sedlak vocab 1
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- bequeath
- leave or give by will after one's death
- decrepit
- worn and broken down by hard use
- guise
- an artful or simulated semblance
- inclement
- used of persons or behavior
- infallible
- incapable of failure or error
- waive
- lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
- finite
- bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
- redress
- act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
- duplicity
- double-dealing; hypocrisy
- compatible
- able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
- impervious
- not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
- punitive
- inflicting punishment
- suppress
- to put down by force or authority
- voluminous
- large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
- impetus
- the act of applying force suddenly
- attainment
- arrival at a new stage
- inopportune
- Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time.
- supple
- make pliant and flexible
- commend
- express approval of
- clemency
- leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
- exhilerate
- To enliven
- converge
- come together so as to form a single product
- deride
- treat or speak of with contempt
- chivalrous
- having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight
- adulterate
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
- apprehensive
- in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
- artifice
- a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- dearth
- an insufficient quantity or number
- deft
- skillful in physical movements
- repose
- lean in a comfortable resting position
- tentative
- under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
- temerity
- fearless daring
- quintessence
- the most typical example or representative of a type
- grimace
- a contorted facial expression
- deploy
- place troops or weapons in battle formation
- musty
- stale and unclean smelling
- insiduous
- treacherous, devious
- apathy
- the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
- verbatim
- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
- adversary
- someone who offers opposition
- gape
- a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
- buffet
- strike, beat repeatedly
- ammend
- change
- remiss
- failing in what duty requires
- jeopardy
- a source of danger
- ambidextrous
- marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
- virulent
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- truculent
- defiantly aggressive
- opulent
- rich and superior in quality
- harass
- exhaust by attacking repeatedly
- officious
- intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
- benefactor
- a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
- adroit
- skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
- scrutinize
- of accounts and tax returns
- scrupulous
- characterized by extreme care and great effort
- precedent
- an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
- extant
- still in existence
- holocaust
- an act of great destruction and loss of life
- martinet
- someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- somber
- grave or even gloomy in character
- negligible
- so small as to be meaningless
- inter
- place in a grave or tomb
- altruistic
- showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
- omnivorous
- Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
- panacea
- hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
- brandish
- the act of waving
- abhor
- find repugnant
- venial
- easily excused or forgiven
- assent
- agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
- cogent
- powerfully persuasive
- embark
- set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.)
- ingenuous
- characterized by an inability to mask your feelings
- unkempt
- not neatly combed
- implicable
- able to be accused; guilty
- pungent
- sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell
- fallow
- left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
- ironic
- characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
- chaos
- the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
- explicit
- precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
- invulnerable
- immune to attack
- plod
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
- feasible
- capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
- extirpate
- surgically remove (an organ)
- consecrate
- render holy by means of religious rites
- dispose
- make fit or prepared
- nostalgia
- longing for something past
- destitute
- poor enough to need help from others
- extol
- praise, glorify, or honor
- perpetuate
- cause to continue or prevail
- accede
- to agree or express agreement
- affiliated
- being joined in close association
- fortitude
- strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
- nonchalant
- marked by blithe unconcern
- augment
- enlarge or increase
- animosity
- a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
- gibe
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- solace
- the act of consoling
- facile
- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
- vociferous
- conspicuously and offensively loud
- culinary
- of or relating to or used in cooking
- bereft
- sorrowful through loss or deprivation
- retrogress
- go back to bad behavior
- obsolete
- no longer in use
- stolid
- having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
- multifarious
- having many aspects
- esteem
- the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
- malevolent
- wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
- belligerent
- someone who fights (or is fighting)
- discern
- detect with the senses
- sojourn
- a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- diffident
- lacking self-confidence
- pliable
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- alienate
- arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- renegade
- a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- cursory
- hasty and without attention to detail
- obviate
- prevent the occurrence of
- venal
- capable of being corrupted
- meticulous
- marked by precise accordance with details
- indomitable
- impossible to subdue
- averse
- Reluctant.
- discrepancy
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- delete
- cut or eliminate
- dour
- showing a brooding ill humor
- craven
- an abject coward
- comprise
- form or compose
- ascertain
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- rampant
- unrestrained and violent
- squalid
- foul and run-down and repulsive
- reprehensible
- bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
- expunge
- remove by erasing or crossing out
- ominous
- presaging ill-fortune
- pinnacle
- the highest level or degree attainable
- uncanny
- beyond what is natural
- turbulent
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- intimation
- a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- tepid
- moderately warm, (adj): lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence or interest
- stately
- refined or imposing in manner or appearance
- corrosive
- a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- omniscient
- infinitely wise
- amicable
- characterized by friendship and good will
- reiterate
- to say, state, or perform again
- benevolent
- having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others
- disperse
- move away from each other
- unfeigned
- not pretended
- demise
- the time when something ends
- muse
- the source of an artist's inspiration
- commodious
- large and roomy ('convenient' is archaic in this sense)
- urbane
- marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel
- coerce
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
- premeditated
- characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning