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English 1 trimster exam vocab

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specter
a ghost or an apparition
imperturbable
unable to be disturbed or excited; impassive
fallow
land plowed but not sowed----left uncultivated; when describing the mind, untrained, inactive
gourmand
a lover of good food; a glutton
liturgy
the prescribed ritual for public worship in any of various Christian churches
callow
undeveloped, inexperienced, immature
chimerical
imaginary, fantastic, unreal, absurd, impossible
acrimonious
marked by hard or biting sharpness, especially of wordes, manner, or disposition; bitter
elliptical
resembling an eclipse or flattened circle; having a word or wordes omitted without being unintelligible
bovine
related to or resembling the ox or cow; both sluggish and patient----an ox or closely related animal
bellicose
showing readiness to quarrel of fight
ecclesiastical
of the church, or relating to the organization of the clergy
satiate
to gratify with more than enough; sufficient or more than enough
mime
an ancient Greek or Roman face, a clown; to play a part with gestures not words
piquant
agreeably pungent or stimulating to the taste
tonsorial
relating to a barber or a barber's work
parable
simple story from which a moral lesson may be drawn
mandate
an authoritative order or command, the wishes of constituants expressed to their legislature or representative; to order a nation to govern a geographical area
enigma
a perplexing statement, mattter, or person; a riddle
harbinger
a person or thing that comes before to announce what is to follow; to announce
punctilious
scrupulous, exact
ephemeral
lasting one day short-lived, transitory
candid
sincere, honest, impartial
bucolic
rustic, rurual, pastoral
fealty
the duty and loyalty owed by a vassal to his lord--mostly used poetically in modern language
tether
a rope or chain fastened to an animal
gargoyle
a waterspout or ornament in the form of a carved animal-sometimes an imaginary one-projecting from the gutter of a building
frugal
not wasteful, thrifty
quixotic
extravagantly chivalrous; impractical
chagrin
vexation, disappointment, mortification, embarassment
nebulous
cloudy, misty, vague
stipend
a tax, tribute, or regular payment like a salary or pension
fetid
stinking, foully odorous
carp
to talk in a peevish, grumbling, or accusing manner; to find fault pettily or unfairly; cavil----a fresh water fish
succumb
to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire, to cease to exist die
quibble
to argue evasively- a petty evasion
crass
grossly stupid; dull; coarse, gross
soiree
an evening party or gathering
dirge
a lament with music, a funeral hymn
prelate
a high ranking ecclesiastic such as a bishop
forensic
characteristic of or suitable for a law court or public debate, refering to a lawyer skilled in this area
piscine
of or resembling a fish
cloistered
secluded; hidden from the world, usually religious seclusion
knell
to ring, especially for a death, funeral, or disaster; to toll; to summon, announce, or proclaim; the slow solemn sounding of a bell, an omen or signal of sorrow or death, any deep mournful sound
mull
to grind; to cogitate or ponder; to hear, sweeten, and flavor with spice
persiflage
light, frivolous, flippant style in speaking or writing; banter, raillery
captious
intended to entrap or confuse; quibbling, carping, faultfinding
ethereal
referring to the upper regions of space; light, airy, delicate celstial
castigate
to punish, chastise, or rebuke
parsimonious
miserly, stingy
talisman
anything with magic power, a good luck charm
munificent
bountiful, lavish, generous
laity
all people not included in the clergy; all people not included in a given profession
sedentary
characterized by sitting
sedulous
diligent, persistent, hard working
incognito
with true identity not revealed, under disguise, with an assumed name; a person who is under disguise
fortuitous
happening by chance, accidental; lucky
talon
a claw
debacle
an overthrow; a rout; a sudden great disaster; a breakdown or collapse
recant
to renounce beliefs formerly held
madrigal
a short poem which can be set to music; a song with parts for several voices
dupe
to deceive, to cheat----a person easily fooled
parochial
narrow, limited, provincial
pliable
easily bent or molded; easily influenced
stylus
a needlelike writing device; a phonograph needle
deciduous
shedding leaves annualy; shedding antlers or insect wings
copse
a thicket of small trees
symposium
a formal meeting at which several speakers deliver short addresses on a topic or related topics; a collection of opinions on a subject; a discussion
ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain, especially from obscurity or indistinctness; inexplicable; cable of being understood in more than one way
plebescite
an expression of the people's will by direct ballot
jubilant
joyful and triumphant
Samaritan
person who comes to the aid of another
burgeon
to put forth to sprout----a bud, a sprout
secular
of or belonging to the world; worldly, not religious or sacred
nefarious
wrong, wicked, villainous
jingo
a person who boasts of his or her patriotism, one who favors an aggresive foreign policy
millenium
a thousand, especially a thousand years
iniquitous
unjust, wicked
rapacious
very grasping or greedy; living on prey
cursory
superficial, passing rapidly over something without attention to detail
burnish
to polish, to make shiny by rubbing----a gloss or polish
insurgent
a rebel, one who opposes; rebelious
epicure
a connoiseur of food and drink; a person devoted to luxury and sensous pleasure
minx
a pert and saucy girl
hyperbole
exageration for effect, not meant to be taken literally
enjoin
to order officially, to forbid or prohibit
muse
to ponder, to meditate
cadaver
a corpse or dead body, especially of a person
solon
a wise person, a law maker
prude
a person who is overly modest or proper
piscatorial
of the fishes, fishing, or people who fish
corroborate
to support with evidence or authority; to make more certain
clandestine
secret, hidden, underhanded, surreptitous
mentor
a wise and loyal advisor, a teacher
jocose
humerous, joking, facetious
renowned
a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored, famous
indigenous
native, growing or produced naturally in a country or a region
propitious
favorably inclined, boding well, being of good omen or auspicious
patrician
a member of the nobility- noble, aristocratic
deleterious
harmful, injurious

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