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vocab mid-term
9-14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bilk | to cheat or swindle; to thwart |
| demise | death; a ceasing to exist |
| aghast | feeling great dismay or horror |
| choleric | easily angered |
| impede | to hinder, obstruct |
| qualm | a feeling of uneasiness |
| narcissistic | conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration |
| eradicate | to wipe out; to destroy |
| fabricate | to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive |
| ghastly | horrible; frightful |
| fallible | capable of error |
| blatant | obvious; too conspicuous |
| dawdle | to waste time |
| affiliate | an associate; partner |
| fawn | to act slavishly submissive |
| calumny | a false and malicious accusation |
| bane | the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death |
| prevaricate | to lie |
| filch | to steal |
| berate | to scold or rebuke severely and at length |
| flagrant | glaringly bad; outrageous |
| patrician | an aristocrat |
| emissary | one seny on a special mission to represent others |
| fracas | a loud quarrel or fight |
| futile | useless; pointless |
| carp | to complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way |
| query | to ask; inquire |
| queue | a line of people or vehicles |
| nafarious | very wicked; notorious |
| facade | a deceptive outward appearance |
| deluge | a flood; an overwhelming rush |
| anthropomorphic | attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods |
| beneficiary | one who reveives benefits |
| aplomb | self-confidence |
| modicum | a small amount |
| fester | to grow embittered over time; to rot |
| languish | to become weak or feeble; to lose strength |
| pall | something that covers or conceals |
| havoc | great destruction; chaos |
| rancid | having a bad taste or smell; spoiled |
| embroil | to draw into a conflict or fight |
| anachronism | something or someone existing outside of its proper time |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of |
| effusive | emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| lackey | a slavish follower |
| envisage | to form a mental picture |
| impertinent | rude and disrespectful |
| gape | to stare with an open mouth |
| nemesis | someone ot something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy |
| catalyst | a person, thing, ot agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change |
| jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
| judicious | showing sound judgment |
| foible | a minor weakness in character |
| alacrity | liveliness; willingness; eagerness |
| deify | to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god |
| epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a deceased person |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| pallid | pale; faint in color |
| impetuous | acting suddenly without thought |
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