Vocab List 1 - 7
Mrs. Gaviati's period 3 English 1H class.
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- stately
- dignified, majestic
- belligerent
- (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
- Comprise
- To include or contain; to be made up of
- duplicity
- (n.) treachery, deceitfulness
- alienate
- (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
- chivalrous
- (adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
- bereft
- (adj.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
- ascertain
- (v.) to find out
- harass
- (v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
- repose
- (v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation; peace of mind, calmness
- disperse
- (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide
- somber
- (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
- rampant
- growing without check, running wild
- embark
- (v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
- guise
- (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
- adulterate
- (v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
- plod
- (v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
- finite
- (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time
- corrosive
- (adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
- scrutinize
- (v.) to examine closely
- fortitude
- (n.) courage in facing difficulties
- musty
- stale, moldy; out-of-date
- explicit
- definite, clearly stated
- culinary
- (adj.) of or related to cooking or to the kitchen
- temerity
- (n.) rashness, boldness
- deploy
- (v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
- remiss
- (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
- exhilarate
- (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
- artifice
- (n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; clever skill; trickery
- extirpate
- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
- benevolent
- (adj.) kindly, charitable
- esteem
- (v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement
- skulk
- (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
- turbulent
- (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
- supercilious
- (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
- facile
- (adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
- solace
- (n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console
- scrupulous
- (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
- averse
- (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
- warily
- (adv.) cautiously, with great care
- coerce
- (v.) to compel, force
- voluminous
- (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
- extant
- (adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
- precedent
- (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for limitation or later action
- martinet
- (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
- meticulous
- (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
- inclement
- (adj.) stormy; harsh; severe in attitude or action
- impervious
- (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
- unfeigned
- (adj.) sincere, real, without pretense
- omniscient
- (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
- sojourn
- (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time
- adversary
- (n.) an enemy, opponent
- quintessence
- (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
- Deft
- Skillful, nimble
- waive
- (v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
- suppress
- to stop by force, put down
- perpetuate
- (v.) to make permanent or long lasting
- urbane
- (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
- tepid
- (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
- squalid
- (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
- expunge
- (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy
- commodious
- (adj.) roomy, spacious
- adroit
- (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
- extol
- (v.) to praise extravagantly
- truculent
- (adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
- inter
- (v.) to bury; to consign to oblivion
- fallow
- (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed
- ambidextrous
- (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
- renegade
- (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
- venal
- open to or marked by bribery or corruption
- tentative
- (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
- premeditated
- considered beforehand, deliberately planned
- nonchalant
- (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned
- grimace
- (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
- buffet
- (v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow
- affiliated
- (adj.) associated, connected
- inopportune
- coming at a bad time; not appropriate
- obviate
- (v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
- venial
- (adj.) easily excused; pardonable
- clemency
- (n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
- ominous
- unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
- pungent
- (adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting
- jeopardy
- (n.) danger
- vociferous
- (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
- implicate
- (v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
- redress
- (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury
- pliable
- (adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
- discrepancy
- (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement
- cogent
- (adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
- amend
- (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
- benefactor
- (n.) one who does good to others
- amicable
- (adj.) peaceable, friendly
- negligible
- (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
- muse
- (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
- verbatim
- (adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
- reprehensible
- (adj.) deserving blame or punishment
- invulnerable
- (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
- infallible
- (adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable
- panacea
- (n.) a remedy for all ills, cure-all; an answer to all problems
- diffident
- (adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
- indomitable
- (adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield
- attainment
- (n.) an accomplishment; the act of achieving
- demise
- (n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
- officious
- meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
- Accede
- to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
- gibe
- (v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn
- virulent
- (adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful
- augment
- (v.) to make larger, increase
- assent
- (v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement
- nostalgia
- (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness
- Destitute
- Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
- dearth
- (n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
- malevolent
- (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will
- Brandish
- to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion
- insidious
- (adj.) intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous
- supple
- bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
- abhor
- (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
- unkempt
- (adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
- discern
- (v.) to see clearly, recognize
- delete
- (v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
- stolid
- (adj.) not easily moved, mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
- converge
- (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together
- pinnacle
- a high point or peak
- feasible
- (adj.) possible, able to be done
- dour
- (adj.) stern, unyielding; gloomy, ill-humored
- opulent
- (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
- cursory
- (adj.) hasty, not thorough
- punitive
- (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
- uncanny
- (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
- chaos
- (n.) great confusion, disorder
- bequeath
- (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance
- ironic
- suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
- intimation
- (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion
- gape
- (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
- reiterate
- (adj.) to say again, repeat
- craven
- (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward
- holocaust
- (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
- impetus
- (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
- altruistic
- (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
- retrogress
- (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition