Vocab Final Ms. Beachy
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- castigate
- (v) to punish severly; to criticize severely
- occult
- (adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural
- affable
- (adj.) friendly, amiable (People like to be around George because he is so affable and good-natured.)
- erudite
- (adj) scholarly
- ingratiate
- (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
- innuendo
- (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
- extricate
- (v) to free from entanglements or difficulties
- unwieldy
- (adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size
- soporific
- (adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep
- inadvertant
- (adj) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental - unconsidered.
- flout
- (v) to mock
- aspersion
- (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
- infringe
- (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
- lassitude
- (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
- tenuous
- (adj) having little substance or strength; unsure; weak
- vicarious
- (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another Synonyms: surrogate, substiture, imagined, secondhand Antonyms: real, actual, firsthand
- axiomatic
- (adj) self evident
- nominal
- (adj) Not real; Too small to be taken seriously (No importance)
- surmise
- (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof
- brusque
- (adj) abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
- vitrolic
- (adj) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or bitting (like a strong acid)
- contrive
- (v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
- elicit
- (v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
- repudiate
- (v) to disown, reject, or deny
- proclivity
- (n) A natural inclination of human character of behavior
- exhort
- (v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
- aplomb
- (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
- contraband
- (n) illegal traffic
- surreptitous
- (adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observationl made or accomplished by fraud
- assuage
- (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench