Vocab Final 2
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- Wring
- To get or extract by force, threats, etc.
- Ingenious
- Having greatMental ability; clever
- Libation
- The ritual of pouring out wine in a sacrifice
- Adversity
- State of misfortune, poverty and trouble
- Impieties
- Lack of reverence for God or respect for a parent
- Devastation
- Destruction; desolation
- Sheer
- Not mixed or mingled with anything; pure; absolute
- Blithe
- Showing a gay, cheerful disposition;Carefree
- Forge
- To move forward steadily
- Interrogate
- To ask questions
- Insolence
- Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior
- Ravage
- To destroy violently; devastate, ruin
- Gale
- A strong wind
- Seers
- A person with power to foretell the future; prophet
- Lair
- Bed or resting place of wild animals
- Hearth
- Family life;Home
- Gall
- Boldness
- Radiance
- Brightness
- Heaves
- To raise; extent of horizontal displacement caused by fault
- Yoke
- A wooden harness harnessing two animals
- Buffeting
- A blow with the hand or fist
- Edict
- Official order
- Scheme
- To plot; plan in a deceitful way
- Consecrate
- To cause to be honored, holy
- Heir
- A person who inherits property upon oneÂ’s death
- Impasse
- A situation offering no escape
- Jostling
- To bump or push by shoving
- Retribution
- Reward or punishment for something done in this life
- Perquisites
- A privilege or benefit to a person of high status; right
- Grudge
- To envy or resent
- Ensnare
- To catch or trap
- Brood
- The offspring;Group of particular kind
- Endow
- To provide withSome talent orQuality
- Kindred
- Related by birth
- Staunch
- Strong, loyal(Stop or check flow of blood.)
- Anarchy
- Lawlessness; political disorder and violence
- Headlong
- Reckless; moving with uncontrolled speed
- Salvage
- To save or rescue (from flood)
- Taut
- Tightly stretched
- Bandy(ing)
- To exchange words in an angry manner
- Blatant
- Offensively noisy; disagreeably loud
- Brazen
- Showing no shame; bold
- Steadings
- Place, site, or homestead
- Onset
- Start; ORAttack, assault
- Dirge
- A funeral hymn
- Withering
- To weaken; languish; decay
- Revile
- To use bad language in speaking to or about
- Transgress
- To break a law
- Augury
- An omen; sign; portent; indication
- Hover
- To stay suspended or flutter
- Talon
- A claw of a bird or other animal
- Rhetoric
- Artificial eloquence; showiness in language
- Tumult
- Noisy commotion; uproar; confusion
- Frenzied
- Wild or frantic outburst
- Inscrutable
- Not easily understood; obscure
- Discreet
- Careful about what one says or does
- Rash
- Too hasty in action or speaking; reckless
- Hoard
- A supply stored up and hidden or kept in reserve
- Devastating
- Destroying;Overwhelming
- Imperial
- Of an empire
- Conscript(ed)
- Drafted; forced into service for the government
- Remote
- Far away; secluded
- Beacon
- To light up as a warning
- Piteous(ly)
- Deserving pity or compassion
- Wither(ed)
- Dried up, wilted; weakened
- Connotative
- Idea or notion suggested by a word or phrase
- Enhance
- To improve
- Pare
- To reduce or diminish gradually; to cut away
- Preeminent
- Excelling above others in a particular quality
- Delusions
- A false belief or opinion
- Authentic
- Trustworthy, reliable, can be believed
- Console
- To make feel less sad; to comfort
- Vitality
- Power to live; energy
- Inflame(d)
- To become excited; stimulated
- Disillusion
- To take away ideals and make disappointed
- Livid
- Discolored by a bruise OR pale
- Stoic(ally)
- Calm and unflinching under suffering
- incongruous
- Inappropriate; unsuitable
- Harrow(ing)
- Causing mental distress
- Rend(ing)
- To show grief or anguish
- Menace(ing)
- A threat or act of threatening
- Barrage
- A man made barrier in a stream,Â…
- coarse
- Of inferior or poor quality
- Nurture(d)
- To raise or promote; to feed
- Row(s)
- A noisy quarrel, dispute, or distribute
- Millet
- Grass with which grain is used for eating
- Sinew
- A tendon; muscular power
- Meander(ing)
- Winding or convolutions; as of a stream
- Gait
- Walking on foot
- Tinge(d)
- A slight trace;To be colored with; slight tint
- Coolie
- A person doing heavy labor for little pay
- Effusive(ly)
- Expressing excessive emotion; too demonstrative
- Valor
- Marked courage or bravery
- (im)perceptible
- Subtle; not plain or distinctThat canÂ’t be perceived
- Dank
- Disagreeably damp; moist and chilly
- Envelope(d)
- To enclose or swallow up
- Languor
- Condition of being still, sluggish, or dull
- Mince(ing)
- To walk with short steps; in a dainty manner
- Lithe
- Bending easily Limber; flexible
- Votive
- Given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Niche
- A recess or hollow wall
- Strapping
- Tall and well built
- Sortie
- A sudden rush; quick raid
- Feign(ed)
- Make a false show of; pretended; “fake”
- Gusto
- Great vigor or liveliness; enthusiastic
- Divert
- To distract the attention of;To turn; deflect
- Piteous
- Arousing or deserving pity;Pitiful
- Anecdote
- A short, account of something that happened
- Veer(ed)
- To turn or swing
- Meargre
- Of poor quality; inadequate
- Benign
- Good natured; kindly
- Prodigious
- Wonderful; amazing;
- Itinerant
- Traveling from place to place
- Abject
- Of the lowest degree; miserable
- Regard (n)
- Respect and affection
- Flushed
- To become red in the face; blush; glow
- Hawk
- To advertise or peddle (sell) goods in the street
- Permeate(d)
- To pass into or through and effect every part of
- Desolation
- Loneliness
- Delicacy
- A choice food
- Temperament
- a customary frame of mind or natural disposition
- Plaintive
- Mournful; sad; expressing sorrow
- Redolent
- Sweet-smellingFragrant
- Excursion
- A short trip
- Earnest
- Serious and intense
- Pelt(ed)
- To beat or strike heavily or steadily
- Brazier
- Metal pan to hold burning coals (warming a room)
- (un)abate(d)
- (not) diminishing; subsiding
- Obeisance
- A gesture of respect or reverence (bow)
- Somber
- Dark and gloomy; solemn; grave
- Cremation
- Burn up (to ashes)
- Billow(ing)
- Swelling mass or surge (of smoke)
- Vague(ly)
- Not certain in thought or feeling; uncertain
- Haphazard(ly)
- Randomly
- subsequent
- Coming after; following
- Fragile
- Easily destroyed
- Preoccupied
- Wholly absorbed in oneÂ’s thoughts
- Gape(d)
- Open-mouthed stare; yawn
- Morose
- Characterized by gloom; gloomy, sullen
- Constrained
- Forced and unnatural
- cornice
- A horizontal molding at top of wall
- Coquettish
- Flirting
- Traverse
- To pass, cross
- Superfluity
- Something not needed
- Benevolent(ly)
- Kindly
- Pensive
- Thinking deeply, often of sad things
- Rogue
- Fun-loving mischievous person;
- Potency
- Power; strength
- Courtesan
- Prostitute; a mistress of a king
- lye
- Strong alkaline substance, used in making soap
- Befuddled
- Confused
- Malevolent
- Evil, malicious
- Supplication
- A humble request, prayer
- Corpuscle
- Protoplasmic particle with special function ; erythrocytes
- Posthumous
- Arising after oneÂ’s death
- Consternation
- Great fear or shock making helpless
- Unequivocally
- Clear; plain; not ambiguous
- Depravity
- Corruption; weakness
- Chromosomes
- Carry the genes that convey hereditary characteristics
- Acute
- Serious; critical; crucial
- Tarpaulin
- Waterproof canvas
- Placidly
- Calm; quit; undisturbed
- Aggravate
- To make worse; Annoy
- Proximity
- State of being near
- Gravitated
- To be attracted or move toward
- Escapade
- A reckless adventure or prank
- Gesticulating
- To make or use gestures
- Bantering
- To tease or make fun of in playful way
- Eschewing
- To keep away from; avoid
- Asceticism
- Religious state reached by self-disciple/self-denial
- Septic
- Causing a poisoned state
- Tentativeness
- Not definite, final; uncertain
- Inauthenticity
- Not trustworthy ; not real
- Pincers
- Tool to grip or nip things
- Amanuensis
- Assistant who copies written things; secretary
- Bohemian
- Gypsy; Czech; person living in unconventional way