Vocab Semester 1
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- surcease
- to desist from action ; also : to come to an end : cease; to put an end to : discontinue
- dominion
- domain, supreme authority, sovereignty, absolute ownership, power
- coalesce
- to grow together: to unite into a whole : FUSE; to unite for a common end; join forces
- incognito
- avoiding being recognized, by changing your name or appearance
- transfix
- to make a person or animal seem unable to move or stop looking at something because they are so interested, surprised or frightened, usually because their interest in or fear of something is so strong
- dearth
- from scarcity that makes dear; FAMINE; an inadequate supply : LACK
- subversive
- describing attempts to destroy or weaken an established system or government:
- opaque
- preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent; describes writing or speech that is difficult to understand.
- nabob
- a rich or powerful person
- garish
- clothed in vivid colors; excessively or disturbingly vivid; offensively or distressingly bright : GLARING ; tastelessly showy : FLASHY; synonym see GAUDY
- Tactual
- Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.
- depreciate
- to lower in estimation or esteem; 2 a : to lower the price or estimated value of
- reiterate
- to say something again, once or several times
- pulsate
- to beat or move with a strong, regular rhythm
- jocund
- marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness; synonym see MERRY
- emissary
- a person sent by one government or political leader to another to deliver messages or to take part in discussions
- filial
- of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter; having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring
- pall
- to become less interesting or enjoyable; a thick dark cloud of smoke; a negative atmosphere; a cloth used to cover a coffin at a funeral
- lilting
- characterized by a rhythmical swing or cadence; CHEERFUL, BUOYANT
- blasé
- apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment; WORLD-WEARY; SOPHISTICATED, WORLDLY-WISE; UNCONCERNED; SOPHISTICATED
- cadence
- the regular rise and fall of the voice
- Voracious
- very eager for something, especially a lot of food
- epithet
- an adjective added to a person's name or a phrase used instead of it, usually to criticize or praise them
- acumen
- skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics
- felicity
- the quality or state of being happy; especially: great happiness; a pleasing manner or quality especially in art or language; an apt expression
- beatific
- expressing happiness and calmness, especially in a holy way
- superfluous
- more than is needed or wanted
- Umbrage
- to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown a lack of respect to you
- cleft
- a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : FISSURE; 2 : a usually V-shaped indented formation : a hollow between ridges or protuberances
- cataclysm
- a great destructive event or sudden violent change
- indiscriminate
- not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment; HAPHAZARD, RANDOM; PROMISCUOUS, UNRESTRAINED; HETEROGENEOUS, MOTLEY
- incarnate
- invested with bodily and especially human nature and form; made manifest or comprehensible : EMBODIED
- rueful
- feeling sorry and full of regret:
- precept
- a rule for action or behaviour, especially obtained from moral consideration
- pervasive
- present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place
- acquiesce
- to accept or agree to something, often unwillingly
- contrition
- the state of being repentant, penitent
- despotic
- autocratic; tyrannical
- entreat
- to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently; synonym see BEG
- crystalline
- strikingly clear or sparkling
- encompass
- to form a circle about : ENCLOSE b obsolete : to go completely around 2 a : ENVELOP b : INCLUDE, COMPREHEND 3 : BRING ABOUT, ACCOMPLISH
- collateral
- accompanying as secondary or subordinate
- hone
- to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone; to make more acute, intense, or effective
- requiem
- a mass (= Christian religious ceremony) at which people honour and pray for a dead person; a piece of music written for this ceremony
- dire
- exciting horror, dismal, oppressive, desperately urgent, warning of disaster
- peruse
- to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in
- accede
- to agree to do what people have asked you to do
- chasten
- to make someone aware that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve
- diaspora
- the spreading of people from one original country to other countries
- denigrate
- to say that someone or something is not good or important
- apocryphal
- describes a story that is probably not true although often told and believed by some people to have happened
- conjure
- to make a picture or idea appear in someone's mind
- Provocative
- causing thought about interesting subjects: causing a reaction, especially a negative one
- avaricious
- greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches; synonym see COVETOUS
- impeccable
- not capable of sinning or liable to sin; free from fault or blame : FLAWLESS
- expostulate
- to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance
- perdition
- a state of punishment which goes on for ever, suffered by evil people after death
- desultory
- marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose; disappointing progress, performance, quality
- portentous
- too serious and trying to be very important
- equivocation
- The use of language with intent to deceive,or to avoid committing oneself in what one says. 2. An equivocal statement or expression. synonym LIE
- rapt
- giving complete attention, or showing complete involvement, or (of attention) complete
- emend
- to correct or improve a text
- imminent
- ready to take place; especially : hanging threateningly over one's head
- diatribe
- an angry speech or piece of writing which severely criticizes something or someone
- amiss
- in a mistaken way; wrongly
- infuse
- to cause to be permeated with something (as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better; INSPIRE, ANIMATE; to steep in liquid (as water) without boiling so as to extract the soluble constituents or principles; implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance
- demagogue
- a person, especially a political leader, who wins support by exciting people's emotions rather than by having good ideas
- suave
- describes a man who is very polite, charming and usually attractive, often in a way that is slightly false
- castigate
- to criticize someone or something severely
- belie
- to give a false impression of; to show (something) to be false or wrong; to run counter to; contradict, disguise
- Aggregation
- something formed by adding together several amounts or things; a total:
- idiom
- the language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class; a style or form of artistic expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period or movement, or a medium or instrument broadly : MANNER, STYLE
- enclave
- a part of a country that is surrounded by another country, or a group of people who are different from the people living in the surrounding area
- prodigal
- wasteful with money; tending to spend large amounts without thinking of the futurecatapult a device which can throw objects at a high speed; to throw someone or something with great force
- droll
- having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
- cynical
- CAPTIOUS, PEEVISH; having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity
- echelon
- a particular level or group of people within an organization such as an army or company
- behoove
- to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
- Sullen
- angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people
- quandary
- a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved
- usurp
- to take control or a position of power, especially without having the right to
- zephyr
- a light windcalumnious adjective for a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation; or for the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation
- bonanza
- a situation from which large profits are made; a large amount of something good
- proficient
- skilled and experienced
- fortitude
- bravery over a long period
- demise
- death; the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry or system
- epitaph
- a short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, especially one written on their gravestone
- versatile
- able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes:
- inexorable
- not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped: relentless
- antithesis
- the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as in "action, not words" or "they promised freedom and provided slavery") (2) : OPPOSITION, the direct opposite
- nonchalant
- behaving in a calm manner, often in a way which suggests lack of interest or care
- pedagogy
- the study of the methods and activities of teaching
- qualm
- an uncomfortable feeling of doubt about whether you are doing the right thing
- daunt
- to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something; to discourage; making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something; showing determination and a lack of fear
- inexplicable
- incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
- nascent
- coming or having recently come into existence
- castellated
- having battlements
- circumvent
- to hem in; to make a circuit around; to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem