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Ela vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to draw, depict, or describe accurately | delineate |
| extremely wicked | nefarious |
| everyday speech; slang | vernacular |
| muscular strength | brawn |
| to publicly praise | tout |
| to intensify; to improve; to make greater | enhance |
| to slow or impede the progress of | hinder |
| to erase; to rub out | efface |
| 1. someone who consumes too much food or drink; 2. a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something | glutton |
| a break or vacation | hiatus |
| complaining; grumpy | querulous |
| being everywhere; omnipresent | ubiquitous |
| to destroy completely | obliterate |
| abundant; plentiful | copious |
| dark or murky; hard to understand; unclear | obscure |
| to praise highly | extol |
| to calm; to pacify; to put an end to | quell |
| eager to fight | pugnacious |
| immature; childish | puerile |
| to ignite; to arouse | kindle |