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Behymer Honors Soph
Words 1-100
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adulterate | to corrupt |
| Ambidextrous | use both hands skillfully |
| Augment | make larger |
| Bereft | deprived of |
| Deploy | To position |
| Dour | stern, gloomy |
| Fortitude | courage in difficulty |
| Gape | stare open-mouthed |
| Gibe | ridicule, mock |
| Guise | In disguise |
| Insidious | sly, treacherous |
| Intimation | a hint |
| Opulent | wealthy, luxurious |
| Pliable | flexible |
| Reiterate | repeat |
| Stolid | dull, unresponsive |
| Tentative | uncertain, hesitant |
| Unkempt | untidy |
| Verbatim | Word for word |
| Warily | Cautiously |
| Adroit | Skillful, deft |
| Amicable | Friendly |
| Averse | Opposed, unwilling |
| Belligerent | Combative, aggressive |
| Benevolent | Kind, charitable |
| Cursory | Hasty, not thorough |
| Duplicity | Deceit, treachery |
| Extol | Praise extravagantly |
| Feasible | Possible |
| Grimace | Facial distortion |
| Holocaust | Destruction by fire |
| Impervious | Unaffected |
| Impetus | Stimulus, impulse |
| Jeopardy | Danger |
| Meticulous | Particular about details |
| Nostalgia | Longing for the past |
| Quintessence | Most typical example |
| Retrogress | to go backward |
| Scrutinize | Examine closely |
| Tepid | Lukewarm, unenthused |
| Adversary | Enemy, opponent |
| Alienate | to make indifferent or hostile |
| Artifice | A cunning strategy or trick |
| Coerce | To compel, force |
| Craven | Cowardly |
| Culinary | Related to cooking |
| Demise | Death |
| Exhilarate | To stimulate or enliven |
| Fallow | Land left unseeded or inactive |
| Harass | Trouble by repeated attacks |
| Inclement | unpleasant (weather) |
| Liquidate | Convert assets to cash |
| Muse | ponder, think |
| Negligible | insignificant, beneath consideration |
| Perpetuate | preserve or cause to continue |
| Precedent | an earlier event that’s used as a guide |
| Punitive | punishment |
| Redress | make amends |
| Sojourn | a temporary stay |
| Urbane | courteous and refined in manner |
| Affiliated | officially attached to an organization |
| Ascertain | make sure of |
| Attainment | achievement |
| Bequeath | to give (Inheritance) |
| Cogent | convincing |
| Converge | draw together |
| Disperse | spread apart |
| Esteem | high regard |
| Expunge | erase |
| Finite | having limits |
| Invulnerable | unable to be hurt |
| Malevolent | spiteful, evil |
| Nonchalant | unconcerned |
| Omniscient | all knowing |
| Panacea | a cure-all |
| Scrupulous | having high moral standards |
| Skulk | lurk, sneak |
| Supercilious | scornfully superior |
| Uncanny | strange, mysterious |
| Venial | easily excused |
| Altruistic | concerned with other’s welfare |
| Assent | agreement |
| Benefactor | one who does good to others |
| Chivalrous | marked by honor, courtesy, courage |
| Clemency | mercy, leniency |
| Dearth | scarcity |
| Diffident | shy |
| Discrepancy | difference |
| Embark | to go aboard |
| Facile | easy |
| Indomitable | impossible to defeat |
| Infallible | unfailing |
| Plod | slow, heavy walk |
| Pungent | strong smelling |
| Remiss | negligent |
| Repose | restful |
| Temerity | excessive confidence |
| Truculent | aggressively defiant |
| Unfeigned | sincere |
| Virulent | bitterly hostile, toxic |
Created by:
lbehymer
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