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Wordly Wise Lessons 1-6 Midterm Review

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Asperity
n. Sharpness or harshness of manner
Compunction
A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt.
Tutelage
n. Instruction, protection, or guardianship
Profane
To treat with scorn or irreverence.
Centennial
n. A 100th anniversary or its celebration
Decrepit
adj. Worn-out with use; broken-down
Perpetrate
To commit, as a crime or other antisocial act.
Bane
n. A person or thing that destroys or causes harm
Penchant
n. A strong attraction or leaning
Manifesto
n. A publice statement explaining the intentions, motives, or views of an individual or group.
Repertoire
n. The list of pieces an actor, musician, etc., is ready to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group.
Hierarchy
n. A group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest
Espionage
The act of spying.
Accolade
n. An expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award
Ephemeral
adj. Lasting a very short time
Adjudicate
v. To hear and decide judicially; to judge
Unremitting
adj. Not stopping or slowing down; constant
Proselytize
v. To convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause.
Heresy
The expression of shocking or unacceptable views.
Buffoon
n. A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown; a fool
Affinity
n. Attraction for someone or something with which one feels a closeness or kinship.
Inexorable
adj. not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved by entreaty or plea; relentless.
Perverse
adj. 1.) Turned away from what is right; wicked 2.) Stubbornly opposing what is right or reasonable; obstinate
Doleful
adj. Mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief
Inalienable
Not able to be taken away.
Expendable
Able to be used up and then descarded or replaced.
Discriminate
To make clear distinctions/ treating one group more or less favorably.
Indigenous
adj. Naturally living or growing in a certain area; native.
Gratuitous
adj. Not called for; unnecessary
Equilibrium
n. A state of balance
Servitude
A lack of freesom; forced labor.
Chary
adj. Exercising caution; hesitant
Adamant
adj. Not yielding; firm
Ingratiate
v. To work to gain the favor of someone
Circumvent
To avoid through craftiness.
Reparation
A mending or repair/ making up or payment for wrongs done.
Recompense
To pay or compensate.
Ameliorate
To make better; to become better; to improve.
Berate
To criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently.
Euphemism
A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant.
Gird
v. To encircle, bind, or surround
Rambunctious
adj. Behaving in a wild and unruly manner
Infactuated
adj. Filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire.
Curtail
To cut short or reduce.
Countenance
n. A person's face; the expression on a person's face
Spurious
adj. Not genuine; false
Pantheon
n. A group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements
Insatiable
adj. Never satisfied; greedy.
Enclave
n. A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory.
Illicit
adj. Not allowed, improper, or unlawful.
Mesmerize
v. To fascinate or hypnotize
Annals
n. pl. A historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence
Precedent
n. An act or statement that may serve as an example or justification for a later one
Cessation
n. A stopping, either final or temporary.
Illusory
adj. Unreal or imagined; deceiving
Diminutive
Very small; tiny.
Endow
v. To provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money
Implacable
adj. Incapable of being replaced, soothed, or significantly changed; relentless
Clique
n. A small, exclusive group; a group held together by like interests or purpose
Infamous
Famous for a negative reason.
Baleful
Expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous.
Expedite
v. To speed up a process; to facilitate
Indiscriminate
Not marked by careful distinctions/haphazard.
Extrovert
n. A person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around her or him, rather than her or his own feelings
Ambivalent
adj. Having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone, indecisive.
Instigate
v. To stir up or urge on; to provoke
Condone
To overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse.
Undermine
v. To weaken or ruin by degrees
Garish
adj; Escessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring
Engender
v. To bring into being, to produce.
Luminary
n. A source of light, especially from the sky, such as the sun or moon
Rudiment
n. A basic principle or skill
Exacerbate
v. To make more severe, bitter, or violent.
Infirmity
Physical or mental weakness or defect.
Repast
Food and drink; a meal.
Assiduous
adj. Diligent and persistent
Poigant
adj. Painfully moving, Affecting, or touching.
Rancor
Long-held feelings of hatred or bitterness.
Intercede
To act on another's behalf/to try to settle differnces between two parties.
Malign
To say negative and unfair things about.
Adulate
v. To flatter or admire excessively; to idolize
Acrimony
n. Bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility.
Disgruntle
v. To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood
Incarcerate
To put in prison.
Rampant
Wild and unrestrained/widespread.
Smattering
A small amount.
Altercation
n. A loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel
Imbue
v. To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire
Indignity
An insult to one's pride.
Emaciated
adj. Very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment, scrawny.

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