Miecoach Vocabulary Bee 226 - 250

Terms	Definitions
Inferno	A very intense and uncontrolled fire; Any place of pain and turmoil; Hell
Heckle	To harass someome with questions, insults or taunts; A comb for separating flax fibers
Impale	To pierce with a sharp stake through the body;
Gdignant	Angry, especially as a result of something unjust or wrong
Largess	Generosity; A gift or money given,
Mesa	Flat tableland with steep edges; A table
Mystique	An air of mystery surrounding someone or something
Niggardly	Miserly; stingy
Nimby	refers to the idea that, while people may be aware of the necessity of some unpleasant realities, such as prisons, landfills, or chemical plants, they insist theses place be located away from where they live; Not in my backyard
nuptials	A wedding ceremony
Maestro	Master musician; A master in any art
Marauding	Roaming about in search of plunder
Newspeak	Deliberately ambiguous and contradictiory language use to mislead and manipulate the public
Obfuscate	Deliberately make something difficult to understand; To make unclear
Protude	To stick out
Ophthalmologist	Eye doctor
Pandemonium	A state of extreme confusion and disorder; Chaos
Peon	A low-level worker
Proctor	Someone who supervises (an examination); A person appointed to make sure students do not cheat in an examination
Rarefied	Being less dense (as in air in high altitude) Reserved for an elite group; Of high moral or intellectual value
Vitriolic	Harsh or corrosive in tone; Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
Wicket	small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)
Thesis	The primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Acclaim	Praise; Applaud; announce with great approval
Apocalypse	(n.) Total devastation, the end of the world