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vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abhor | to hate very much |
| abominate | to dislike strongly |
| abridge | to shorten |
| abstruse | hard to understand |
| abut | to border upon |
| abyss | bottomless pit |
| accolade | an award |
| adjunct | something connected or added to another in a subordinate position |
| affidavit | a sworn written statement |
| affinity | a natural attraction |
| aftermath | events following some occurrence |
| aggrandize | to increase in size |
| ajar | partially open |
| alienate | to make hostile |
| alleviate | to make less severe |
| allure | to tempt |
| aloof | uninvolved |
| also-ran | loser |
| altercation | a heated quarrel |
| alternative | the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities |
| ambiance | mood |
| amenable | agreeable |
| amplify | to make larger |
| antecedent | going before |
| anterior | situated in front |
| appalling | filling in dismay |
| aptitude | natural ability |
| archaic | outdated |
| arduous | hard |
| artisan | a worker skilled in a craft |
| askew | to one side |
| aspire | to seek |
| assuage | to soothe |
| astute | keen |
| asunder | in separate parts; apart from each other in position |
| atrophy | to wither away |
| atypical | not typical |
| austere | stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain |
| badger | to tease, annoy, harass persistently |
| ballistic | the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles |
| balm | something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment |
| beget | to give birth to; to create |
| beleaguer | to besiege; beset, surround, harass |
| bereave | to deprive or leave desolate, especially through death |
| beset | to harrass |
| bizarre | extremely unconventional |
| blather | to talk nonsensically |
| bleak | depressing |
| bludgeon | to hit or attack with heavy impact |
| bucolic | rural or rustic in nature, country-like |
| cacophony | harsh sounds |
| cajole | to weedle |
| callous | unfeeling |
| callow | immature and inexperienced |
| candor | truthfulness |
| capacious | roomy |
| castigate | to criticize harshly |
| catapult | to launch |
| catharsis | an emothional |
| caucus | cerebral |
| certify | to comfort formally |
| chasm | a deep opening in the earth's surface |
| chattel | slave |
| chide | to scold |
| chronic | continues |
| circa | an estimated historic time period |
| citadel | a fortress overlooking a city, a stronghold |
| claimant | a person making a claim |
| cloister | a tranquil |
| commodious | spacious |
| comprise | to consist of |
| congenial | pleasant to be around |
| connoisseur | an expert |
| consensus | general agreement |
| coterie | a circle of close friends |
| countenance | a person's face |
| coup | the violent overthrow of a government by a small group |
| couture | fashion disign |
| cranny | a small opening in a wall or rock face |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage |
| creditor | a person or entity to whom money is owed |
| criterion | a standard or rule which something is judged |
| cubism | a style of art which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms |
| curtail | to truncate or abridge |
| curvilinear | formed by curved lines |
| damper | one that depresses |
| dauntless | fearless |
| dearth | lack |
| debacle | a sudden downfall |
| debase | to lower in quality or value |
| decree | an order having the force of law |
| deduce | to come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence |
| defame | to libel or slander |
| deft | skillful |
| demegogue | a leader who obtains power by appealing emotions and prejudices of the people |
| demonic | demon like |
| demur | to object |
| denouce | to condemn |
| desiccate | to dry out compleatly |
| dilemma | a difficult situation where one must choose between two or more choices that seem unfavorable |
| disparge | to belittle |
| dispell | to drive away |
| disperse | to scatter |
| dissolution | to break up into parts |
| divine | to fortell a prophecy |
| docile | easily taught |
| doldrums | a period or condition of depression or inactivity |
| domain | a territory where one rules |
| dormant | asleep or inactive |
| draconian | hard |
| dromedary | a one hump domesticated camel |
| dulcet | soft |
| duress | hardship |
| ediface | a building |
| efface | to rube away |
| egalitarian | a person who adheres to egalitarian beliefs |
| elapse | to pass or go by |
| elfin | small and sprightly |
| embellish | to beautify by adding ornements |
| embody | to give bodily form to |
| emit | to send or give out |
| emulate | to attempt to equal or surpass |
| endure | to carry on through despite hardships |
| engulf | to surround or enclose compleatly |
| enrage | to put in a rage |
| enrapture | to delight |
| ensemble | a coordinated outfit or costume |
| entice | to lure |
| entomb | to place in or as if in a tomb |
| entomology | the scientific study of insects |
| euphonious | pleasing to the ear |
| evade | to elude by cunning |
| expunge | to remove |
| facilitate | to make easier, to help bring about |
| fathom | to understand fully |
| fawn | to show affection |
| feign | to pretend |
| fester | to generate pus |
| fetish | any thing or activity to which one is irrationally devoted |
| fickle | often changing for no reason |
| fjord | a long narrow inlet from the sea |
| fleece | to defraud |
| forage | to search or hunt for food and provisions |
| forbear | to do without |
| forsake | to abandon |
| fortuitous | good fortune occurring by accident or chance |
| fraught | teeming with |
| gamin | a neglected boy left to run about in the streets |
| gazebo | an outdoor structure with a roof and open sides |
| generalize | general form rather than specific |
| giddy | a light-headed sensation |
| gird | to encircle as with a belt |
| girth | the distance around something |
| gloat | to brag greatly |
| glutton | one who eats or consumes a great deal |
| gossamer | delicate floating cobwebs |
| grandiloquent | attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures |
| grandiose | grand and impressive |
| guile | cunning |
| guise | appearence |
| harangue | to lecture |
| harrowing | extremely distressing |
| herbicide | a substance used to destroy plants, especially weeds |
| histrionic | overly dramatic |
| hoard | to accumulate for future use |
| hovel | a small miserable dwelling |
| husbandry | the cultivation, production, and/or management of resources of edible plants or animals |
| idiosyncrasy | a behavioral quirk |
| impede | to obstruct or interfere with |
| incite | to arouse to action |
| incongruous | not approprite |
| infamy | an evil reputation |
| insouciant | calm and carefree |
| intervene | to come between |
| inveifle | to tempt or persuade |
| irascible | easily angered |
| joust | to engage in combate or competition |
| karma | fate |
| laconic | brief |
| lament | to express sorrow or regret |
| languish | to become weak or feeble |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness |
| laudable | worthy of deserving of praise |
| lax | careless |
| legacy | something that had been handed down from one who has gone before or from the past |
| lesion | wound |
| lethargy | laziness |
| lexicon | a dictionary |
| lieu | instead of |
| loiter | to remain in a area without any specific reason |
| maim | to disable or disfigure |
| marauder | a raider |
| marshal | to assemble together for the purpose of doing something |
| martyr | someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for the cause |
| masticate | to chew |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| menagerie | a collection of wild animals on exhibit |
| migratory | roving |
| milieu | environment |
| mirage | unreal reflection |
| misanthropy | someone who hates mankind |
| misnome | an incorrect or inappropriate name |
| mores | custom cultural standards |
| muse | to ponder |
| muster | to collect or gather |
| myriad | an extremely large number |
| nepotism | favors shown by those in high positions to relatives and friends |
| noisome | stinking |
| noxious | physically or mentally destructive |
| oblique | at an angle neither perpendicular or parellel |
| obtuse | lacking intelligence |
| opportune | occurring or coming at a good time |
| optimum | the most advantageous |
| orthodox | conventional |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group |
| oust | to eject to force out |
| paradox | a situation in which something seems both true and false |
| paranoia | a mental illness of unreasonable anxiety especially believing someone is out to get you, or that you are an important person |
| parry | to ward off a blow |
| partition | the division of something into parts |
| periphery | the outermost part within a boundary |
| permeate | to flow or spread through |
| perverse | stubborn |
| petulant | ill-humored |
| philanthriphy | love of mankind |
| phobia | a persistent illogical fear |
| photogenic | suitable |
| pied | having patches or blotches of two or more colors |
| pillage | to rob of goods by violent seizure |
| pique | irritation |
| plight | a distressing situation |
| porcine | reminiscent |
| potentate | a powerful ruler |
| precarious | unsafe, unsteady, unstable |
| procrastinate | to put off until a later time |
| proficient | skillful, to be food at something |
| propulsive | the act or process of propelling, a propelling force |
| prowess | exceptional skill and bravery |
| quandary | state of perplexity or doubt, a difficult or uncertain situation |
| queue | to form or wait in line; a line |
| quirk | a peculiarity of behavior; an unaccountable act or event |
| quixotic | totally or foolishly impractical |
| ramification | a developing growing out of and often complicating a problem or pain; a consequence |
| relinquish | to give up doing, professing, or intending; to surrender, to give in |
| reminisce | the act or practice of recalling the past |
| remorse | a strong feeling of sadness or guilt for having done something wrong |
| resurgnet | rising after defeat |
| revere | to regard with great devotion or respect, to honor |
| rivet | to hold the attention of; something that fastens two parts together |
| roster | a list of names; especially of personnel available for duty |
| rudimentary | basic, crude, undeveloped; fundamental principles or skills |
| scapegoat | one that bears the blame for others |
| scruntinize | to look very carefully; to examine |
| segergate | to separate or keep apart form others |
| serpentine | snakelike in shape or movement; winding as a snake |
| somber | depressing, gloomy, dark |
| sonorous | producing sound, especially deep and rich, resonant |
| spure | to move to action |
| spurn | to reject with disdain |
| stupefy | to make numb with amazement; to stun into helplessness |
| sundry | various, several, miscellaneous |
| surplant | to take the place of |
| surfeit | an overabundant amount, especially overindulgence in eating and drinking |
| tether | a rope or chain that allows limited movement; the limit of one's resources or strength |
| torque | a turning or twisting move |
| trenchant | cutting, incisive, having a sharp point; caustic, sarcastic |
| truculent | inclined towards conflict; eager to fight |
| trincate | to shorten by cutting off |
| tyro | a beginner; a novice |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread |
| umbrage | sense of injury or insult; to take offense, displeasure |
| unbridled | violent, unbounded, unrestrained |
| veer | to change directions |
| verbatim | using exactly the same words, word for word |
| vertigo | the sense of dizziness |
| volition | an act of choosing, using one's own will in a conscious choice |
| wane | to decrease gradually |
| wither | to become dry; shriveled, shrunken, dried-up |
| wrest | to pull away, take by violence |
| yore | former days, an era long past |
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