English Vocabulary - Soph - Finals

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accost: * To approach and speak to in a hostile or aggressive manner.
mollify: * To soothe anger or hostility.

* To make less intense or violent
provocation: *Something that incites anger or stirs to action
redress: *Compensation or satisfaction for a wrong

*To correct;remedy;to compensate
correlate: *To put in a mutual relatiobn

*To show a connection between
Disseminate: *to scatter widely; spread about.
periphery: *The edge or border of an area

* The surrounding area
pervasive: *Tending to spread throughout
eccentric: *Not conforming to normal or usual behavior; odd; peculiar
eclectic: *Selected or made up of elements from various sources.
ecstatic: *Overwhelmed with intense joy or delight
Euphemism: *The use of a mild or less direct word or phrase in place of one considered blunt or offensive
ameliorate: *To make or become better; improve
consternation: *A feeling of alarm or dismay characterized by confusion or fear
prudent: *Wise and sensible in handling practical matters

*Careful or cautious in conduct
rigorous: *Strict; inflexible

* Servere; harsh; difficult
critique: *Acritical review, especially one dealing with works of art or literature

*To review or discuss critically
acrimonious: *Bitter or sarcastic in language, temper, manner, or tone
Impeach: *To bring formal charges against a public official

*To discredit ( A person's honor)
innuendo: *A hint or indirect suggestion, usually meant to damage a person's reputation
colloquium: *An academic conference or meeting on some subject
contradict: * To say the opposite of

* To declare to be untrue
edict: An official degree or proclamation issued by a ruler or other person having authority
elocution: * The art of public speaking

* The style or manner of speaking or reading in public
crucial: *Extremely important; decisive; critical
innate: possessed at birth;natural;inborn
proclivity: *A natural tendency;inclination
subtle: *Sofaint or slight as to be not obvious

* Capable of seeing or understanding find distinctions
abstract: *Throught of apart from concrete objects.

* Relating to a style of art that does not represent real form
aesthetic: *Sensitive to art and beauty

*Artistic

*RElating to art and beauty
cacophony: *A harsh, jarring, or unpleasant sound; discord.
motif: *A recurring theme, idea or subject in art, literature, music, or drama
surrealistic: *Having a dreamlike or unreal quality
clamorous: *Noisy and loud

*Loudly demanding
equivocate: *To use ambiguous language

* To avoid making an exact statement
proclamation: *Something that is declared publicly, especially an officcial public announcement
vouch: *To give assurance or one's word in gaurantee

* To serve as evidence or guarantee.
indelible: *Impossible to erase, remove, or wash out; permanent
plumb: *To examine closely in order to discover the contents or facts of
pristine: *Unspoiled;pure;uncorrupted

*Origional;primitive
variable: *Likely to change; changeable
inundate: *To cover with water, as in a flood

* To overwhelm
Obsess: * To occupy or trouble the mind excessively
Profligate: *Recklessly wasteful

*Utterly immoral
morbid: *overly preoccupied with death, disease, or decay

*sickly

*gruesome;grisly
moribund: *near death;dying
mortgage: *The pledge of property to a creditor as security for a debt.

* The deed that gives the terms of such a pledge
remorse: *A deep, painful feeling of regret, guilt, or sorrow for wrongdoing.
advocate: *To plead in favor of

* one who defends a cause
intimidate: *To frighten; to make timid.
notorious: *Well known, usually unfavorably
obsolete: *No longer in use

*Out of date
perpetuate: *To make to last or continue for a very long time
decadence: *A period, condition, or process of decline or decay as in morals, art or literature
obliterate: *To destroy completely

* To blot out; erase
stagnate: * to become motionless

* to become foul from standing still

* to stop growing
wane: * To decrease gradually

* to decline in power, imporance, or influence
carnage: * a bloody and massive slaughter, as in battle; massacre
improvise: * to compose or perform without preparation

* to make or provide from the materials at hand.
incarnate: * embodied in human form; personified

* to personify
visage: * the face of racial appearance of a person
confrontation: * a conflict involving opinions, ideas, or armed forces

* a face to face meeting
cull: * to pick out, select

* to choose and gather
exalt: * to raise in status, position, dignity, etc.

* to praise;glorify;extol
implausible: *difficult to believe; not likely
immutable: * unchangeable
malleable: * able to be hammered or pressed into various shapes without breaking

* adaptable
volatile: * changeable

* tending to violence;explosive
compulsory: * required; enforced
dispel: * to drive away; cause to disappear
impel: * to drive or force to action; compel.

* to propel or drive forward
viable: * capable of living and developing

* workable; practicable
vitality: * the power to live, grow, or develop

* mental or physical vigor; engery

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