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Al's vocab words
Alexandra's vocab words St. Joan of Arc Dec. 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apparel | (n.)clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up |
| besiege | (v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
| compress | (v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to to an injury |
| denounce | (v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| dispatch | (v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| douse | (v.) to plunge into liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish |
| expressly | (adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| famished | (adj. part.) suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something |
| forsake | (v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| gainful | (adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
| immense | (adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| inept | (adj.)totally without skill or appropriateness |
| ingenious | (adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| instantaneous | (adj.)done in an instant; immediate |
| irk | (v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| libel | (n.) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (v.) to write or publish such a statement |
| misgiving | (n.)a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| oaf | (n.)a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| recede | (v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant |
| repast | (n.)a meal, food |
| adverse | (adj.) unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile |
| arid | (adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull |
| assailant | (n.) a person who attacks violently (with blows or words) |
| billow | (n.) a large wave; (v.) to rise or swell like a wave |
| confront | (v.) to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with |
| constrain | (v.) to force, compel; to restrain, hold back |
| contemporary | (adj.) belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time |
| depict | (v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture |
| disinterested | (adj.) fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent |
| encompass | (v.) to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class |
| groundless | (adj.) without any good reason or cause, unjustified |
| hypocrite | (n.) a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person |
| incomprehensible | (adj.) impossible to understand |
| manipulate | (v.) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage |
| maximum | (n.) the greatest possible amount or degree; (adj.) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree |
| mimic | (n.) a person who does imitations; (v.) to imitate; to make fun of |
| ruffle | (v.) to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through; (n.) a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drumbeat |
| serene | (adj.) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand |
| sheepish | (adj.) embarrassed; resmbling a sheep in meekness, timid |
| stamina | (n.) the strength needed to keep to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power |
| barrage | (n.) a rapid, large-scale outpouring of something |
| bigot | (n.) an intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person |
| designate | (v.) to indicate, point out; to appoint; (adj.) selected but not yet installed |
| diversity | (n.) difference, variety; a condition of having many different types or forms |
| enigma | (n.) someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained |
| gloat | (v.) to look at or think about with great intensity and satisfaction; to take great personal joy in |
| global | (adj.) of, relating to, or involving the entire world; comprehensive |
| illusion | (n.) a false idea; something that one seems to see or be aware of that really does not exist |
| infuriate | (v.) to make very angry, enrage |
| motivate | (v.) to provide with a reason for doing; to push on to some goal or course of action |
| pacifist | (n.) one who is against war or the use of violence; (adj.) opposing to war or violence |
| queue | (n.) a line of people waiting for something; (v.) to form such a line |
| restrict | (v.) to keep within set limits; to confine |
| sage | (adj.) wise; (n.) a very wise person |
| slake | (v.) to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end |
| terrain | (n.( the landscape, especially considered with regard to its physical features or fitness for some use; a field of knowledge |
| vocation | (n.) any trade, profession, or occupation; a sense of fitness or special calling for one's work |
| vow | (n.) a solemn or sacred promise or pledge; (v.) to promise or declare in a solemn way |
| waylay | (v.) to lie in wait for and attack, ambush |
| wither | (v.) to dry up, wilt, sag; to cause someone to feel ashamed, humiliated, or very small |
| acquit | (v.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave onself |
| deem | (v.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion |
| devastate | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins |
| discredit | (v.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; (n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation |
| elusive | (adj.) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand |
| generate | (v.) to bring into existence; to be the cause of |
| idolize | (v.) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much |
| ingratitude | (n.) a lack of thankfulness |
| keepsake | (n.) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir |
| mortal | (n.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable |
| ovation | (n.) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause |
| petty | (adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor |
| plight | (n.) a sorry condition or state; (v.) to pledge, promise selemnly |
| repent | (v.) to feel sorry for what one has done or failed to do |
| reverie | (n.) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought |
| revocation | (n.) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancellation |
| scan | (v.) to examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem; (n.) an examination |
| strand | (n.) a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc. ; (v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position |
| strife | (n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle |
| topple | (v.) to fall forward, to overturn, bring about the downfall of |
| acute | (adj.) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time |
| bluster | (v.) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; (n.) speech that is loud and threatening |
| bungle | (v.) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness |
| commentary | (n.) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion |
| duration | (n.) the length of time that something continues or lasts |
| eerie | (adj.) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious |
| facet | (n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
| fidelity | (n.) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness |
| fray | (n.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel; (v.) to wear away by rubbing; to make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate |
| headstrong | (adj.) willful, stubborn |
| inhabitant | (n.) one living permanently in a given place |
| numb | (adj.) having lost the power of feeling of movement; (v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feelings |
| pacify | (v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
| ravenous | (adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction |
| refute | (v.) to prove incorrect |
| remorse | (n.) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience |
| setback | (n.) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall |
| smug | (adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous |
| synopsis | (n.) brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary |
| tarry | (v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while |
| agenda | (n.) the program for a meeting; a list, outline, or plan of things to be considered or done |
| amiable | (adj.) friendly, good-natured |
| befuddle | (v.) to confuse, make stupid |
| blight | (n.) a disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; (v.) to destroy, ruin |
| boisterous | (adj.) rough and noisyu in a cheerful way; high-spirited |
| clarity | (n.) clearness, accuracy |
| compliant | (adj.) willing to do what someone else wants; obedient |
| conserve | (v.) to preserve; to keep from being damaged, lost or wasted; to save |
| debut | (n.) a first public appeareance; a formal entrance into society; (v.) to make a first appearance |
| gory | (adj.) marked by bloodshed, slaughter or violence |
| gross | (adj.) overweight; coarse, vulgar; very noticeable; total; (n.) an overall total; (v.) to earn |
| induce | (v.) to cause, bring about; to persuade |
| leeway | (n.) extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies; margin of error |
| limber | (adj.) flexible; (v.) to cause to become flexible |
| maze | (n.) a network of paths through which it is hard to find one's way; something very mixed-up and confusing |
| oracle | (n.) someone or something that can predict the future |
| partisan | (n.) a strong supporter of a person, party, or cause; one whose support is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerrilla; (adj.) strongly supporting one side only |
| reimburse | (v.) to pay back; to give payment for |
| vacate | (v.) to go away from, leave empty; to make empty; to void, annul |
| vagabond | (n.) an idle wanderer; a tramp; (adj.) wandering, irresponsible |
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