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Vocab Spring Final 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove a statement to be incorrect; to disprove |
| reiterate | to say over again |
| repartee | 1. a quick, witty reply 2. Conversation characterized by such remarks |
| repertoire | 1.the stoke os plays, stories, songs, or other pieces that a player or company is prepared to preform 2. the skills os accomplishments os a particular person or group |
| repose | 1. a rest; a peaceful state 2. to place trust in or expectations on something |
| reticent | of a silent nature; reserved in manner |
| ostensible | pretended; given as an excuse, to conceal the real reason |
| ostentatious | showy; intended to impress people |
| improvise | 1.to make up something without preparation 2. to make or provide from materials on hand |
| visionary | 1. existing only in imagination; fanciful; not practical 2. characterized by vision or forethought |
| auspicious | showing signs of promise and success |
| introspection | examination of one's own thoughts and feelings |
| retrospect | a survey of past times or events |
| specimen | a single thing that is taken as an example of a while category |
| specter | 1. a ghost 2. a hunting fear of future trouble |
| spectrum | 1.the distribution of characteristics of a physical system, especially bands of colors seen as a rainbow or bands of differing sound waves 2. a wide range if related qualities or ideas |
| speculate | 1. to form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence 2. to buy or sell something to make a profit but with risk of loss |
| surveillance | supervision or close observation, especially of a suspected person |
| vigil | a period of staying awake to keep watch or to pray |
| vigilant | watchful; on the lookout for danger |
| ad hoc | for specific purpose or situation |
| admonish | 1. to scold gently but firmly 2. to caution; to warm |
| assimilate | 1. to take in and make a part of the body; to digest 2. to cause to become similar or part if a whole |
| olfactory | pertaining to the sense of smell |
| redolent | 1. smelling strongly 2. full of memories |
| resonate | to produce or show sound vibrations; to echo or resound |
| sonic | pertaining to sound waves or audible sounds |
| advocate | 1. to speak in favor of something; to recommend 2. a person who argues, supports, or defends a cause |
| evoke | 1.to summon or call forth; to inspire 2. to produce a reaction or response |
| provocative | exciting; stimulating |
| vociferous | making an outcry; characterized by loudness, especially in protest |
| assent | 1.to consent; to express agreement 2. agreement; consent |
| dissent | 1. to have or express a different opinion 2. disagreement |
| presentiment | a sense of something about to happen |
| sensuous | appealing to the senses, especially aesthetically |
| sentinel | a sentry; one who keeps watch |
| contiguous | adjoining; sharing a boundary |
| tangible | 1.perceptible by sense of touch 2. clear and definite; real; concrete |
| tactile | pertaining to or using the sense of touch; tangible |
| tangent | 1. touching 2. irrelevant; off the subjects |
| procrastinate | to put of doing something; to delay needlessly |
| prodigal | 1. recklessly wasteful; extravagant 2. profuse; lavish 3. a spendthrift |
| prodigy | a person with exceptional talent or powers |
| profane | 1. showing disrespect toward God or sacred things 2.nonreligious in subject, form, or use 3. to treat with irreverence |
| profuse | plentiful, prodigal, overflowing; giving abundantly (synonym of prodigal) |
| jeopardy | danger; peril |
| jocular | joking; avoiding seriousness |
| assuage | to soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy |
| suave | smooth in a social manner |
| festoon | 1. a decorative chain of flowers, leaves, or ribbons hung in a curve 2. to decorate with hanging ornament |
| fete | 1. a party or festival, especially one held out of doors. 2.to give a party in someone's honor |
| condole | to express sympathy |
| doleful | ADJ. mournful; sad |
| irascible | irritable; hot tempered |
| irate | ADJ. angry; enraged |
| ire | anger; rage |
| malevolent | wishing harm to others; malicious |
| volition | a conscious choice; se of one's will to make a decision |
| zeal | passionate devotion to a cause; ardor |
| zealot | a zealous person; a fanatic |
| circuitous | roundabout; indirect |
| circumspect | cautious and watchful; prudent |
| orbit | 1. path of one body and it revolves around another body 2. a sphere of influence; a range of action or experience |
| orb | 1.a sphere; anything spherical in shape 2. a globe carried by a monarch as a symbol of office |
| configuration | a shape or outline; a method of arrangement |
| figurative | using figures of speech; symbolic, not literal |
| cyclic | occurring or moving in cycles |
| encyclopedic | possessing information about many subjects or intensively knowledgeable about one subject |
| feign | to pretend |
| feint | 1.a misleading movement or pretended attack 2. a pretense; a scheme to mislead 3. to make a misleading movement or pretended attack |
| effigy | a sculpture or model of a person |
| ideology | the main ideas os a class, group, or movement |
| idyll, idly | 1. a short description of a peaceful or romantic scene, usually of country life 2. a peaceful or romantic scene or incident |
| rote | 1. by memory without thought of the meaning 2. mechanical routine |
| rotunda | a circular domed building or hall |
| rotund | plump; rounded |
| cavernous | 1. like a large cave un size or darkness 2. filed with caves or cavities |
| concave | curved like the inner surface of a ball |
| excavate | to dig out; to make a hole by digging |
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