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ewg vocab final

10th grade vocab words

QuestionAnswer
accede to yield
allure to entice, tempt
altruistic unselfish, selfless
amend to change
animosity strong dislike
apothy lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
askew twisted to one side, crooked
assiduous persistent, attentive
belligerent given to fighting, warlike
benevolent kind, charitable
buffet to slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly
capricious subject to whims or passing fancies
chaos great confusion, disorder
commended to praise, express approval
covet to desire something belonging to another
culinary of or related to cooking or the kitchen
delete to erase, wipe out
diffident shy, lacking self confidence, modest
disperse to scatter, spread far & wide
emaciated unnaturally thin
embark to go aboard, to make a start
exhilarate to enliven, sheer, give spirit or liveliness to
expunged to erase, destroy, obliterate
facile easily done or attained, ready
gape to stare with open mouth
gnarled knotted, twisted, lumpy
holocaust a large scale destruction, especially by fire, vast slaughter
impetus a moving force, impulse, stimulus
infallible free from error
intimation a hint, indirect suggestion
musty state moldy
nonchalant cool & confident
obsolete out of date
ominous unfavorable, threatenting
palatable agreeable to the taste or one;s sensibility, suitable for consumption
pinnacle a high peak or point
plod to walk heavily or slowly
punitive inflicting or aiming at punishment
quell to subdue, put down forcibly
rampant running wild
redress to set right, remedy
renegade one who leaves a group, deserter, outlaw
respite a period of relief or rest
skulked to move about stealthy, to lie in hiding
sophomoric immature & overconfident or emotionally dull
suave smoothly agreeable or polite
supercilious proud & contemptuous; snobbish
suppress to stop by force, put down
tepid lukewarm
urbane refined in manner or style, suave
verbatim word for word
warily cautiously, with great care
Created by: lisa_ross
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