Vocab 1-15
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- appease
- to make calm
- chafe
- to warm by rubbing
- frugal
- economical, avoiding waste and luxury
- jostle
- to make or force one's way by pushing or shoving
- falter
- to hesitate
- excise
- to remove by cutting
- revert
- to return, go back
- recourse
- a person or thing tuned to for help or advice
- instigate
- to urge on
- prodigy
- something wonderful or marvelous
- capitulate
- to end resistance
- impunity
- freedom from punishment
- churlish
- lacking politeness or good manners
- pulverize
- to grind or pound to powder or dust
- congested
- overcrowded
- promontory
- a high point of land extending into water
- fallacy
- a false notion or belief
- abut
- to join at one end
- bolster
- to support
- oblique
- slanting or sloping
- vitality
- strength, energy, liveliness
- scoff
- to make fun of
- foreboding
- a warning or feeling that something bad will happen
- ample
- more than enough
- collaborate
- to work with, work together
- tenet
- an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
- vigil
- a watch, especially at night
- tractable
- easily managed
- wallow
- to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way
- proxy
- an agent
- evolve
- to develop gradually
- veneer
- a thin outer layer
- mendicant
- beggar
- milieu
- the setting
- avail
- to be of use or benefit
- upbraid
- to blame, scold, find fault with
- porous
- full of tiny holes
- awry
- in a turned or twisted position or direction
- pivotal
- vitally important
- frivolous
- of little importance
- attest
- to bear witness
- residue
- a remainder
- embargo
- an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods
- sustain
- to support
- whimsical
- subject to odd ideas
- caustic
- able to burn or eat away by chemical action
- stint
- to limit
- calamitous
- causing great misfortune
- incapacitate
- to deprive of strength or ability
- invalidate
- to make valueless
- qualm
- a pang of conscience
- armistice
- a temporary peace
- jaunty
- lively, easy, and carefree in manner
- mediate
- to bring about an agreement between persons or groups
- audacious
- bold, adventurous
- minimize
- to make as small as possible
- pallid
- pale, lacking color
- trepidation
- fear
- forlorn
- totally abandoned and helpless
- ruse
- an action designed to confuse or mislead
- turncoat
- a person who switches to an opposing side or party
- divergent
- going in different directions
- arrogant
- haughty
- perceptible
- capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
- skittish
- extremely nervous and easily frightened
- engross
- to occupy the complete attention
- infiltrate
- to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
- instill
- to add gradually
- dire
- dreadful
- enormity
- the quality of exceeding all moral bounds
- banter
- to exchange playful remarks
- abashed
- embarrassed
- genial
- cordial
- flaunt
- to wave or flutter showily
- plausible
- appearing true
- crony
- a very close friend
- disarming
- charming
- niche
- a decorative recess in a wall
- cite
- to quote
- vex
- to annoy
- articulate
- to pronounce distinctly
- incognito
- in a disguised state
- amplify
- to make stronger
- rational
- based on reasoning
- infinite
- exceedingly great
- ramshackle
- appearing ready to collapse
- belittle
- to make something appear smaller than it is
- discordant
- disagreeable in sound
- epoch
- a distinct period of time
- impediment
- a physical defect
- dexterous
- skillful in the use of hands or body
- volatile
- highly changeable
- decoy
- to lure into a trap
- impending
- about to happen
- muster
- to bring together for service or battle
- haggard
- thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering
- retentive
- able to keep hold
- teem
- to become filled to overflowing
- hover
- to float or hang suspended over
- vendor
- a person who sells something
- encroach
- to advance beyond the usual or proper limits
- scapegoat
- a person or thing carrying the blame for others
- parry
- to ward off
- intrigue
- crafty dealings, underhanded plotting
- ravage
- to destroy
- predatory
- preying on
- kindred
- a person's relatives
- aghast
- filled with amazement
- ornate
- elaborately decorated
- defect
- an imperfection, flaw
- disgruntled
- in bad humor
- apt
- suitable
- indiscriminate
- without restraint or control
- avowed
- declared openly and without shame
- relevant
- connected with or related to the matter at hand
- waif
- a person without a home or friend
- haughty
- chillingly proud and scornful
- nonentity
- a person or thing of no importance
- recipient
- one who receives
- grapple
- an iron hook used to grab and hold
- myriad
- in very great numbers
- purge
- to wash away impurities
- personable
- pleasing in appearance or personality
- excerpt
- a passage taken from a book, article, etc.
- deplore
- to feel or express regret or disapproval
- bask
- to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth
- negligent
- marked by carelessness or indifference
- legendary
- described in well-known stories
- rankle
- to cause anger
- adage
- a proverb, wise saying
- perturb
- to trouble
- simper
- to smile or speak in a silly, forced way
- allot
- to assign or distribute in shares or portions
- befall
- to happen, occur
- reciprocal
- shared
- conventional
- in line with accepted ideas or standards
- jurisdiction
- an area of authority or control
- tether
- a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object
- abdicate
- to resign
- anguish
- great mental suffering
- resolute
- bold, determined
- nauseate
- to make sick to the stomach
- inert
- lifeless, unable to move or act
- renown
- fame, glory
- deface
- to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of
- venerate
- to regard with reverence
- devoid
- not having or using, lacking
- ethical
- having to do with morals, values, right and wrong
- fervent
- very earnest
- disclaim
- to deny interest or connection with
- acme
- the highest point
- rote
- unthinking routine or repetition
- obsess
- to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
- levity
- a lack of seriousness or earnestness
- stricture
- a limitation or restriction
- ferret
- a kind of weasel
- embody
- to give form to
- premonition
- forewarning or foreboding of a future event
- mien
- air, manner
- vie
- to compete
- gallantry
- heroic courage
- curt
- short, rudely brief
- grope
- to feel about hesitantly with the hands
- wrangle
- to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way
- facetious
- humorous, not meant seriously
- bountiful
- giving freely
- irascible
- easily made angry
- comply
- to yield to a request or command
- inaudible
- not able to be heard
- unison
- a sounding together
- waver
- to move to and fro
- preclude
- to make impossible
- malinger
- to pretend illness to avoid work or duty
- plummet
- to plunge straight down
- vaunted
- much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
- wanton
- reckless
- bonanza
- a rich mass of ore in a mine
- menial
- lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
- juncture
- a joining together
- servile
- of or relating to a slave
- veritable
- actual, true, real
- belated
- late, tardy
- staid
- serious and dignified
- enterprising
- energetic
- oblivion
- forgetfulness
- plunder
- to rob by force
- imperative
- necessary, urgent
- amass
- to bring together
- elite
- the choice part of a group of people or things
- capacious
- able to hold much
- repercussion
- an affect or consequence of some action or event
- naive
- innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience
- ensue
- to follow in order
- laggard
- a person who moves slowly or falls behind
- crucial
- of supreme importance
- penal
- having to do with punishment
- bland
- gentle, soothing, mild
- longevity
- long life
- fiasco
- the complete collapse or failure of a project
- accord
- agreement, harmony
- apparition
- a ghost or ghostly figure
- blase
- indifferent
- parable
- a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson
- unflagging
- tireless
- devise
- to think out
- veer
- to change direction or course suddenly
- voracious
- having a huge appetite
- tawdry
- showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
- tedious
- long and tiresome
- predominant
- the greatest in strength or power
- endow
- to furnish
- gingerly
- with extreme care or caution
- sequel
- that which follows, a result
- epitaph
- a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
- solvent
- able to meet one's financial obligations
- heritage
- an inheritance
- dregs
- the last remaining part
- ungainly
- clumsy
- unassuming
- not putting on airs
- wry
- twisted, turned to one side
- solicitous
- showing concern or care
- obliterate
- to blot out completely
- cryptic
- puzzling
- abyss
- a deep or bottomless pit
- prone
- lying face down
- cower
- to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
- habituate
- to become used to
- attribute
- a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
- attire
- clothes, apparel
- loiter
- to linger in an aimless way
- delve
- to dig
- pseudonym
- a pen name
- adapt
- to adjust or change to suit conditions
- gaunt
- thin and bony
- ostracize
- to exclude from a group
- exasperate
- to irritate
- decree
- an order having the force of law
- finesse
- delicate skill
- negate
- to nullify
- willful
- stubbornly self -willed
- aloof
- withdrawn
- prodigal
- wastefully extravagant
- steadfast
- firmly fixed
- doctrine
- a belief
- rue
- to regret
- ransack
- to search or examine thoroughly
- defile
- to make unclean or dirty
- disdain
- to look upon with scorn
- plebian
- common, vulgar
- fend
- to ward off
- detriment
- harm or loss
- dovetail
- to fit together exactly
- peruse
- to read thoroughly and carefully
- opus
- an impressive piece of work
- maim
- to cripple
- assert
- to declare or state as truth
- pithy
- short but full of meaning and point
- judicious
- using or showing good judgement
- convey
- to transport
- impart
- to make known
- barter
- an exchange in trade
- annul
- to reduce to nothing
- gratify
- to please
- antics
- ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
- bestow
- to give as a gift
- nullify
- to make of no value or consequence
- rubble
- broken stone or bricks
- transition
- a change from one state or condition to another
- oust
- to remove
- pertinent
- related to the matter at hand
- glut
- to provide more than is needed or wanted
- citadel
- a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
- forthright
- frank, direct
- proximity
- nearness
- rehabilitate
- to make over in good form
- durable
- sturdy
- enmity
- hatred
- exotic
- foreign
- prodigious
- immense
- mercenary
- acting or working for self-gain only
- vilify
- to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
- perspective
- a point of view
- estrange
- to drift apart or become unfriendly
- stance
- a way of holding the body
- entail
- to put a burden on
- garnish
- to adorn or decorate
- crusade
- a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
- recluse
- a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
- scavenger
- a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials
- stoical
- self-controlled
- bludgeon
- a short club used as a weapon
- plaudits
- applause
- proclaim
- to declare publicly or officially