vocab review
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- sodden
- soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless
- dupe
- a person who is tricked or swindled; to decieve; That man is a dupe.
- radiant
- (adj.) shining, bright;giving forth light or energy; syn- glowing, brilliant, dazzling, resplendent; ant- dull, tarnished, lackluster
- ultimate
- (adj.) last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic; fundamental; syn- farthest, furthest, terminal; ant- first, initial, most immediate, nearest
- pending
- waiting to be settled, until
- malignant
- deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
- reluctant
- unwilling or holding back
- fruitless
- not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
- tactful
- (adj.) skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite; sn- considerable, tangible, big; ant- clumsy, gauche, boorish, indiscreet
- potential
- (adj.) possible, able to happen; (n.) osmething that can develop or become a reality; syn- possibility, capability; ant- actual, real, unlikely, impossible
- fallible
- (adj.) capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate; syn- imperfect, errant; ant- foolproof, unfailing, flawless
- consolidate
- (v.) to combine, unite; to make solid or firm; syn- strengthen, firm up, merge; ant- scatter, disperse, dissipate, separate
- quaint
- pleasingly odd, old fashioned, clever, skillfully made
- utmost
- greatest highest or furthest, the extreme limit
- snare
- to trap or catch, a trap or entanglement
- orthodox
- in agreement with established or generally accepted belief's or ways of doing things
- marginal
- in at or near edge of margin, barely good large or big enough
- wayward
- disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious
- bewilder
- to puzzle completely, confuse
- inflammable
- easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused
- substantial
- (adj. large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material; syn- considerable, tangible, big; ant- minor, insignificant, negligable
- dishearten
- to discourage
- frustrate
- thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose; The teacher started to frustrate me.
- virtual
- having a certian force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real the
- iota
- (n.) a very small part or quantity; syn- speck, dab, jot, bit, smidgen; ant- flood, deluge, avalanche, glut
- wince
- to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way
- controversial
- arousing argument , dispute, or disagreement
- fickle
- (adj.) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent; syn- capricious, inconstant, faithless; ant- constant, steady, invariable
- entreat
- (v.) to beg, implore, ask earnestly; syn- plead, beseech; ant- clamor for
- counterfit
- (n.) an imitation designed to deceive; (adj.) not genuine, fake; (v.) to make an illegal copy; syn- false, phony, bogus; ant- genuine, real, authentic
- anonymous
- having no known name or identity or known source; The book was written by an anonymous author.
- grim
- stern or merciless, savage and cool
- maul
- (v.) to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; (n.) a heavy hammer; syn- rough up, manhandle, batter
- rural
- (adj.) relating to farm areas and life in the country; syn- countrified, rustic; ant- urban, metropolitan, citified
- inimitable
- not capable of being copied of imitated
- void
- completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify
- grimy
- (adj.) very dirty, covered with dirt or soot; syn- filthy, sooty, soiled, dirt-encrusted; ant- spotless, spick-and-span, immaculate
- docile
- (adj.) easily taught, led, or managed; obedient; syn- manageable, teachable, pliant; ant- unruly, wayward, intractable, disobedient
- scrimp
- to handle very economicely, supply in a scanty way
- browse
- look around casually and randomly; without seeking anything in particular; the act of feeding by continual nibbling; I needed to browse the biography section for my book report.
- inflict
- to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
- dominate
- (v.) to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height; syn- control, govern, overlook
- preview
- something seen in advance,to view before hand
- tamper
- (v.) to interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with; to handle in a secret and improper way; syn- monkey with, fool with, mess with
- prominent
- standing out , important, well known
- buffoon
- a clown; a coarse, stupid person
- anecdote
- (n.) a short account of an incident on someone's life; syn- tale, story, sketch, vignette, yarn
- procure
- to obtain through special effort; to bring about
- dynamic
- characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; Her personality is dynamic.
- eradicate
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots; To destroy thoroughly; I need to eradicate the weeds in front of the house.
- scurry
- to run quickly, scamper, hurry
- uncertainty
- (n.) doubt, the state of being unsure; syn- doubtfulness, unsureness, hesitation; ant- sureness certainty, confidence
- makeshift
- a temporary substitute, crude, flimsy, or temporary
- alliance
- the joining together for some common purpose
- hostile
- unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, agressive
- prescribe
- to order as a rule or course to be followed
- vengeance
- punishment in return for a wrong, unusual force for violence
- spirited
- full of life and vigor; courageous
- fugutive
- (n.) one who flees or runs away; (adj.) fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp; syn- runaway, deserter, elusive; ant- lasting, enduring, permanent
- mortify
- to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarassment or humiliation; to subdue of discipline by self denial or suffering