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Cook's Vocab 79151
Stack #79151
| Final Vocab Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fraught | full of; plagued by |
| arbor | leafy recess of trees |
| subjugated | brought under complete control |
| amoral | without ethical restraint |
| malefactor | criminal; someone who has done wrong |
| gallants | close companion; good friend |
| comely | pretty |
| dulcet | sweet; pleasant |
| virtuous | moral; chaste |
| witty | keen; quick thinking |
| caustic | critical; sarcastic |
| momentous | of great importance |
| quenching | stopping |
| nonchalant | cooly unconcerned |
| amiably | nicely, kindly |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation |
| abode | dwelling place; homestead |
| mordacious | sharp, caustic in style |
| retorted | answered quickly |
| pernicious | destructive; exceedingly harmful |
| interjected | to throw between; insert |
| a plethora of | a copious amount of |
| enraptured | filled with delight |
| perdition | hell; destruction |
| succumb | to give in to; to yield |
| vociferated | to protest |
| dogmatic | strongly opinionated; dictatorial |
| cocksure | overconfident; certain |
| upbraided | to scold; told of wrongdoing |
| venerable | deserving of honor or respect |
| minion | a servant-like dependent |
| presumptuous | assuming something arrogantly |
| melancholy | depressed sadness |
| diatribe | bitter criticism (verbal or written) |
| shrewd | mischievous; cunning |
| nuptial | wedding vow |
| beatitude | blessings spoken (allusion to Bible) |
| foiled | to ruin |
| misconception | wrong belief |
| chauvinist | one who is partial to a particular group |
| meandered | gone in an indirect route |
| predestined | determined beforehand |
| prattle | pester; argue like kids |
| thwart | to put a stop to |
| contemptible | deserving of scorn |
| sycophant | a servile parasite; flatterer |
| covert | secret; clandestine |
| impetuousness | impulsive, overeager behavior |
| rendezvous | a meeting, usually for a specific task |
| sanctioned | to authorize or allow |
| transpire | to come to pass |
| clandestinely | secretively; "incognito" |
| discourse | conversation between two people |
| abhor | to hate intensely |
| portent | an omen of something about to happen |
| avow | to swear solemnly |
| prevaricate | to evade the truth; to lie intentionally |
| congregate | to gather in one place |
| inebriated | drunken |
| miscreants | misfits; persons without morals |
| subsequent | occurring later; following in time or order |
| expounded | elaborate; restate with more detail |
| incorrigible | not accepting of or allowing correction for misbehavior |
| heinous | atrocious; evil, horrible |
| animosity | a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility |
| unintelligible | not able to be read or understood |
| choleric | easily angered; red-hot |
| calumnious | harmful and often untrue statements |
| rite | ritual; ceremony |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on |
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