English vocab for final
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- inalienable
- not capable of being given up or transferred
- coalesce
- to grow or come together into one
- pliant
- 1. easily bent or flexed 2. easily altered or modified to fit conditions;adaptable 3. yielding readily to influence or domination;compliant
- transgression
- violation of a rule, law, or command, a sin
- ineffable
- 1. incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable 2. not to be uttered because of its sadness
- archetype
- the orginal pattern or model from which all things of the same thing are copied or n which they are based. 2. a pattern of though or unconscious idea
- admonish
- to express warning or disapproval, especially in a gentle/earnest manner
- depict
- to represent in words or images, to describe
- reciprocal
- 1. interchanged, given, or owed to each other (agreement) 2. performed, experienced or felt by both sides 3. interchangeable, complementary
- boisterous
- 1. rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy;clamorous; unrestrained 2. rough and stormy (waves, weather, wind)
- despicable
- deserving of contempt or scorn, vile
- martyr
- 1. a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion 2.a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle or cause
- serenade
- 1. a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night as by a lover under the window of a lady 1. a piece of music suitable for such performance
- permeate
- 1. to flow or spread through; pervade 2. to pass through the openings or pores of
- nonchalance
- casual lack of concern; indifference
- proffer
- to put before a person for acceptance;offer
- premature
- 1. occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpected early 2. born after a gestation period of less then normal time
- beget
- 1. to procreate or generate offspring 2. to cause; produce as an effect
- genesis
- 1. origin or beginning 2. the first book of the bible
- effulgence
- a brilliant radiance
- mutiny
- open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers
- mortification
- 1. a feeling of shame, humiliation or wounded pride 2. discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation 3. pathology. death or decay of one part of a living body
- disciple
- 1. one who embraces and assists in spreading the teachings of another. 2. an active adherent, as of a movement of philosophy
- immure
- 1. to confine within or as if within walls; imprison 2. to build into a wall (immure a shrine) 3. to entomb in a wall
- decorous
- characterized by or exhibiting decorum (good manners); proper
- enmity
- deep-seated, often mutual hatred
- fallible
- 1. capable of making a mistake 2. liable to be false; not accurate
- magnitude
- 1. greatness of rank or position 2. greatness in size or extent 3. greatness in significance or influence
- monotony
- tedious sameness or repetitiousness
- transcendent
- 1. exceeding usual limits, lying beyond the limits of all possible knowledge or experience 2. being beyond comprehension
- hiatus
- a break or interruption in the continuity of work, series, action etc.
- misshapen
- so badly formed out of shape as to be ugly, deformed
- indignant
- angered at something unjust or wrong
- omniscient
- having total knowledge and understanding;all-knowing
- secular
- relating to the worldly temporal; not religious or spiritual
- immanent
- inherent, being within the limits of possible experience
- piecemeal
- bit by bit, gradually
- hierarchy
- any system of persons or things ranked one above another
- testament
- 1. a statement of belief; a credo 2. something that serves as a tangible proof of evidence 3. either of the two main divisions of the Christian bible
- spontaneous
- 1. coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; unplanned 2. of a person given to acting upon sudden impulses. 3. arising from internal forces or causes independent of external agencies, self-acting
- furtive
- 1. taken, done, used, surreptitiously or by stealth 2. sly;shifty
- autonomy
- having independence or self-government
- hubris
- 1. excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance 2. in Ancient Greece, acts of overbearing pride that were believed to offend the gods and lead to retribution
- specious
- 1. having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually untrue: a specious argument 2. deceptively attractive
- pacifist
- a person who believes in peaceful resolution to conflict or who is opposed to war or to violence or any kind
- homely
- 1. not attractive or good-looking. 2. lacking elegance or refinement
- pious
- 1. having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the oberservance or religion; devout 2. professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded 3. commendable; worth
- vigil
- 1. wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours of sleeping 2. a watch or a period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times 3. (religious) a devotional watching, keeping awake during the customary hours of sleep
- agnostic
- one who disclaims andy knowledge of God but does not deny the possibility of God's existence
- cloister
- 1 a place, especially a monastery or covenant devoted to religious seclusion
- exert
- 1. to put to use or effect; put forth 2. to bring to bear; exercise 3. to put oneself to strenuous effort
- renounce
- to reject, give up, or disown
- exodus
- 1. a departure of a large number of people 2. the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, a second book of the bible
- shiftless
- 1. lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy 2. lacking in incentive, ambition or aspiration
- excruciating
- 1. extremely painful; causing intense suffering 2. exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme
- canon
- 1. a religious or secular law or body of laws 2. a group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field
- eschew
- to avoid
- inferno
- 1. a very intense and uncontrolled fire 2. a place or condition suggestive of hell especially with respect to human suffering death 3. a place of fiery heat or destruction
- temporal
- of, pertaining to, or limited by time
- orthodox
- 1. adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion 2. adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary or traditional
- pervasive
- present in all parts of; permeating everywhere
- gesticulate
- to make gestures especially while speaking as for emphasis, to say or express with gestures
- brazen
- 1. shameless or impudent 2. like brass, as in sounds, color or strength 3. to make brazen or bold 4. brazen out or through, to face boldly or shamelessly
- oblivious
- 1. lacking all memory; forgetful 2. lacking conscious awareness, unmindful
- obsecure
- 1. difficult to see or hear; inconspicuous 2. not clearly expressed;vague 3. not well known 4. not clearly understood or expressed 5. to hide or conceal
- strident
- 1. making or having a harsh or loud sound 2. having a shrill, irritating quality or character
- paradox
- a statement or situation that seems to conflict with common sense or contradict itself by that my nevertheless be true
- miniscule
- very small;tiny
- interpose
- 1. to insert or introduce between parts 2. to place oneself between others and things 3. to introduce or interject during a conversation
- conceited
- having excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities
- anoint
- 1. to apply oil, ointment or a similar substance to 2. to put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification
- innumerable
- too numerous to be counted; numberless
- mute
- 1. term used to refer to a person incapable of speech 2. to deaden or muffle the sound of or reduce intensity of (color) by the addition of another color
- communion
- 1. a group of persons having a common religious faith;a religious domination 2. association;fellowship 3. interchange or sharing of thoughts or emotions; intimate communication
- covert
- secret, hidden, clandestine
- usurp
- to seize power with force or without right
- deity
- a god or goddess
- omnipotent
- having unlimited power or authority; almighty
- atheist
- a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings
- rile
- to cause annoyance in; disturb especially by minor irritations
- parable
- a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson
- pallor
- unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health or death
- arbitrary
- based on independence or self-government
- vigilante
- 1. any person who takes the law into his or her own hands 2. a member of a vigilance committee
- ingenious
- 1. marked by inventive skill and imagination 2. having or arising from an inventive or cunning mind
- presumptuous
- going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward or bold
- disparity
- 1. inequality or difference in amount, quality or rank 2. unlikeness; incongruity
- adhere
- 1. to stick to or cling 2. to support or be devoted to
- incredulous
- 1. skeptical;disbelieving 2. expressive of disbelief
- inane
- 1. lacking sense, significance or ideas; silly 2, something that is empty or void, the void of infinite space
- humility
- the quality or condition of being humble; a lack of false pride
- constituent
- 1. a member of a group represented by an elected official 2. a component part
- doctrine
- 1. a principle, position or policy taught or advocated by a religion or government 2. a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject
- eccentric
- deviating from the recognized or customary character; irregular, peculiar , a person who has an unusual personality
- bolster
- 1. to support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion 2. to buoy up or hearten
- covenant
- 1. a formal agreement to do or not to do something 2. an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
- adapt
- able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions
- consecrate
- 1. to declare or set apart as sacred 2. to dedicate solemnly to service or goal
- eclectic
- 1. selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems or styles 2. made up of or combing elements from a variety of sources
- unscrupulous
- without scruples/morals; oblivious or contemptuous of what is right or honorable