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Final 2009-Vocab
Vocabulary for Final 2009
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aghast | adj. filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror |
| Facetious | adj. humorous, not meant seriously |
| Assert | v. to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully |
| Ample | adj. more than enought, large, spacious |
| Apparation | n. a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexpected or unusual appearance |
| Cower | v. to crouch or shrink away from in fear |
| Indiscriminate | adj. without restraint or control; unselective |
| Jurisdiction | n. an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice |
| Plebian | adj. common, vulgar, belonging to the lower classn. a common person; member of the lower class |
| Pulverize | v. to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome |
| Aloof | adj. withdrawn, standing apart from others |
| Articulate | v. to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a systemadj. able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully |
| Bask | v. to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasent warmth, to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from |
| Finesse | n. delicate skill; tact and clevernessv. to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion |
| Forthright | adj. frank, straight forward |
| Ostracize | v. to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| Repercussions | n. an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverbation |
| Pseudonym | n. a pen name, name assumed by a writer |
| Resolute | adj. bold, determine; firm |
| Haggard | adj. thin, pale, and careworm as a result og worry or suffering; wild-looking |
| Juncture | n. a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time |
| Convey | v. to transpost; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to |
| Belittle | v. to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance/value |
| Jaunty | adj. lively, easy, and carefree in maner; smart or trim in appearance |
| Avail | v. to be of use or benefit; to make use of; to take advantageof; to profit or benefit |
| Cryptic | adj. puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic |
| Fervant | adj. very earnst, emotional, passionate; extremely hot |
| Unflagging | v. tireless, continuing wth vigor |
| Rankle | v. to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness |
| Bludgeon | n. a short club used as a weaponv. to stike wth a heavy club; to force or strong arguments to gain some point |
| Apt | adj. suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
| Capitulate | v. to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel |
| Defile | v. trans. to make unclean or dirty, destroy purity ofv. intrans. to march in a single line or columns |
| Dire | adj. dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
| Recluse | n. a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
| Curt | adj. short, rudely brief |
| Engross | v. to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully |
| Rue | v. to regret, be sorry forn. a feeling of regret |
| Trepidation | n. fear, fright, trembling |
| Scoff | v. to make fun of; to show contempt for |
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