Manser Midterm Vocabulary
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- exemplary
- adj. outstanding; an example to others
- expedient
- ADJ. suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
- derive
- V. to come from
- guise
- N. external appearance, mask, cover
- alienate
- V. to make hostile or unfriendly, to estrange
- pliant
- ADJ. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
- cessation
- ending or stopping
- parody
- N, make a spoof of or make fun of
- decadent
- ADJ. marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
- paramount
- ADJ. most important
- subsidiary
- ADJ. of lesser importance
- surly
- ADJ. unfriendly, rude, or bad-tempered
- enigma
- N. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
- arbitrate
- V. to act as an impartial judge over
- affable
- ADJ. friendly, easy to talk to
- hyperbole
- N. exaggeration for emphasis, to prove a point
- effervescent
- ADJ. vivacious, lively
- haughty
- ADJ. arrogant conceited
- repugnant
- adj. Offensive to taste and feeling.
- pretension
- N. assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance
- contentious
- ADJ. tending at argue, quarrelsome
- similar
- ooking or being almost, but not exactly, the same
- apt
- ADJ. suitable,fitting
- inviolable
- adj. not capable of being violated or infringed
- attest
- V. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine
- latent
- ADJ. present but not yet viable, potential but undeveloped
- implicit
- ADJ. Implied rather than directly stated
- omniscient
- ADJ. having complete or ultimate knowledge
- veracity
- N. Adherence to the truth; truthfulness
- abate
- to become less strong
- vertex
- N. The common endpoint of the rays forming an angle.
- literary conflict
- N. the struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot
- usurp
- V. to seize and hold without legal permission
- assimilate
- V. to blend, to absorb fully or make one's own
- aesthetic
- ADJ. dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful.
- ordination
- N, to ritual act of making one a minister or priest. religious inauguration
- succumb
- v. to give way to a greater force
- antonym
- n. A word directly opposed to another in meaning.
- impartial
- ADJ. Unbiased, lacking favoritism
- sanctimonious
- ADJ. making a show of religious devotion, piety
- auspicious
- suggesting a positive and successful future
- reflexive
- describes words that show that the person who does the action is also the person who is affected by it
- point of view
- a way of considering something
- pillage
- V. to seize or plunder
- demagogue
- N. One who risers to power by relating and by arousing the emotions of the people
- homage
- n. honor or respect shown publicly
- farce
- N. a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- vouch
- V. to prove or support.
- fallacy
- N. incorrect idea; wrong assumption; an error
- memoir
- N. biography; record of facts or events
- salient
- ADJ. sticking out; conspicuous; leaping
- reactionary
- ADJ. Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative.
- poach
- to take and use for yourself unfairly or dishonestly something, usually an idea, that belongs to someone else
- dour
- ADJ. stern or harsh
- heretical
- ADJ. not conforming to popular, or standard, belief
- schism
- N. division or disunion
- pugnacious
- ADJ. combative
- peevish
- ADJ. ill tempered, irritable
- hackneyed
- ADJ. worn-out through overuse; trite
- dichotomous
- ADJ. Divided into two parts or classifications
- advocate
- V. speak, plead, or argue in favor of
- evolution
- the way in which living things change and develop over millions of years, or a gradual process of change and development
- strident
- ADJ. harsh sounding; shrill
- embryology
- N. study of the beginnings of life and development
- adept
- ADJ. thoroughly skilled; an expert
- purloin
- to steal something
- surrveilance
- the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected
- incredulous
- not wanting or not able to believe something
- supplant
- v. To take the place of.
- adorn
- v. to enhance or decorate
- pander
- V. to cater to
- hecatomb
- N. a large scale sacrifice/slaughter
- caprice
- N. a sudden, unpredictable change
- exalt
- V. to praise, glorify, or honor.
- artifact
- N. an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
- concord
- N. agreement, point of harmony, pact.
- literacy
- ADJ. The ability to read and write.
- penitent
- ADJ. feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing
- devoid
- adj. completely lacking
- euphoria
- extreme happiness, sometimes more than is reasonable in a particular situation
- coagulate
- V. congeal, thicken, clot
- acrimonious
- ADJ. stinging, or bitter in nature
- deign
- v. condescend; stoop; lower oneself
- metamorphosis
- N. change of form
- trivial
- ADJ. of little importance or significance
- altruism
- N. Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
- shrew
- N. a harsh, bitter woman
- amalgamate
- V. to bring or combine together with something else
- anarchy
- N. chaos and disorder
- incumbent
- ADJ. holding an indicated position
- benefactor
- someone who gives money to help an organization, society or person
- procurement
- N. act of getting possession of something
- quandary
- N. A puzzling predicament.
- constrain
- to control and limit something
- ode
- N. lyrical poetry, usually a tribute to a person or event
- surplice
- N. religious white garment
- onerous
- ADJ. troublesome, burdensome
- vortex
- N. a whirling mass of water, whirlpool
- virulent
- ADJ. infectious or poisonous
- deft
- ADJ. dexterous; skillful
- demure
- adj. Modest, reserved.
- indict
- to accuse someone of a crime
- jeopardize
- to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged
- vestment
- N. one of the garments worn by the clergy
- clamber
- N. to climb awkwardly
- alliance
- N. Any combination or union for some common purpose