of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell. any minute particle. |
| Posthumous | arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death |
| Consternation | a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay. |
| Unequivocally | not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation |
| Depravity | the state of being depraved. |
| Chromosomes | A circular strand of DNA in bacteria that contains the hereditary information necessary for cell life |
| Acute | sharp or severe in effect; intense |
| Tarpaulin | a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax. |
| Placidly | pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed |
| Aggravate | to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome |
| Proximity | nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation. |
| Gravitated | to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force. |
| Escapade | a reckless adventure or wild prank. |
| Gesticulating | to make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech. |
| Bantering | an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery. |
| Eschewing | to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid |
| Asceticism | the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like. |
| Septic | pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected. |
| Tentativeness | unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; |
| Inauthenticity | not authentic |
| Pincers | a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles |
| Enveloped | to wrap up in or as in a covering |
| Amanuensis | a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary. |
| Bohemian | a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices. |
| Anarchy | a state of society without government or law. |
| Peignoir | a woman's dressing gown. |
| Surreptitiously | obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized |
| Assuaged | to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate |
| Oblivious | unmindful; unconscious; unaware |
| Raucous | harsh; strident; grating |
| Surveillance | a watch kept over a person, group, etc., esp. over a suspect, prisoner, or the like |
| Irrevocable | not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable |
| Parsonage | the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church. |
| Rheumy | moist, damp, wet (especially of air); "the raw and rheumy damp of night air" |
| Portico | a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch. |
| Coiffure | a style of arranging or combing the hair. |
| Rebuffed | a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances |
| Stile | a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle. |
| Revelry | reveling; boisterous festivity |
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