Vocab 1-14
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- peripheral
- of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary S: outermost, tangential
- Ocular
- of or relating to the eye or sense of sight: visual
- illuminate
- to brighten or make clear, light up
- arid
- lacking water or rainfall, parched humid
- Incomprehensible
- difficult or impossible to understand: inexplicable, clear
- sage
- sensible/ a person of celebrated wisdom
- ultimatum
- a final demand or threat
- Annihilation
- total destruction: obliteration, defense
- menial
- tedious and requiring little skill,humble
- deter
- to prevent from doing or happening S:daunt; prevent
- citadel
- a fortress- stronghold
- incontrovertible
- impossible to dispute or disprove, irrefutable disputable
- thoroughfare
- a major road or highway-route
- legacy
- something handed down from ancestors, heritage
- ferment
- a state of agitation and excitemement/ to breakdown
- murky
- dark and gloomy, dim obscured
- refurbish
- to renovate,brighten-remodel
- tangible
- actual; real; capable of being perceived by the senses S:concrete; palpable; substantial
- bequeath
- to leave to another by will after ones death
- Oppressive
- Enforcing excessive power and control: domineering, permissive
- Virtuoso
- A musician having superior skill: maestro
- deplore
- to condemn/ regret, censure, praise
- ensconce
- to settle in a safe hiddne place
- aberration
- a deviation from what is normal or proper
- yearn
- to desire intensely sometimes with sadness, ache
- denunciation
- the act of openly disapproving a person of thing
- blasphemous
- disrespectful toward what is considered sacred, irreverent profane
- Amendment
- an alteration or correction: modification
- recompense
- payment in return for something
- Obliterate
- To destroy entirely: eradicate, preserve
- kiosk
- a small open structure-booth
- embellish
- to make beautiful by decorating/ to improve
- Rebut
- To offer opposing arguments or evidence:refute, attest
- esoteric
- understood by or meant for only a small group, cryptic
- diminution
- a lessening or a decrease, reduction
- pilfer
- to steal, in small amounts
- scoff
- to mock with contempt, ridicule, praise
- anonymity
- the state of being unknown-obscurity
- urbane
- polite and refined in a manner from experience, suave crude
- undulate
- to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion S:ripple, roll (JELLO!)
- Requisition
- A formal request or demand
- fanatic
- one who has excess devotion to an idea, radical
- waif
- a homeless person usually being a child, hobo
- vanguard
- the forwardmost units of an advancing army/ leading group, pioneer
- Palatable
- acceptable to the taste/ acceptable to the mind: acceptable,intolerable
- squalid
- filthy and miserable as from poverty, unclean sleazy
- forlorn
- wretched hopeless and pitiful, miserable
- Gruff
- stern and blunt in manner/harsh sounding: rasping or curt, friendly or melodious
- Dexterous
- Skillful in physical movements, especially of the hands/ having mental skills: adroit/clever, inept/foolish
- occult
- of or dealing with magic or the supernatural
- fledgling
- 1. a young bird just ready to fly 2. an inexperienced person S:1.neophyte, novice, tyro 2: callow, new
- Mandatory
- Required: compulsory, voluntary
- dilerious
- experiencing uncontrolled excitment-restless, collected
- Dismantle
- To take apart: deconstruct, assemble
- fervor
- feelings of intense emotion- passion, apathy
- portend
- to signal or warn of, foreshadow herald indicate
- abstinence
- The pracitce of refraining from indulgence: self denial, indulgence
- skittish
- nervously excitable S: restive, edgy, restless
- trepidation
- a state of fearful uncertainty, anxiety
- Impartial
- Favoring neither side over the other: unbiased, predisposable
- loquacious
- talkative, garrulous quiet
- Acquiesce
- to agree or comply reluctantly but without protest: concede, defy
- celestial
- of or relating to the sky or heavens, heavenly
- Recede
- To move back or away from a point or limit: withdraw, proceed
- microcosm
- a small part that represents the whole of a system, Ant. entirety
- grit
- tiny grains of sand/determination and courage, granules, guts
- debilitate
- to make feeble/ weaken
- Suffrage
- The right to Vote
- Engender
- To bring about/ give rise to: produce, halt
- ebb
- to flow or fall back, recede
- Ungainly
- Lacking grace, clumsy: limbering, nimble
- ramsackle
- porrly constructed or maintained
- turbulent
- violent disturbed, tumultuous rotous unstable
- volatile
- tending to change suddenly, impulsive stable
- effervescent
- lively- vibrant, dull
- Uncouth
- Not refined, crude or ungraceful: vulgar, genteel
- Entrails
- The internal organs, especially intestines: viscera
- muster
- to gather-meeting
- taint
- to corrupt or ruin by contaminating, infect
- Didactic
- intended to instruct or guide: educational
- ingratiate
- to win favor with others
- Insatiable
- Imppossible to satisfy: voracious, quenchable
- acclaim
- to approve, applaud
- euphemism
- an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term
- Vilify
- To make vicious statements about: denigrate, laud
- Unbridled
- Unrestrained: uninhibited, limited
- Rummage
- To search thoroughly and hastily: delve, grope
- cursory
- performed quickly with little attention to detail, hasty
- nostalgia
- a sentimental longing for things of the past
- ransack
- to rummage and steal,plunder
- Stoic
- seemingly indifferent to pain, grief, or pleasure: stolid, emotional
- tentative
- not definite or permanent, indefinite
- Squabble
- To argue noisily over petty things/ a noisy argument over a petty manner:quarrel, concur
- Piety
- A state of devotion and reverence, especially to a supreme being or family:holiness, malice
- Vulnerable
- Susceptible to injury, attack, or persuasion: defenseless, impervious
- Extortion
- The act of obtaining through force
- bludgeon
- to strike with a club, beat
- unorthodox
- disregarding or defying tradition or standards, unconventional alternative
- quip
- a witty remark
- Residual
- left over as after the end of a process: remaining
- hoard
- a stash- stockpile
- peevish
- easily annoyed, crabby petulant
- cryptic
- having a hidden of secret meaning,, mysterious
- Exacerbate
- To increase the severity or, to aggravate:intensify, alleviate
- Clairvoyance
- the power to see things that are invisible to the senses
- Utopia
- A perfect society: dystopia
- apathy
- a lack of interest or emotion, lassitude
- allusion
- an indirect reference
- Buffoon
- A clown or a person that acts like one: fool
- profusion
- a great quantity or amount; an abundance S:surfeit, plethora, surplus
- wrath
- intense anger that is often vengeful, rage fury
- glutton
- a person who eats/consumes excess
- Cite
- To refer to, to honor, to summon: advert
- phosphorescence
- continuous emission or light from a substance requiring nothing to make it
- Hierarchy
- A structure of rank, especially the highest positions: chain of command
- haphazard
- dependent upon chance, disorganized
- venerable
- commanding respect because of great wisdom-admirable, respected
- Pliable
- Easily shaped or bent: pliant, rigid
- recluse
- a person who lives a secluded, solitary life S:hermit
- prodigious
- extraordinary extent-enourmous,small
- sporadic
- occurances happening at irregular intervals-irregular,continuous
- ornate
- richly and elaborately decorated, embellished plain
- Denote
- To indicate: represent, connote
- eloquent
- clear expressive and moving speech, articulate
- Geology
- The scientific study of earth's structure and history:
- amass
- to gather things together, usually for a profit S:accrue, accumulate
- Capricious
- Subject to impulse, whim, or unpredictablility: Fickle, conventional
- exuberant
- emotionally unrestrained and joyful, enthusiastic, plentiful
- Adversary
- An opponent or enemy:foe, fan
- rebuff
- to refuse bluntly, snub reject
- menagerie
- a collection of animals on display
- implausible
- difficuly to believe
- pessimistic
- expecting only the worst or most negative outcome, negative
- Ambulatory
- able to walk
- commiserate
- to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize
- Overt
- Open and ovservable, not concealed or hidden: evident, covert
- petulant
- peevish, grouchy relaxed
- conciliatory
- overcoming distrust or hostility through friendliness, appeasing
- Alleviate
- to make more bearable, lessen
- malice
- a desire to cause harm to others
- Tedious
- Tiresome because of dullness or length: monotonous, fascinating
- quash
- to suppress with threat or force, crush nullify
- phoenix
- a bird of Egyptian mythology/ a person or unmatched quality, paragone
- Luscious
- Rich and appealing to the senses: scrumptious, unappetizing
- Voracious
- eager to eat/ having an urge to do something: ravenous or avid, satiated
- awry
- turned to one side, of course- askew, straight
- loathe
- to dislike intensly
- innumerable
- to numerous to be counted, countless
- perceptive
- extremely attentive to sensory input , discerning
- Indignant
- Very angry: incensed, serene
- heretic
- a person whose opinions conflict with established popular beliefs, dissident rebel
- Grapple
- To wrestle fiercely, a metal hook: fight, grapnel
- malign
- to speak unfavorably about evil or harm
- haggard
- appearing worn and exhausted due to overwork or worry
- beddraggled
- wet and filthy like dragged through mud, unkempt
- Ponderous
- Very Heavy: cumbersome, light
- incorrigible
- incapable or correction or rehabilitation, irredeemable intractable
- Compatible
- capable of existing or working together, agreeable confliction
- philistine
- someone who is uninterested in art or culture/ smug
- maim
- to disable or disfigure, mutilate
- Lurch
- to move slowly/to move suddenly: stager, lunge, glide
- Solemn
- Serious and sencere: somber, frivolous
- vicarious
- felt as if one were taking part in the experiences or feeling of another person
- assuage
- to make less severe, relieve ease
- Cynical
- Skeptical or pessimistic toward the motives of others: sardonic, trusting
- Prolific
- Producing offsping or works in great abundance: productive, sterile
- Incipient
- Beginning to exist or become noticeable: developing, full blown
- capitulate
- to surrender
- ludicrous
- humorously absurd and nonsensical, ridiculous
- hamlet
- a small village
- Tirade
- a long and angry speech: diatribe, panegyric
- transcend
- to pass above the limits of
- Delve
- To search deeply: probe, skim
- salvo
- a simultaneous discharge of guns or cannons or an outburst resembling such a discharge, barrage
- fraught
- filled with/ emotionally distressed, bristling lacking
- Quiver
- to tremble rapidly: shudder or tremor
- anthology
- a collection of short stories, poems, or plays, compilation
- Cacophony
- Harsh strident sound:clamor, harmony
- Malicious
- Wishing evil or harm upon others: malevolent, benign
- wanton
- wastefully excessive, gratuitous essential
- Sequester
- To put into seclusion or isolation/to seize officially: segregate/appropriate, assimilate/restore
- lavish
- 1. extravagant and abundant 2. excessively generous S: opulent, sumptuous. bountiful, pampering, heap, bestow
- felicity
- great happiness
- textile
- cloth made from knitting or weaving, fabric
- Meander
- To wander aimlessly, to follow a winding course: ramble
- dialogue
- a conversation between two people, discourse talk
- vomuminous
- having great size or capacity
- repudiate
- to reject as untrue, renounce
- bravado
- a showy or false display of courage
- Cumbersome
- Difficlult to handle, owing to weight or size:unwieldy, compact
- chronic
- lasting and recurring for a long time
- Ajar
- Partially open:
- scrupulous
- very attentive to what is right and wrong/detail, conscientious
- lassitude
- a state of weakness and weariness
- tantalize
- to excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach
- partisan
- a supporter of a group,person, or cause-accessory
- Validate
- To confirm as official, legal, or legitimate: endorse/authorize
- reticent
- disinclined to speak out, restrained taciturn
- Callous
- Emotionally unfeeling: heartless, sensitive
- Calliope
- an organ like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles: steam organ
- ordeal
- a painful or difficult experience, trial
- Nonchalant
- Appearing casually unconcerned or indifferent: blase, troubled
- Treachery
- The intentional betrayal of trust:perfidy/treason, devotion
- Epic
- Impressive and magnificent, beyond ordinary/a long poem of a hero: classic
- specter
- a ghostly apparition, phantom
- Pantomime
- To communicate or tell a story using only facial expressions and bodily gestures: mime
- Tawdry
- Cheap and gaudy, showy, sleazy: garnish, elegant
- solicitude
- anxiety and concern, worry
- wistful
- full of longing/ sad in thought
- volition
- the ability to choose willfully