World Lit. Vocab
For DA 9th Graders :)
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- telepathy
- tranferance of thought and feelings from one person to another by no apparent means of communication
- monomania
- excessive concentration on one idea or subject
- disgruntled
- in bad humor; displeased; discontented
- hydrophobia
- dread of water; rabies
- admonition
- gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error
- polytheism
- belief in multiple gods (ant. monothesism)
- bonanza
- 1. large and rich mine; 2. source yielding an often unexpectedly rich return
- banter
- playful teasing; joking
- euphoria
- sense of great happiness or well-being (ant. dysphoria)
- debonair
- gracious; courteous; charming; suave
- ironic or ironical
- containing or expressing irony
- toreador
- bullfighter; torero
- metamorphosis
- change of form
- revive
- to bring back to life; restore
- chic
- stylish
- dyslogistic
- expressing disapproval or censure; uncomplimentary (ant. eulogistic)
- jubilation
- rejoicing; exultation
- vivacity
- liveliness of spirit
- genuflect
- bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
- sardonic
- bitterly sarcastic; mocking; sneering
- claustrophobia
- fear of enclosed spaces
- warp
- threads running lengthwise in the loom; crossed by the woof
- disrupt
- break apart; cause disorder
- confidant
- (confidante, if a woman) one to who secrets are entrusted
- discredit (v)
- 1. cast doubt on; refuse to believe; 2. take trust or credit away from; disgrace
- apiary
- place where bees are kept
- monogram
- two or more letters interwoven to represent a name
- bravado
- pretense of bravery
- polychromatic
- having many colors; multicolored (ant. monochromatic)
- monument
- means of reminding us of a person or event (ie a statue or a tomb)
- corrupt
- changed ("broken to pieces") from good to bad; vicious
- ascetic
- a person who shuns pleasures and lives simply
- admonitory
- conveying a gentle reproof
- Chicano
- american of mexican descent
- galleon
- large sailing ship used in war and trade
- atypical
- not typical
- droll
- odd and laughter-provoking
- stricture
- 1. adverse criticism (literally "tightening") censure; 2. restriction
- clairvoyant
- 1. clear-sighted; perceptive; discerning; 2. able to perceive matters beyond the ordinary senses
- doleful
- causing grief or sadness
- philhellenism
- support of Greece or Greeks
- astringent
- substance that shrinks tissues and checks blood flow
- credit
- belief; faith; trust
- omnibus
- 1. bus 2. book containg a variety of works by one author, as a hemingway omnibus
- polyarchy
- ruled by many; government with 3 or more rules (ant. monarchy)
- complaisant
- willing to please; obliging; amiable
- philately
- collection and study of stamps
- satiric or satirical
- give to or expressing satire
- embarcadero
- landing place; warf; quay
- chagrined
- ashamed; mortified
- adulation
- excessive praise; flattery
- evince
- show clearlyy; disclose; reveal
- blasé
- tired of pleasures; bored
- matador
- bull fighter assigned to kill the bull
- winsome
- full of winning quality; winning; cheerful; merry
- libelous
- injurious reputation; defamatory; calumnious
- tribulation
- suffering; distress
- macho
- man exhibiting machismo (strong sense of masculinity stressing assertiveness, aggressiveness, physical might, domineering behavior, etc.)
- contortionist
- person who can twist his or her body into odd postures
- dysfunction
- abnormal functioning/ not functioning
- caballero
- 1. gentleman; gallant; cavalier; 2. horseman
- debutante
- younge woman who has just had her debut (introduction into society)
- philology
- study (love of) language and literature
- wax
- grow; increase
- yearling
- one who is a year old
- escapade
- daring or unconventional act; adventure; caper; prank
- sangfroid
- coolness of mind in difficult circumstances; composure; equanimity
- voracious
- 1. greedy in eating 2. insatiable, as a voracious appetite
- anemia
- lack of normal level of red blood cells
- buoyant
- cheerful
- dimorphous
- occurring under two distinct forms
- dulcinea
- sweetheart; inamorata (from Dulcinea, Don Quixote's beloved)
- philatelist
- stamp collector
- cajole
- persuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax
- jubilant
- showing great joy; rejoicing; exultant
- mandate
- 1. authoritative command 2. territory administered by a trustee (supervisory nation)
- emaciated
- made unnaturally thin
- herbicide
- substance that kills plants
- protege
- someone taught, protected or advanced by a person of experience or influence
- naive
- simple in nature; artless; ingenuous
- gendarme
- armed police officer, especially in France or other European countries
- pathos
- quality in drama, speech, literature etc that arouse a feeling of sadness or pity
- compunction
- regret; remorse
- peon
- 1. unskilled worker, landless laborer; 2. worker kept in servitude to repay a debt
- nonchalant
- without concern or enthusiasm; indifferent
- ecstasy
- rapture; overwhelming joy
- omnifarious
- of all varieties, forms or kinds
- pestilential
- mortally harmful; deadly
- gala
- characterized by festivity
- misanthropy
- hate of humanity (ant. philanthropy)
- chagrin
- embarrassment; mortification; dissapointment
- parasitic
- sponging; living at the expensive of another
- acclaim
- welcome with approval; applaud loudly
- sullen
- resentfully silent; glum; morose
- warlock
- sorcerer; wizard
- senorita
- unmarried spanish or spanish-speaking woman; young-lady; girl; Miss
- behoove
- be necessary for; be proper fo
- sierra
- mountain range having an irregular or serrated outline
- infidel
- one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever
- diffident
- lacking in self-confidence (faith in oneself); unduly timid; shy (ant. confident)
- canyon
- deep narrow valley with steep walls, often with water flowing through it, as the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon; gorge
- delectable
- pleasing;delightful
- psychopathic
- pertaining to mental disease; insane
- pathos
- quality in events or in art that arouses our pity
- changeling
- child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
- fungicide
- substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth
- untenable
- incapable of being held or defended (ant. tenable)
- fragile
- easily broken; frail; delicate (ant. tough, durable)
- extort
- wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force
- stevedore
- one who loads or unloads ships
- noblesse oblige
- principle that persons of high rank or birth are obliged to act nobly
- survive
- outlive; remain alive after (ant. perish)
- anthropomorphic
- attributing human form or characteristics to beings nsot human, especially gods
- coterie
- set or circle of acquaintances; clique
- invincible
- incapable of being conquered
- facetious
- in habit of joking; said in jest without serious intent
- anoxia
- deprived of (without) oxygen
- pathological
- due to disease
- philosopher
- lover of/ searcher of wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason
- contrariwise
- on the contrary (ant. likewise)
- attaché
- member of the diplomatic staff of an ambassador or minister
- pensive
- melancholy; thoughtful in a sad way
- dystopia
- imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful (ant. utopia)
- parasite
- freeloader; animal, plant, or person living on others
- obsequious
- showing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning
- ingenue
- actress playing the role of a naive young woman; naive young woman
- blissful
- very happy
- sarcastic
- given to or expressing sarcasm
- frolic
- to play and run happily; have fun; romp
- inflexibility
- rigidity; firmness
- philharmonic
- pertaining to musical organization, such as symphony orchestra ( originally loving music)
- euphonious
- pleasing sound (ant. cacophonous)
- incredible
- not believable
- carnivore
- flesh-eating animal
- parody
- humorous imitation
- hidalgo
- member of the minor nobility (well below a grandee)
- dystrophy
- 1. faulty nutrition 2 muscle disorder
- caudillo
- military dictator in Spanish-speaking countries
- heteromorphic
- exhibiting diversity of form
- monotheism
- belief in one god (ant. polytheism)
- polygon
- a closed figure on a plane having many sides and angles
- anarchy
- absence of rule or government; chaos; disorder
- ludicrous
- exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd
- euthanasia
- mercy killing (ie to kill someone with cancer so they do not suffer)
- deflect
- turn ("bend") aside
- empathy
- understanding another's feelings, motives, etc.
- embargo
- prohibition (as when 1 nation bars its ports to another's ships or bans weapons shipments to another)
- phobia
- fear/ aversion/ dread
- mettlesome
- full of mettle (courage); spirited
- retort
- quick, witty or cutting reply
- convince
- persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof
- conquistador
- conquerer
- glum
- moody; gloomy; dour
- adobe
- 1. brick of sun-dried clay and straw; 2. structure made of such bricks
- anonymous
- nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin
- squad
- small military unit; team; small group formed for a joint effort
- élan
- enthusiasm; eagerness for action
- dysphagia
- difficulty swallowing
- plaudit
- applause; enthusiastic praise; acclaim
- retinue
- group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
- genocide
- deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
- au courant
- well-informed; up to date
- omnific
- all-creating
- sebaceous
- greasy; secreting sebum (fatty mater secreted by glands of the skin)
- maudlin
- weakly sentimental and tearful
- therapeutic
- curative
- attenuate
- to make thin; weaken
- lissome
- lithesome; limber; nimble
- tenure
- 1. period for which an office or position is held, as:"U.S. Supreme Court Justices enjoy life tenure" 2. status assuring an employee a permanent position
- éclat
- brilliancy of achievement
- osteopath
- practitioner of osteopathy (treatment of diseases by manipulation of bones, muscles, nerves, etc)
- retort
- reply quickly or sharply ("twist back")
- raconteur
- person who excels in telling stories, anecdotes, etc.
- monarchy
- rule by a single person (ant. polyarchy)
- woof
- threads running from side to side in a woven fabric; crossed by the warp
- unrestricted
- 1. not confined within bounds; free 2. open to all
- eugenics
- science dealing with improving hereditary qualtites
- junta
- 1. council for legislation or administration; 2. group of military officers controlling a government after a coup d'etat; 3. junto
- convalesce
- recover health after illness; recuperate
- hypochondriac
- one who is morbidly anxious about personal health or suffering form imagined illnes
- suckling
- child or animal that is nursed
- poignant
- painfully touching; piercing
- monophobia
- fear of being alone
- flex
- bend, as to flex a limb
- jocose
- given to jesting; playfully humorous; jocular
- connoisseur
- expert; critical judge
- hilarity
- noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee
- apathy
- lack of feeling, emotion, interest or excitement; indifferent
- vivacious
- lively in temper or conduct (ant. languid, lacking in vigor)
- monosyllabic
- having one syllable (ant. polysyllabic)
- pathetic
- arousing pity, sad
- anesthetic
- a drug that produces anesthesia
- monolith
- single stone of large size; obelisk
- concierge
- 1. doorkeeper; custodian; janitor 2. hotel employee who handles mail, arranges for theater reservations, etc.
- philogyny
- love of women (ant. misogyny)
- molt
- shed feathers, skin, hair, etc.
- antidote
- remedy for a poison or evil
- bronco
- wild or half-wild horse
- junto
- group of persons joined for a common purpose; cligue; group of plotters; faction; cabal
- credentials
- documents, letters, references, etc., that inspire the belief or trust
- legerdemain
- sleight of hand; artful trick
- satire
- language or writing that exposes follies of abuses by holding them to to ridicule
- constrict
- draw together; render narrower; shrink (ant. expand)
- malaise
- vague feeling of bodily discomfort or illness
- audiophile
- one who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction
- laudatory
- expressing praise; eulogistic
- antipathy
- aversion; dislike (ant. sympathy)
- dysphoria
- sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction (ant. euphoria)
- polyphonic
- having many sounds or voices (ant. homophonic, having the same sound)
- monitor
- keeps track of, regulate, or control the operation of a machine or process
- retentive
- tenacious; able to retain or remember
- misology
- hatred of argument, reasoning or discussion
- immunize
- to make immune
- atypical
- unlike the typical
- sibling
- brother or sister (literally, little blood relative)
- fiduciary
- 1. held in trust (fiduciary property) 2. confidential (fiduciary duties of a trustee)
- misogamy
- hatred of marriage
- dyslexia
- impairment of the ability to read
- noisome
- offensive to the sense of smell; unwholesome
- gaucho
- south american cowboy
- polyglot
- speaking several languages; person who speaks several languages
- calaboose
- jail, especially a local one
- bona fide
- made or carried out in good faith; genuine
- pueblo
- 1. Native American village of southwestern US 2. communal dwelling of adobe or stone in such a village
- photophobia
- aversion to light
- flexible
- pliable ("capable of being bent"); no rigid; tractable (ant. inflexible)
- premonitory
- conveying a forewarning
- throes
- anguish; pangs
- maitre d'hotel
- headwaiter
- nouveaux riches
- person newly rich
- ornithology
- study of birds
- monologue
- long speech by one person
- curry favor
- seek to gain favor by flattery
- burro
- small donkey used as a pack animal
- fracture
- 1. break or crack 2. breaking of a bone
- polytechnic
- dealing with applied sciences and technical arts
- conviction
- 1. state of having been judged guilty of an offense 2. strong belief
- buoy
- to keep afloat; raise spirits of
- bibliophile
- lover of books (ant. bibliophobe)
- biocide
- substance that destroys many different organisms
- omnibus
- covering many things at once, as an omnibus bill
- dejection
- lowness of spirits; depressed
- pertinacious
- adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
- vanquish
- overcome in battle; conquer; defeat
- duenna
- elderly woman chaperon of a young lady; governess
- regimen
- set of rules
- misogyny
- hatred of women
- gourmet
- connoisseur in eating and drinking
- fidelity
- 1. faithfulness to a trust or vow (ant. perfidy, infidelity) 2. accuracy; faithfulness of sound reproduction
- discredit (n)
- loss of belief or trust; damage to one's reputation; disgrace
- reflex
- involuntary response to a stimulus; for example, sneezing is a reflex
- nostalgic
- homesick
- inflection
- change in pitch or tone in a person's voice
- distort
- 1. twist out of shape; contort 2. twist out of the true meaning; misrepresent; pervert; falsify
- confident
- having faith in one's self; self-reliant; sure (ant. apprehensive, diffident)
- burly
- strongly and heavily built; husky
- anent
- about; concerning; in respect to
- eupepsia
- good digestion (ant. dyspepsia)
- impertinent
- 1. irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate (ant. pertinent) 2. rude
- premonition
- forewarning; intuitive anticipation of a coming event
- monotonous
- continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
- stigma
- mark of disgrace
- regicide
- act of killing (or killer of) a king/royalty
- torsion
- act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body
- nostalgia
- homesickness; yearning for the past
- nowise
- in no way; not at all
- dyspepsia
- 1. difficult digestion; indigestion 2. ill humor; disgruntlement
- cherubic
- chubby and innocent-looking
- tyrannicide
- act of killing (or killer of) a tyrant
- monogamy
- marriage with one person (ant. polygamy)
- vaquero
- herdsman; cowboy; buckaroo (variate of vaquero)
- endomorphic
- having a form deriving largely from the embryo's inner layer; having a heavy body build (ant. ectomorphic)
- hypertrophy
- enlargement of a body part, as from overuse
- twosome
- a group of two
- anesthesia
- loss of feeling or sensation from ether, chloroform, novocaine, etc
- homicide
- killing of one human by another
- gauche
- lacking social grace; crude; tactless; awkward
- imputation
- charge; esp. an unjust charge; insinuation; accusation
- credence
- belief as to the truth of something
- hireling
- one whose only interest in his or her work is the hire (pay)
- convict
- prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty
- menagerie
- place where many different types of animals are kept
- incommunicado
- deprived of communication with others, as a prisoner held incommunicado
- elite
- group of individuals thought to be superior; aristocracy; choice part
- omnivorous
- 1. eating everything, both plant and animal substances 2. avidly taking in everything, as an omnivorous reader
- libel
- false and defamatory printed or written statement
- dysphasia
- speech difficulty due to brain injury
- sororicide
- act of killing (or killer of) one's sister
- bourgeoisie
- the middle class
- devotee
- zealous follower; ardent adherent of something or someone; fan
- mandatory
- obligatory; required by command (ant. optional)
- rapport
- relationship characterized by harmony, conformity, or affinity
- fraction
- one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment
- complacent
- too pleased with ones self-often without awareness of possible dangers
- encomium
- speech or writing of high praise; tribute; eulogy
- sycophant
- parasitic flatterer; truckler
- betimes
- early
- El Dorado
- fabulously rich land that 16th century explorers dreamt of; place of fabulous abundance, wealth or opportunity
- morphology
- 1. branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants 2. form and structure of an organism or any of it's parts
- salubrious
- healthful
- credible
- believable (ant. incredible)
- picaro
- adventurer; rogue; vagabond; wanderer
- convivial
- fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable
- disconsolate
- cheerless; inconsolable
- asymptomatic
- showing no symptoms of disease
- aplomb
- absolute confidence in oneself; poise; self- possession
- lamentable
- pitiable; rueful
- perfidious
- false to a trust; faithless; treacherous
- misandry
- hatred of males
- halcyon
- calm; peaceful
- fester
- form pus; rankle ; rot; putrefy
- buxom
- plump and attractive
- creed or credo
- summary of principles in or adhered to
- accredited
- officially authorized or recognized; provided with credentials
- anhydrous
- destitute of (without) water
- stampede
- sudden, wild, headlong rush (as of cattle or people)
- bourgeois
- 1. having to do with the middle class; 2. concerned with petty materialistic interests; lacking in culture or refinement
- countermand
- issue a contrary order
- virulent
- extremely poisonous; deadly
- sympathy
- sharing of another's trouble; compassion (ant. antipathy)
- flexor
- muscle that serves to bend a limb
- omnivore
- person or animal that eats everything (both flesh and plants)
- armada
- fleet of warships (as the mighty but ill-favored Spanish Armada, sent in 1588 against England by Philip II of Spain)
- parvenu
- person suddenly risen to wealth or power who lacks the proper social qualifications; upstart
- Sinophile
- supporter of China/Chinese
- martinet
- person who enforces very strict discipline
- incorruptible
- inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed
- frugivorous
- feeding on fruit
- aficionado
- devoted follower of some sport or art; fan; devotee
- obese
- extremely overweight; corpulent; portly
- anon
- soon; presently
- monochromatic
- of one color (ant. polychromatic)
- guerilla
- fighter in an irregualr military unit engaging in sabotage and hassment
- virus
- disease-causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope
- flotilla
- small fleet; fleet of small vessels
- envoy
- diplomatic agent or messenger
- elated
- in high spirits; joyful
- corrupt
- change ("break to pieces") from good to bad; debase; pervert; falsify
- calumnious
- falsely and malicious accusing; defamatory
- eulogize
- write or speak in praise of someone (ant. vilify)
- insectivorous
- dependent on (lit. "eating") insects as food
- stigmatize
- brand with a mark of disgrace
- officialdom
- those having the authority of officials; officials collectively
- fiancé
- person engaged to be married
- confrere
- colleague; co-worker; comrade
- apnea
- temporarily stopped breathing
- restrict
- keep within limits (literally "keep back"); confine
- bactericide
- substance that kills bacteria
- aseptic
- free from disease-causing microorganisms
- polysyllabic
- multiple syllables (ant. monosyllabic)
- remand
- send back; recommit, as to a prison
- eulogize
- praise; extol; laud;glorify
- nonpareil
- person of unequalled excellence; paragon
- pesticide
- substance that kills pests (rats, insects, bacteria, etc.)
- starveling
- one who is thin from lack of food
- amorphous
- shapeless; unorganized
- haggard
- careworn; gaunt
- monitor
- person or device that keeps track of, checks or warns
- torture
- 1. wrench; twist 2. inflict severe pain upon
- homeopathy
- treatement of disease with minute doses that if given to a health person in large doses would produce effects like of the disease (ant. allopathy)
- vivisection
- operation of a living animal for scientific investigation
- convivial
- found of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable (ant. taciturn, inclined to silence; stolid; unemotional)
- astringent
- severe; stern
- lesion
- injury; hurt
- malign
- speak evil of; vilify; traduce
- complacency
- self-satisfaction; smugness
- writ of mandamus
- written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty
- travesty
- imitation that makes a serious think seem ridiculous; mockery
- contrite
- showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing
- savoir faire
- knowledge of just what to say or do; tact
- euphemism
- subsitution of a good expression for an unpleasant one
- convalescent
- person recovering from illness
- germicide
- substance that kills germs
- monocle
- eyeglass for one eye
- meddlesome
- intrusive;nosy; impertinent; interfering
- pertinent
- having to do with the matter at hand; relevant (ant. impertinent)
- cargo
- goods transported by ship, plane, etc.; freight
- dysentery
- inflammation of the large intestine
- esprit de corps
- feeling of union and common interest pervading a group; devotion to a group or to its ideals
- blandishment
- word or deed of mild flattery allurement; enticement
- maladroit
- unskillful; clumsy (ant. adroit)
- senora
- married spanish or spanish-speaking woman; lady; Mrs. Madam
- hacienda
- 1. large estate or ranch; plantation; 2. main house on such an estate
- confidential
- communicated in trust; secret; private
- martyrdom
- state of being a martyr
- finesse
- skill and adroitness in handling a difficult situation
- carnivorous
- flesh-eating
- unguent
- slave; ointment
- interrupt
- break into or between; hinder; stop
- ennui
- feeling of weariness and discontent; boredom; tedium
- mesa
- flat-topped rocky hill with steep sides
- mustang
- bronco
- sombrero
- broad-rimmed, high-crowned hat of felt or straw
- misanthrope
- hater of humanity (ant. philanthropist)
- beholden
- bound in gratitude; indebted
- kudos
- fame or praise due to achievement
- tenancy
- period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate
- hilarious
- very funny
- patricide
- act of killing (or killer of) one's father
- badger
- tease; annoy; nag
- euthenic
- science dealing with improving living conditions
- Latino
- Latin American
- duckling
- little duck
- comradery
- friendship, rapport, and good will, as among fellow soldiers; camarderie
- lionize
- treat as highly important
- monomorphic
- having a single form
- wane
- decrease; dwindle
- convict
- person serving a prison sentence
- reflect
- 1. throw back light rays, as from a mirror (but not form a prism, which refracts rays) 2. think
- toxic
- poisonous
- anomalous
- not normal; abnormal
- pudgy
- short and plump; chubby
- mestizo
- person of mixed American Indian and European ancestry
- fratricide
- act of killing (or killer of) one's brother
- irony
- species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used; state of affairs contrary to what would normally be expected
- matricide
- act of killing (or killer of) one's mother
- suicide
- act of killing (or killer of) one's self
- tenacity
- firmness in holding fast; persistence
- vivid
- 1. (used with things) having the vigor and spirit of life 2. sharp and clear; graphic
- bliss
- perfect happiness
- parrot
- repeat mechanically like a parrot
- detention
- act of keeping back or detaining
- svelte
- slender; lithe
- fulsome
- offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity
- dejected
- sad; in low spirits
- monograph
- written account of a single thing or class of things
- amorphous
- without definite form; shapeless; unorganized
- astringent
- 1. drawing (the tissues) tightly together (e.g. to check bleeding) 2. stern, austere
- Anglophile
- supporter of England/ English (ant. Anglophobe)
- heath
- tract of land
- harlequin
- buffoon; clown
- morbid
- gruesome; having to do with disease or death
- gosling
- young goose
- abrupt
- 1. broken off; lacking in continuity; steep (ant. sloping); 2. sudden; quick and unexpected (ant. leisurely, deliberate; gradual)
- misoneism
- hatred of anything new
- lackey
- a follower why carries out another's wishes like a slave
- fractious
- apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable (ant. peaceable)
- infraction
- act of breaking; breach; violation, as an infraction of the law
- philanthropist
- lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare (ant. misanthrope)
- credulous
- too ready to believe; easily deceived (ant. incredulous, skeptical)
- incredulity
- disbelief
- derogatory
- expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging
- herbivorous
- dependent on ( lit. "eating") plants as food
- philanthropy
- love of humanity; especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes (ant. misanthropy)
- atheism
- godlessness; denial of the existence of a god
- atrophy
- lack of growth, as from disuse, disease or malnourishment
- caricature
- drawing imitation or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects
- behest
- command; order
- gourmand
- person excessively fond of eating and drinking; glutton
- cajolery
- wheedling; coaxing
- elation
- euphoria; state of being elated
- fulsome
- offensive because of insincerity; repulsive
- herbivore
- plant-eating animal
- polygamy
- marriage to many people at once (ant. monogamy)
- laudable
- praiseworthy; commendable
- cumbersome
- full of encumbrances; burdensome
- omnipotent
- unlimited in power; almighty
- Russophobe
- a person who dislikes Russia/ Russians ( ant. Russophile)
- ingratiate
- work oneself into favor
- benign
- harmless; gentle; kindly
- affidavit
- sworn written statement made before an authorized official
- evict
- 1. expel by legal process, as to evict a tenant 2. oust
- stripling
- lad (young man)
- senor
- spanish or spanish-speaking man; genleman; Mr.; Sir
- émirgré
- refugee; person who has fled from his or her native land because of political conditions
- agoraphobia
- fear of open spaces
- immunity
- resistance; freedom; exemption
- victor
- winner; conqueror
- Francophile
- supporter of France/ French (ant. Francophobe)
- slander
- false and defamatory spoken statement; calumny
- tenet
- principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
- lank
- lean; ungracefully tall
- refractory
- resisting; intractable; hard to manage; as a refractory mule (ant. malleable; tractable; adaptable)
- stringent
- strict (literally "binding tight"); rigid; severe
- omnipresent
- present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous
- aviary
- place where birds are kept
- grandee
- 1. nobleman of the highest rank; 2. person of eminence
- valet
- manservant who attends to the person needs of his employer, as by taking care of his clothes
- omniscient
- knowing everything
- Germanophobia
- fear/ dislike of Germany/ Germans (ant. Germanophilia)
- truckle
- submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; to make a doormat of one's self
- anomaly
- deviation from common rule or pattern
- insecticide
- substance that kills insects
- picador
- rider on horseback in a bullfight who lances the bull to weaken its neak and shoulder muscles
- entrepreneur
- one who assumes the ricks and management of a business
- levity
- lack of proper serious; trifling gaiety; frivolity
- plight
- unfortunate state; predicament
- polymorphic
- having various forms (ant. monomorphic)
- sarcasm
- sneer and often iron language intended to hurt a person's feelings
- refract
- bend from a straight path (as when light rays, having traveled through air, change direction when entering water, or as when sunlight-having traveled through a prism-breaks up into the colors of the rainbow)
- yclept (or ycleped)
- named; called
- fragment
- part broken off
- scavenger
- animal or person removing refuse, decay, etc
- jocund
- merry; cheerful;lighthearted
- blithe
- joyous; merry
- acrophobia
- fear of being at a great height
- chargé d'affairese
- temporary subsitute for an ambassador
- key
- low island or reef, often of coral
- malignant
- threatening to cause death; very evil
- monomorphic
- having a single form (ant. polymorphic)
- monolithic
- huge, massive and rigidly uniform
- entourage
- group of attendants, assistance or associates accompanying a person
- ascetic
- shunning pleasures; self-denying; austere
- obesity
- excessive body weight; corpulence
- astringent
- substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood
- erupt
- burst or break out
- tortuous
- 1. full of twists or curves; winding, as a tortuous road 2. tricky;; crooked; circuitous
- renegade
- traitor; turncoat; deserter; defector, apostate (ant. adherent)
- desperado
- bold, dangerous criminal
- foundling
- infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents
- frolicsome
- full of merriment; playful
- perfidy
- violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty (ant. fidelity; fealty)
- xenophobia
- aversion to foreigners
- rupture
- 1. break; breaking; 2. hostility
- amoral
- not moral; without sense of moral responsibility
- admonish
- warn of a fault; reprove; rebuke (ant. commend)
- Anglophobia
- fear/ dislike of England/ the English (ant. Anglophilia)
- arroyo
- 1. water-carved, often dry, gully; 2. brook; creek
- torture
- anguish of body or mind; agony
- earldom
- realm or dignity of an earl
- conviviality
- sociability
- viral
- caused by a virus
- infanticide
- act of killing (or killer of) an infant
- contrition
- repentance; remorse; penitence
- lament
- mourn; deplore
- flippant
- treating serious matters lightly
- devour
- 1. eat greedily or ravenously 2. seize upon and destroy
- boa constrictor
- snake that constricts or crushes its prey in its coils
- pathetic
- arousing pity
- vivify
- enliven; make vivid