Vocab semester 1
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- requiem
- music or a mass for the dead
- prolific
- producing a great deal of something; producing many young or much fruit
- inarticulate
- unable to speak understandably or effectively or to use words; unable to say what one thinks
- latitude
- freedom; scope
- amiable
- friendly; agreeable; good-natured
- edifice
- a building or structure, especially an imposing or elaborate one
- rendezvous
- a designated meeting place; a place where people habitually meet; a prearranged meeting; to meet or bring together at a certain place and time
- prone
- having a tendency, inclined; lying flat, face down
- decimate
- to destroy or kill a large part of
- irrational
- illogical; senseless; not reasonable
- conceive
- to imagine or develop as an idea; to understand or grasp; to become pregnant with
- throng
- a great number of people or things crowded together; to gather about and crush; to jam or pack
- affiliate
- an associated person or organization; a member; to join or unite with a larger body
- evade
- to escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or cleverness; to avoid doing or answering something directly
- visage
- a face or a facial expression; appearance
- repress
- to restrain, put down
- vibrant
- vibrating rapidly; energetic, vigorous; produced by vibration(as in sound); stimulating
- lexicon
- a dictionary; the vocabulary of a particular trade, group of people, or the like
- assert
- to express or state positively; to defend or claim
- innovation
- a new way to do something; something new
- vehement
- marked by great emotion, force, or conviction; intense; violent
- besiege
- to crowd around in order to ask for favors; to overwhelm; to enclose with armed forces
- acquittal
- a setting free by judgment of a court; a release from a duty, obligation, etc.
- emphatically
- forcefully; assertively
- precarious
- unsafe; insecure; uncertain; dangerous
- evolve
- to develop gradually by process of growth and change
- compassion
- pity for someone else's suffering, along with a desire to help
- jostle
- to shove or push rudely; to come into close contact with; to collide
- Documentary
- based on or consisting of documents; employing facts rather than fiction; a presentation (such as a film) built on factual conditions or historical events
- unprecedented
- never done or known before; without previous example
- martial
- military; suggesting war; warlike
- succumb
- to die; to yield or give in to an overpowering force or desire
- portly
- comfortably fat or stout; large and heavy in a stately and dignified way
- malleable
- capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing; having the capacity to be changed easily
- painstaking
- very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
- encumber
- to hinder; to obstruct; to burden
- devastation
- destruction; desolation
- moderation
- state of being restrained, avoidance of excesses; presiding over, as a meeting; mediation
- atrocious
- exceedingly bad; wicked or cruel; abominable
- simulate
- to look or act like; to pretend to be like; to imitate
- recipient
- a person who receives something
- diversion
- a turning aside, as of traffic or attention; a game or pastime; a recreation
- notoriety
- fame, usually in an unfavorable sense
- bayou
- a marshy inlet or outlet of a river or lake, especially in parts of the southern United States
- composure
- self-possession; tranquility
- contend
- to struggle for, battle; to compete; to debate, dispute; to assert
- detonate
- to blow up; to explode; to cause to explode; an explosion
- lament
- to feel deep sorrow; to express sorrow or mourning for; to grieve; an expression of grief; a song or poem expressing grief
- debut
- to present for the first time; to make a a debut; a first public appearance, as of an actor; a formal entrance into society
- annihilate
- to destroy completely; to vanquish; to make ineffectual or unimportant; to kill
- plausible
- appearing to be true; reasonable; seeming to be logical or correct
- discern
- to detect with one of the senses, to notice; to recognize as different or to identify as separate; to come to know mentally, to judge
- flagrant
- obviously bad; notorious; outrageous
- retainer
- a fee paid in advance for services; a servant; an attendant
- reprieve
- a temporary relief (from pain or trouble); an order temporarily delaying punishment or the execution of a sentence
- charisma
- a special quality of leadership or a special charm that captures the public imagination and inspires devotion
- deteriorate
- to become worse or less valuable; to diminish
- purge
- to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; to remove by cleansing; the removal of members by a higher authority
- insipid
- flavorless; dull or unexciting; lifeless
- melodramatic
- overly dramatic, emotional, or sentimental; sensational
- autonomy
- independence; the condition of having self-government
- condescend
- to stoop to do something you think is unworthy of you
- invariably
- continually; perpetually; constantly; always
- pompous
- overly dignified; self important; characterized by exaggerated stateliness, as in speech or manner
- vulnerable
- easily injured or hurt physically or emotionally; open to criticism or attack
- concession
- an act of granting or yielding; something granted or yielded; a privilege, such as the right to use land, granted for a specific purpose
- contemptuous
- showing or feeling scorn
- wan
- sickly pale or faint; colorless
- indomitable
- unconquerable; unyielding; not easily overcome
- rivulet
- a small stream; a brook
- subsidize
- to aid or assist with a grant of money; to support; to promote
- melancholy
- sad; depressed; causing or suggesting sadness; gloom; low spirits
- proximity
- nearness; closeness; a neighboring area
- inaccessible
- not easily reached or approached; out of the way
- hieroglyphics
- a picture or symbol representing a word, syllable, or sound, used by the ancient Egyptians and others, instead of alphabetical letters; a method of writing using these pictures or symbols; picture writing; pertaining to a system of writing that uses pictures or symbols
- whimsical
- full of curious ideas or notions; oddly out of the ordinary; unpredictable
- paradox
- a statement that may be true but that seems to say contradictory things
- wreak
- to inflict (as vengeance or punishment); to express (as anger or hatred)
- coffer
- a box or chest, especially one used to hold money or other valuables
- bestride
- to sit on something with a leg on each side, to straddle
- insolence
- quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting; impudence
- tawny
- brownish-yellow; tan
- theoretical
- hypothetical; unproved or uncertain
- exalted
- overjoyed with excitement; raised in a status or rank; elevated in style or tone
- daunt
- to intimidate; to discourage; to subdue
- wane
- to decrease gradually; to decline in power, importance, or size
- mentor
- a wise and trusted teacher; a counselor
- loathe
- to feel intense dislike or hatred; to detest
- juncture
- a point where things are joined; a crossing; a point in time; a crisis point
- cliché
- an overused idea or expression; a trite saying
- fluctuate
- to rise and fall or move back and forth; to change continually in an irregular way
- rejuvenate
- to make young or vigorous again; to give youthful qualities to
- casement
- a window that opens on hinges along its side
- eject
- to throw out forcefully; to expel; to evict or drive out
- aesthetic
- artistic; having to do with art or beauty; sensitive to art and beauty
- inclement
- without mercy; rough or stormy; harsh
- grimace
- to make a face showing pain, annoyance, and the like; a distortion of the face to show pain, annoyance, and the like
- perseverance
- the act or habit of holding to a course of action or belief; persistence; steadfastness
- elite
- of or suitable for a select group; a group or part of a group regarded as the best, most skilled, most powerful, etc.
- fortitude
- patient courage in facing pain or danger; moral strength; endurance