Vocabulary Final 2
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- mollify
- v. to soften, make gentle; to calm, allay (as an an emotion), to reduce in intensity.
- requisite
- adj. needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensible.
- onus
- n. somthing that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame.
- thwart
- v. to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate, foil
- mawkish
- adj. excessively and objectionably sentimental, sickening
- profligate
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adj. given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral, recklessly extravagant.
n. a person given to self-indulgent & wild spending - adamant
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adj. firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding;
n. an extremely hard substance - curtail
- v. to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner then expected; to reduce.
- bulwark
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n. a strong protection or defense, a solid wall-like structure for defense.
v. to provide such defense or protection - choleric
- adj. easily made angry. bad tempered
- bumptious
- adj. offensively self assertive; excessively and arrogantly self-confident
- definitive
- adj. conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done.
- enigmatic
- adj. puzzling, perplexing, not easily understood, mysterious
- impromptu
- adj/adv. without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done.
- deference
- n. courteous yeilding to the wishes and ideas of another person. great respect marked by submission, as to a superior
- demeanor
- n. the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment manner, etc.
- cloy
- v. to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweeto or rich things; to glut, satiate.
- remit
- v. to send or hand in (as money) to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish.
- brouhaha
- n. a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified.
- presentiment
- n. a vague sense of approaching misfortune.
- sartorial
- adj. of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's).
- forebearance
- n. tolerance and self control (in the face of provocation) patience; the act of refraining from something. abstinence.
- intercede
- v. to plead on behalf on behalf or someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement.
- hackneyed
- adj. used so often as to lack freshness or originality.
- approbation
- n. the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise.
- innuendo
- n. a hint, indirect suggestion or reference (often in a derogatory sense).
- coalition
- n. a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose.
- elicit
- v. to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person).
- hiatus
- n. a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing).
- assuage
- v. to make easier or milder; to quiet, calm.
- decadence
- n. decline, decay or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay
- expostulate
- v. to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning.
- simulate
- v. to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of.
- jaded
- adj. wearied, worn out, dulled (in the sense of being stiated by excessive indulgence)
- umbrage
- n. offense, resentment
- prerogative
- n. a special right or privlege.
- lurid
- adj. causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color
- transcend
- v. to rise above or beyond, exceed.
- provincial
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adj. pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward;
n. a person with a narrow point of view. - petulate
- adj. peevish, annoyied by trifles, easily irritated and upset.
- unctuous
- adj. excessively smooth, oily, or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity or piety.
- meritorious
- adj. worthy, deserving recognition and praise.
- ex officio
- adj, adv. by virtue of holding a certain office.
- infringe
- v. to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds.
- callow
- adj. withouth experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise.
- ameliorate
- v. to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.
- bombasitc
- adj. pompous or overblown in language; full of high soudning words intended to conceal lack of ideas.
- ingratiate
- v. to make one's self agreeable and thus gain acceptance by others (used critical/derogitory.
- epitome
- n. summary, condensed account, an instance that represents a larger reality.
- aplomb
- n. poise, assurance, great self confidence.
- exhort
- v. to urge strongly, advice earnestly.
- drivel
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n. foolish, aimless talk or thinking, nonsense.
v. to utter nonsense or childish twaddle. - inveigh
- v. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval.
- surmise
- v. to think or believe without certain supporting evidence. n. an idea that seems likely, but lacks proof.
- intrinsic
- adj. belonging to someone of it's very nature; essential inherent.
- occult
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adj. mysterious, magical, supernatural;
n. matters involving the supernatural. - precipitate
- v. to cause or bring out hastily; suddenly or prematurly to hurl from gerat height.
- lassitude
- n. weariness of body or mind, lacking energy.
- millennium
- n. a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace.
- permeate
- v. to spread through, penetrate, soak through.
- stringent
- adj. strict, severe, rigorously binding or compelling.
- interloper
- n. an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be.
- expatiate
- v. to make amends, atone, make up for.
- expedite
- v. to make easy, cause progress faster.
- abominate
- v. to have an intense dislike or hatred for.
- ascribe
- v. to assign or refer to (as a cuase or source).
- adventitious
- adj. resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidnetal, not essential.
- enjoin
- v. to direct or order; to prescibe a course of action in authoritive way. To prohibit.
- commiserate
- v. to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for; share a feeling of distress.
- acculturation
- n. the modifacation of the social patterns or traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another.; the relcutant blend.
- circuitous
- adj. roundabout, not direct.
- ferment
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n. a state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence;
v. to bein in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action. - pecualte
- v. to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use.
- proclivity
- n. a natural or habitatual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior).
- nominal
- adj. existing in name only, not real; too small ot be considered or taken seriously.
- seditous
- adj. resitant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government.
- tenuous
- adj. thin, slender; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported.
- noncommittal
- adj. not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no.
- sang froid
- n. composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances.
- inadvertent
- adj. resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional, accidental.
- aggrandize
- v. to increase in greatness of power, or wealth; to build up or intensify.
- inscrutable
- adj. incapable of being understood.
- achetype
- n. an original model after which similarthings are patterened; a perfect or typical example.
- erudite
- adj. scholarly, learned.
- infer
- v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought.
- affable
- adj. courteous and pleasant, socialble, easy to talk to.
- amorphous
- adj. shapeless, without dfinite form; of no particular type or character.
- gossamer
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adj. thin, light, delicate, insubstantial;
n. a very thin, light cloth - aura
- n. that whihc surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality.
- insular
- adj.relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience.
- contraband
- n. illegal traffic, smuggled goods.
- sleazy
- adj. thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy, or inferior in quality or character.
- irrevocable
- adj. incapable or being changed or called back.
- sedulous
- adj. persistent; showing industy and determination.
- remonstrate
- v. to argue or plead with someone against something. protest against, object to.
- retrench
- v. to cut down. reduce in scope or cast.
- resilience
- adj. able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly.
- reverberate
- v. to re-echo, resound; to be repeated, reflected.
- querulous
- adj. peevish, complaining, fretful.
- repudiate
- v. to disown, reject or deny the validity of.
- propensity
- n. a natural inclination or bent toward.
- scurrilous
- adj. coarsly abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foal mouthed.
- flout
- v. to mock, treat with contempt.
- caveat
- n. a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discrouage behavior.
- blazon
- v. to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously.
- filch
- v. to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts.
- fractious
- adj. tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary.
- equitable
- adj. fair, just, embodying principles of justice.
- autonomy
- n. self-government
- addendum.
- n. an addition or suppliment designed to increase correctnes, completenes, or currency.
- amnesty
- n. a general pardon fo an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness.
- axiomatic
- adj. self-evidnet, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule.
- extricate
- v. to free from entanglements or difficulty.
- soporfic
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adj.tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy.
n. something that induces sleep. - scathing
- adj. biterly severe, withering, causing great harm.
- unwieldy
- adj. not easily carried, handled or manaaged.
- vapid
- adj. dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness and flavor.
- prognosticate
- v. to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs.
- sepulchral
- adj. funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal.
- salutary
- adj. beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome.
- straitlaced
- adj. extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prusish, puritancial.
- scourge
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v. to whip, punis severly;
n. a cause or affliction or sufferieng; a source of severe punishment or criticism. - precept
- n. a rule or conduct or action.
- transient
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adj. lasting only a short time; fleeting;
n. one who stays only a short time. - brusque
- adj. abrupt, blunt, with not formalities.
- demagogue
- n. a leader who exploits popular predjudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power.
- cajole
- v. to coax, persuade, through flattery or artifice.
- ennui
- n. weariness and discontentment from lack of occupation or interest; boredom
- anomalous
- adj. abnormal, irregular, departing fromt he usual.
- contrive
- v. to plan iwth ingenuity, invent, to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan.
- disabuse
- v. to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking.
- arbiter
- n. one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire.
- bizarre
- adj. extremely stange, unusual.
- castigate
- v. to punish severely; critisize.
- aspersion
- n. a damaging or derogoatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming.
- vouchsafe
- v. to give or funish condescendingly; to grant.
- megalomania
- n. a delusion marked by a feeling or power, wealth, talent etc. far in excess of reality.
- surreptitious
- adj. stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation.
- transmute
- v. to change from one nature, substance or form to another; to transform.
- immutable
- adj. not subject to change, constant.
- transgress
- v. to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law.
- heinous
- adj. very wicked, offensive, hateful.
- insurgent
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n. one who rebels or rises agaisnt authority.
adj. rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority. - fetter
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n. a chain or shackle placed ont he feet (often used as plural); anithing that confines or restrains;
v. to chain/shackle. - sinecure
- n. a position requiring little or no work; an easy job.
- vicarious
- adj. performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in plce of another.
- desecrate
- v. to commit sacrilege; to treat irreverently.
- inconsequencial
- adj. trifling, unimportant.
- concoct
- v. to prepare by combing ingredients. make up (as a dish); to devise/invent.
- disconcert
- v. to confuse, to disturb the composure of.
- cadaverous
- adj. pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse.
- grandiose
- adj. grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated.
- debase
- v. to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate.
- beneficent
- adj. performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits; doing good.
- crass
- adj. coarse, unfeeling; stupid.
- desist
- v. to cease doing something, forbear.
- austere
- adj. sever or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury; simple, harsh.
- infraction
- n. a breaking of law or obligation.
- redoubtable
- adj. inspring fear or awe.
- pillage
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v. to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder;
n. the act of looting; booty. - vulnerable
- adj. open to attack; capable of being wounded or damged; unprotected.
- stipend
- n. a fixed sum of money paid periodicallyfor services or to defray expenses.
- prate
- v. to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion.
- restitution
- n. the act of restoring something to the rightful owner, making good for loss or damage.
- punctilious
- adj. very careful and exact, attentive to fine points or etiquette or propriety.
- stalwart
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adj. strong & sturdy; brave; resolute;
n. a strong supporter. - reprove
- v. to find fault with, scold, rebuke.
- mitigate
- v. to make milder or softer, to mderate in force or intensity.
- elan
- n. an enthusiasitc vigor and livliness, spirit, a flair.
- dissipate
- v. to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure.
- disavow
- v. to deny responsibility offor or connection with.
- conducsive
- adj. tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable.
- expurgate
- v. to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify.
- dispassionate
- adj. impartial; calm, free from emotion.
- consternation
- n. dismay/confusion
- dissension
- n. disagreemetn, sharp difference of opinion.
- bovine
- adj. resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
- acrimonious
- adj. stinging, bitter in temper or tone.
- corpulent
- adj. fat; having a large, bulky body.
- subserviant
- adj. subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end. submissively obedient.
- perfidy
- n. faithlessness, treachery.
- hypothetical
- adj. based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation.
- impugn
- v. to call into question; attack as false.
- odium
- n. hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy rresulting from hateful conduct.
- intemperate
- adj. immoderate, lacking in self-control.
- ignoble
- adj. mean, low, base.
- squeamish
- adj. easily shocked or uposet; excessively fastidious or refined.
- susceptible
- adj. open to; easily infuenced; lakcing in resistance.
- gauntlet
- n. an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; two lines of men armed with eapons with whicht o beat a person forced to run between the; an ordeal.
- relegate
- v. to place in a lower position, to assign, refer, turn over.
- adulation
- n. a praise or flattery that is excessive
- evanescent
- adj. vanishing, soon passing away.
- dilatory
- adj. not on time, not prompt; tending to delay
- abate
- v. to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less.
- irresolute
- adj. unable to make up one's mind.
- astute
- adj. shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom.
- avarice
- n. a greedy desire, particularly for wealth.
- egregious
- adj. conspicuous, standingo ut form the mass (used in an particularly in an unfavorable sense.)
- culpable
- adj. deserving blame, worhty fo condemnation.
- anathema
- n. an object of inense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)
- equivocate
- v. to speak or act in a way that allows of more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambitious.
- slovenly
- adj. untidy, dirty, careless about one's appearance.
- supposition
- n. somehting which is assumed or takend for granted without conclusive evidence.
- succinct
- adj. expressed briefly and clearly.
- recapitulate
- v. to review a series of facts; to sum pu in an orderly way.
- nebulous
- adj. vague, confused, indistinct
- resuscitate
- v. to revive, bring back to concsiousness or existence.
- torpid
- adj. inactive, sluggish, dull.
- novice
- n. one who is just a beginner at some activity requring skill and experience (also used adjectivally).
- penury
- n. extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
- modicum
- n. a small or moderate amount.
- pretentious
- adj. done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably.
- fortuitous
- adj. accidental, happening by chance.
- covert
- adj. hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret.
- bedlam
- n. a sate or scene of uproar and confusion.
- debonair
- adj. pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished (in manners and apearance)
- annotation
- n. a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work.
- gist
- n. the essential part, main point, or essence of a matter.
- efficacious
- adj. effective, producing results.
- accrue
- v. to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a natural result.
- dun
- v. to demand insistently, especially payment of a debt.
- equanimity
- n. calmness, composure, refusal to panic.
- antediluvian
- adj. relating to or typical of ancient times; antiquated.
- provocative
- adj. tending to produce a strong feeling or respnse; arousing desire or apetite; irritating, annoying.
- sedentary
- adj. characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place.
- imperious
- adj. overbearing, arrogant seeking to dominate.
- gratuitous
- adj. freely given; not called for by circumstaqnces, unwarranted.
- procrastinate
- v. to delay, put off until later
- recondite
- adj. exceeding ordinary knowldge and understanding, prfound abstuse
- munificent
- adj. extremely generous, lavish.
- inimical
- adj. unfriendly, hostile; harmful, unfavorable.
- motley
- adj. showing great diversity or variety; composed of different elements (especially in a discordant sense; of many colors.
- invective
- n. a strong denunciation or condemnation; absive language.
- reprobate
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n. a depraved, cicious or unprincipled person, scoundrel;
adj. wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled. - denizen
- n. an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place.
- contingent
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adj. likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertaint events or conditions; happening by chance.
n. a preresentative group forming part of a larger body. - foist
- v. to impose fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion.
- corroborate
- v. to confirm, make more certain.
- abstemious
- adj. moderate, sparing 9as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-dicipline.
- disseminate
- v. to scatter widely.
- florid
- adj. highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy.
- censurable
- adj. deseving of blame or correction.
- discursive
- adj. passing aimlessly from one subject o another, rambling.
- dowdy
- adj. poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste.
- accentuate
- v. to emphasize, place stress on.
- specious
- adj. deceptive, apparetnly good or valid, but lacking in real merit.
- perceptive
- adj. having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciate.
- palpable
- adj. capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized.
- sear
- v. to make become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of.
- satiate
- v. to satisfy completly; to fill to excess.