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Vocab Wordly Wise
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fodder | food for livestock such as grain, leaves, or stalks |
| Contrite | remorseful |
| Awl | a pointed tool used for making holes in wood or leather |
| Odorous | having a distinctive scent |
| Lucre | money gained in a sinful or dishonest way |
| Hypothetical | suppositional or theoretical |
| Historic | well-known or important in history |
| Triad | a group of three |
| Sinister | bad, evil, or wicked |
| Accord | 1. to bring into harmony 2. agreement, harmony |
| Coerce | to force to act or think in a certain way |
| Umbrage | offense |
| Textile | cloth made by weaving, knitting, or felting |
| Rarity | something unusual or uncommon |
| Gig | 1. a one-horse carriage 2. a light, fast, narrow boat 3. a device, composed of four hooks secured back to back, used for catching fish 4. a punishment for a minor infraction of the rules 5. a single professional engagement, as of jazz or rock musicians |
| Caries | decay, as of bone or plant tissue |
| Budget | the total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose |
| Aegis | protection, support |
| Rank | strong-smelling |
| Wend | to proceed, to go, to travel |
| Pugnacious | inclined to quarrel or fight readily |
| Primitive | being the firsr or earliest of the kind in existence |
| Interrogate | to ask questions of, sometimes to seek answers that are personal or secret |
| Inter | to place in a grave or tomb |
| Aqueduct | an artificial channel for conveying water |
| Gird | to encircle with a belt or band |
| Caravan | a group of travelers journeying through the desert |
| Sage | 1. An herb used in medicine, seasoning, and cooking 2. A profoundly wise person |
| Elicit | to call forth, to bring out |
| Edifying | instructive |
| Demean | to degrade or lower in dignity |
| Chastise | to punish severely |
| Chronicle | a record of events |
| Reverent | feeling or expressing deep respect |
| Dialogue | conversation between two or more persons |
| Deem | to form or have an opinion |
| Genius | one with superior mental abilities |
| Farrier | one who shoes horses |
| Exhilarating | exiting and invigorating |
| Fabulous | mythical, having no basis in reality |
| Ewer | a pitcher with a wide spout |
| Engrave | to mark or ornament with letters, designs, etc. |
| Galaxy | a group of stars |
| Inexplicable | incapable of being explained |
| Paraphernalia | belongings or equipment |
| Degrading | humiliating, debasing, lowering in dignity |
| Elite | best, most choice |
| Hazy | unclear, vague |
| Zone | an area or region |
| Plaudit | an expression of approval |
| Decipher | to translate, to decode |
| Remonstrate | to speak in protest or objection |
| Rote | routine, habit |
| Specify | to mention in detail |
| Quail | a small game bird |
| Unassuming | modest |
| Antipodes | a region on the opposite side of the world |
| Aftermath | the consequence or result of an event |
| Posthumous | occurring after death |
| Incorrigible | bad beyond correction or reform |
| Vigilante | one who takes the law into their own hands |
| Trance | a hypnotic state |
| Toga | a loose outer garment worn by men in Ancient Rome |
| Tangible | possible to touch, concrete |
| Surplus | an amount in excess of what is needed |
| Stipulate | to specify |
| Spawn | to produce offspring in large numbers |
| Roisterer | one who engages in boisterous merrymaking |
| Reputable | having a good reputation |
| Inexorable | incapable of being stopped |
| Hemorrhage | to bleed heavily |
| Exterminate | to get rid of by destroying completely |
| Disclaim | to deny any connection with |
| Census | an official count of the population |
| Averse | having a feeling of population |
| Abet | to approve, encourage, and support, especially in wrongdoing |
| Moccasin | a heel-less shoe made of soft leather |
| Repudiate | to reject or cast off with disapproval |
| Pestilence | a fatal epidemic, especially the bubonic plague |
| Oust | to expel or remove |
| Insight | a instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing |
| Abstract | dealing with ideas rather than events |
| Adept | very skilled at something |
| Antithesis | opposite |
| Betrothed | engaged to be married |
| Copious | abundant in supply or quantity |
| Credulous | having too great a readiness to believe things, gullible |
| Demented | driven to behave irrationally |
| Earthy | resembling earth or soil |
| Eccentric | unconventional (as of a persons behavior) |
| Remit | cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment) |
| Sepulcher | a small room or monument cut in or made of stone in which a dead person is buried |
| Simile | the comparison of one thing with another using the words like or as |
| Sleazy | sordid, corrupt, or immoral |
| Synthetic | made from chemicals |
| Tempo | the speed of music |
| Undulate | to move with a wavelike motion |
| Abridged | shortened without losing the sense |
| Acrid | having a strong and unpleasant taste or smell |
| Annex | a building joined to or associated with the main building |
| Binocular | adapted for using both eyes |
| Carnage | the killing of a large number of people |
| Data | facts and statistics collected for reference or analysis |
| Distend | to cause to swell by stretching from the inside |
| Epistle | a letter |
| Factotum | an employee who does all kinds of work |
| Flay | to peel the skin off of a corpse or carcass |
| Grotto | a small picturesque cave |
| Overseer | a person who supervise others |
| Squeamish | easily disgusted |
| Symbol | a thing that represents or stands for something |
| Transcribe | to put into written or printed form |
| Alumni | graduates or former students |
| Amphibian | able to live both on land and in water |
| Arbitrary | unreasonable, unsupported |
| Bandy | bowlegged |
| Credence | belief as to the truth of something |
| Exorbitant | excessive |
| Gullibe | easily decieved, credulous |
| Intrepid | brave, fearless, dauntless |
| Pander | procurer, pimp |
| Reprehensible | deserving of blame |
| Restitution | reparation made by giving compensation |
| Resurgent | rising again |
| Titillate | to tickle |
| Transpose | to reverse the order of |
| Cull | to choose, to pick |
| Annotated | containing explanatory notes |
| Appraise | to estimate the monetary value of |
| Bulwark | a wall of earth, built for defense |
| Chasten | to restrain, to subdue |
| Conifer | an evergreen, cone-bearin tree |
| Conserve | to prevent, injury, decay, or loss of |
| Embellish | to beautify, to adorn |
| Hidebound | narrow and rigid in opinion |
| Impassive | without emotion, apathetic |
| Inaugurate | to induct into office with formal ceremonies |
| Pervade | to spread throughout all parts of |
| Skimp | to deal with carelessly |
| Stalwart | sturdy and robust |
| Stilted | stiffly dignified or formal |
| Treatise | a systematic, extensive discourse on a subject |
| Abbreviated | shortened |
| Acquiesce | to give in |
| Assiduous | showing great care and perserverence |
| Detract | to reduce or take away the worth or value of something |
| Enclosure | an area that is sealed off |
| Eschew | to deliberately avoid using |
| Impart | to make known, to communicate |
| Mannerism | a particular way of speaking or behaving |
| Nebulous | hazy, vague, unclear |
| Recoil | to spring back in fear or horror |
| Remuneration | money paid for a work or service |
| Rime | frost formed on cold objects |
| Suave | charming, confident, and elegant |
| Virulent | (of a disease) extremely severe or harmful |
| Writ | a form of command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act or abstain from acting in some way |
| Amorous | loving |
| Chaos | complete disorder and confusion |
| Combine | unite, merge |
| Demeanor | conduct, behavior |
| Divulge | to make (private or sensitive information) known |
| Ephemeral | lasting for a very short time |
| Epitome | a person or thing typifying a quality |
| Gorge | 1. a narrow valley between hills or mountains 2. to eat a large amount greedily |
| Guttural | produced in the throat, as of a noise or sound |
| Hilt | the handle of a weapon or tool |
| Mimic | to immitate |
| Paramount | more important than anything else, supreme |
| Portcullis | a heavy grating that closes off a gateway |
| Replenish | to refill |
| Rigorous | rigidly severe or harsh |
| Temporal | worldly, secular |
| Apparition | a ghost or ghost-like image |
| Cloister | a convent or monastery |
| Counterfeit | the exact imitation of money or something else of value |
| Delta | a triangle alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river |
| Fluent | easily able to speak and write a language |
| Gingerly | in a careful or cautious manner |
| Heretic | a person who holds opinions that are against the church or other religious body |
| Lucrative | producing a great deal of profit |
| Martyr | a person who is killed for their religious belief |
| Pious | devoutly religious |
| Prudent | acting with and showing care and thought for the future |
| Sensuous | relating to the senses rather than the intellect |
| Snub | 1. to rebuff, to ignore, or to spurn disdainfully 2. (of a nose) short and turned up at the end |
| Torpid | mentally or physically inactive, lethargic |
| Undoing | a bringing to destruction, ruin, disaster |
| Vouch | to confirm from one's experiences that something is true |
| Abnormal | different from what is usual or normal |
| Bleak | charmless and inhospitable, dreary |
| Consecutive | following continuously |
| Doughty | brave and persistent |
| Efface | to erase from a surface |
| Ennui | a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement |
| Foretell | to predict the future |
| Gauntlet | a stout glove with a long, loose wrist |
| Heterodox | not conforming with accepted orthodox standards or beliefs |
| Incongruous | not in harmony with the surroundings of something |
| Myriad | a countless or extremely great number |
| Orgy | a wild party, especially one involving lots of drinking and unrestrained sexual activity |
| Solar | relating to the sun |
| Thwart | to prevent someone from accomplishing something |
| Transient | lasting for a short time, not permanent |
| Yokel | an uneducated, unsophisticated person from the countryside |
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