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iolani eng10q3 vocab
iolani eng. q3 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bemuse | vt. 1. to confuse, bewilder. A puzzle bemused me. 2. to absorb the attention of. |
| scrutiny | n. close examination or inspection. No errors eluded the editor’s scrutiny. |
| piety | n. dutiful faithfulness, as to religion or family. The bishop is a man of great piety. |
| patrimony | n. an estate inherited from a father or ancestor. He lives off his patrimony. |
| infallible | adj.unfailing; perfect. The gypsy claimed to be an infallible fortune-teller. |
| portent | n. omen. The eagle flying overhead is a portent of Odysseus’s return. |
| swagger | vi. to walk or behave in an arrogant way. The bully swaggered through the playground. n. arrogant behavior. The bully’s swagger did not frighten me. |
| mendicant | n. beggar, esp. a member of a religious order who owns no personal property. The mendicant survived by begging. adj. living by begging. He is a mendicant monk. |
| impudent | adj. insolent, cocky. The impudent boy sassed his parents. |
| blithe | adj. happily carefree. Blithe lovers stroll in the park. |
| maudlin | adj. weakly sentimental, as from drink. Maudlin displays of emotion embarrass her. |
| endow | vt. 1. to furnish with (e.g., a dowry or gift). An uncle endowed her with a fortune. 2. to grant money in support of. Donors endow schools with money to help pay expenses. |
| requisition | n. a formal request, as for supplies or other needs. The librarian submitted a requisition for bookshelves. vt. to request formally. The librarian requisitioned bookshelves |
| callow | adj. immature, unsophisticated. Veteran soldiers laughed at the callow recruit. |
| aghast | adj. shocked, terrified. She was aghast upon beholding the vampire. |
| gorge | vt. to stuff or eat to capacity. I gorged myself with candy. n. 1. throat (often used with rise to indicate disgust). My gorge rises at the sickening smell. 2. canyon. |
| resolute | adj. determined, resolved. He was resolute in his decision to quit smoking. |
| dither | vi. to hesitate indecisively. She would have gone to the prom with him, but he kept dithering until someone else invited her. n. a nervous, agitated state. |
| implacable | adj. impossible to appease, satisfy or change. The enemy was implacable. |
| squalor | n. physical or moral filth and baseness. The squalor of the ghetto disgusts her. |
| supplication | n. humble request or prayer. The tyrant ignored the citizens’ supplication. |
| defilement | n. the act of making impure; corruption, ruin. Chemical waste caused the defilement of the water supply. |
| compunction | n. remorse for wrongdoing; scruple. I felt compunction for my crime. |
| decrepit | adj. 1. weakened by old age. Injuries left the former athlete decrepit in middle age. 2. broken down by long use. The decrepit barn was a fire hazard. |
| brazen | adj. 1. boldly shameless; impudent. It was brazen of the pop star to wear such skimpy clothes at the awards ceremony. 2. made of brass. |
| perquisite | n. an incidental payment, benefit or privilege beyond regular salary (informally called perk). One of the perquisites of working for the school is use of the gym. |
| duplicity | n. deceit, treachery. Hypocrites practice duplicity. |
| malediction | n. a curse. The gods had placed a malediction on the unfortunate family. |
| abomination | n. 1. hate or repulsion. Civilized people regard slavery with abomi-nation. 2. something arousing extreme hatred. Slavery is an abomination to civilized people. |
| harrow | vt. 1. to torment or distress. The tornado was a harrowing experience. 2. to break up and level (soil). The farmer harrowed his field. n. a spiked tool used to pulverize soil. |
| primal | adj. 1. original, primitive. The primal conditions of life were drastically changed by the Ice Age. 2. of primary importance. |
| execrable | (EK-si-cruh-ble) adj. extremely inferior; hatefully bad; deserving to be execrated (i.e., cursed). Not one passenger on the plane ate the execrable food. |
| bane | n. something that ruins or spoils. I whined, “Homework is the bane of my life!” |
| engender | vt. to produce or cause; to bring to life. Winning engenders confidence. |
| nuptial | adj. of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony. June is a traditional month for nuptial ceremonies. |
| wane | vi. to grow gradually less in size or influence. The moon wanes after it is full. |
| wither | vi. to dry up, shrivel, or lose vitality. Flowers withered during the drought. |
| revenue | n. 1. investment income. 2. money collected by a government (as through taxes). Public services are suffering from the decrease in government revenue. |
| renowned | adj. famous. The renowned author appeared on talk shows. |
| feign | vt. to give a false appearance of. She feigns interest to impress the teacher. |
| beseech | vt. to request earnestly; to implore or beg. He beseeched the jury for mercy. |
| abjure | vt. to swear off, give up (an action). After a health scare, he abjured smoking. |
| devoutly | adv. with deep (esp. religious) devotion. The monk fasts devoutly each day. |
| dote | vi. to show foolishly excessive affection (dotage is the mental decline of old age). He dotes upon his girl friend as if she were his queen. |
| idolatry | n. 1. worship of a physical object as a god. 2. immod-erate admiration. Fans’ constant idolatry inflated the movie star’s pride. |
| extenuate | vt. to lessen the seriousness of with partial excuses: to mitigate. The teacher judged that the new student’s unfamiliarity with the campus extenuated his tardiness. |
| edict | n. a proclamation of law; an order. The king’s edict freed the prisoner. |
| perjure | vt. to make (oneself) guilty of lying under oath. He perjured himself to protect the gang. |
| lamentable | adj. regrettable, deplorable. Critics called the new law lamentable. |
| wonted | adj. customary, usual. In summer I return to my wonted diet of junk food. |
| progeny | n. offspring; children. His progeny became kings. |
| dissension | n. strong disagreement. With no leader, dissension spread on the staff. |
| chide | vt. to scold. The coach chided the players for their mental errors. |
| adamant | adj. unyielding to appeals; inflexible. The boss is adamant about deadlines. |
| clamorous | adj. loud and confused; noisily demanding. A clamorous mob gathered. |
| flout | vt. to scoff at or show scorn for (not to be confused with flaunt, to show off). They flouted the dress code by wearing t-shirts. |
| surfeit | n. overindulgence in food or drink; an excessive amount. At the banquet we had a surfeit of desserts. vt. to feed or supply to excess or disgust. We surfeited ourselves on sweets. |
| enamored | adj. inflamed with love; charmed. At first glance he was enamored of her. |
| gambol | vi. to skip or leap in play; to frolic. Carefree children gamboled on the field. |
| consecrate | vt. to make sacred. The Bishop consecrated the new chapel in a ceremony. |
| rebuke | vt. to reprimand or scold. The judge rebuked the rude attorney. n. a reprimand. |
| espy | vt. to catch sight of. The thirsty nomads were relieved to espy an oasis. |
| disparage | vt. to speak critically of, degrade. Jealous rivals disparaged my work. |
| recompense | n. reward. Chaperones receive no recompense. vt. to repay or reward. The car wash recompensed the customer whose car was accidentally damaged. |
| asunder | adv. apart or into pieces. The lightning bolt broke the two walls asunder. |
| harbinger | n. a forerunner; something that foreshadows the future or initiates a change. I hope my high score on the first quiz is a harbinger of success in the course. |
| consort | vi. to keep company (with). The sports agent can be seen at nightclubs and golf courses consorting with star athletes. (CON-sort) n. an associate or spouse. |
| conjunction | n. 1. an act of joining together. An international conjunction of efforts can conquer world hunger. 2. a part of speech that joins sentences, clauses, phrases or words. |
| enmity | n. hatred, resentment, ill will. The ex-lovers now felt bitter enmity. |
| recount | vt. to narrate. Eyewitnesses recounted the accident to news reporters. |
| expound | vt. to explain or defend with argument. Rebels expounded Communist ideas. |
| discharge | vt. 1. to carry out (a duty). Taking pity on the prisoners, the guard refused to discharge his duty. 2. to release, as from custody, service or employment. 3. to fire (a gun). |
| discretion | n. 1. tact, forethought, esp. cautious reserve in speech. His ethnic jokes showed a lack of discretion. 2. power of free choice. He left scheduling details to my discretion. |
| solemnity | n. 1. seriousness, formality. People at the Prince’s funeral bowed their heads with solemnity. 2. (usu. plural) a formal, ceremonious observance or event. |
| shroud | n. 1. something that covers or screens. A shroud of secrecy concealed the plot. 2. a cloth used to wrap a body for burial. vt. to cover, cloak or veil. Fog shrouds the valley. |
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