Vocabulary Lessons 11-21
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fortitude | strength in adversity |
| botch | to ruin through clumsiness; to bungle |
| perennial | lasting indefinitely |
| brinkmanship | pushing dangerous situations to the edge of disaster rather than conceding |
| renown | state of being well known and honored; fame |
| ineffable | too sacred or great to be described, indescribable |
| confute | to argue or point out error |
| meritorious | deserving of an award or honor |
| mezzanine | the lowest balcony in a theater, a partial story between main stories in a building |
| tribulation | an affliction, trouble, or difficult experience |
| recumbent | resting or lying down |
| dynasty | a succession of rulers from the same family or group |
| purport | to claim; to have or to give the false impression of being |
| forte | an area of expertise or strength |
| kleptomania | a continual urge to steal regardless of economic motive |
| impasse | a problem or predicament with no obvious resolution |
| wunderkind | one who excels in a difficult feild at an early age |
| acumen | ability to discern or discriminate; shrewdness |
| nanotechnology | the use of single atoms and molecules to construct microscopic devises |
| notarize | to certify legally |
| piquant | a strong, stimulating taste |
| malodorous | having an offensive odor |
| pungent | a sharp taste; acrid |
| erroneous | incorrect; mistaken |
| concurrent | happening at the same time |
| negligible | of little importance; insignificant |
| renege | to break a promise or obligation; revoke |
| precept | a rule of action; a principle to live by |
| visage | a face or facial expression |
| irrevocable | impossible to retract or revoke; irreversible |
| tantamount | of essentially equal value or significance |
| subverisve | in oppisition to authority or goverment |
| conducive | tending to cause or bring about |
| amenable | agreeable;responsive to suggestion or advice |
| stricture | a restraint or limit |
| sedentary | characterized by or requiring sitting; motionless |
| influx | an inward flow |
| rigerous | severe; relentless; harsh |
| patina | a sheen on a surface resulting from age and use |
| placebo | a fake drug used in the testing of medication |
| junta | a military group ruling a country after seizing power |
| pinnacle | a peak or climax |
| mollify | to reduce, soothe, or calm |
| perjury | the act of lying under oath |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; mournful |
| genocide | the deliberate destruction of a group of people |
| zaftig | having a full, shapely figure |
| predilection | a preference toward someone or something |
| faux | artifical; false; not genuine |
| foray | a suprised attack |
| conjecture | a judge or opinion based on little or questionable evidence |
| allocate | to distribute, allot, or designate |
| gratis | free; without charge |
| materialistic | wanting material possessions |
| belabor | to work at something beyond practicality; to overstress |
| progeny | offfspring; children |
| quintesstial | the most typical; ideal |
| rudimentary | basic; not refined or well developed |
| monolithic | massive, uniform, and solid |
| manifesto | a public declaration of policies or intentions |
| pariah | a social outcast |
| fluent | able to express oneself easily and clearly |
| cavort | to leap about in a sprightly manner; romp |
| pedagogue | a school teacher |
| melee | a noisy, confused fight |
| ensue | to follow as a result |
| desercate | to damage a holy place; to treat with irreverence |
| personification | a person or thing that represents an idea |
| bais | a prejudiced view (either for or against); a preferance |
| aloof | reserved, distant |
| gyrate | to rotate or resolve quickly; to spiral |
| fait | an offical order |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| rambunctious | unruly; uncontrollable |
| hilarity | gaiety; joviality |
| daub | to paint coarsely or unskillfully |
| admonish | to warn; to caution in counsel |
| obeisance | a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect |
| cache | a concealed store of good or valuables |
| affliction | anything causing great suffering |
| mendicant | a begger |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle |
| oscillate | to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum |
| delete | to take out; to remove |
| oust | to drive out; expel; deprive |
| impermeable | not permitting passage |
| paean | a fervent expression, or song, of joy or praise |
| imperturbable | not easily excited, even under pressure |
| lax | careless or negligent |
| palpable | obvious; capable of being touched or felt |
| adjunct | connected or attached to in a dependent subordinate,or auxiliary manner, but not a part of |
| macabre | horrible; grim |
| farcical | absurd;ridiculously clumsy |
| debonair | carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious |
| penchant | a strong liking |
| deplete | to use up gradually |
| chicanery | to use up gradually |
| feisty | aggressive; lively; energetic |
| mitigate | to make less severe; to become milder |
| gull | to cheat; to fool or hoax |
| nadir | lowest point |
| equivocal | ambiguous; intentionally vague |
| genealogy | family history |
| impervious | incapable of being affected |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| catalyst | n. a person, thing, or agent that causes or speeds up a reaction or change without itself being changed |
| jargon | n. vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
| judicious | adj. showing sound judgment |
| foible | n. a minor weakness in character |
| benediction | n. the act of blessing |
| frivolous | adj. trivial; silly |
| alacrity | n. liveliness; willingness; eagerness |
| deify | v. to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god |
| carnage | n. bloody and extensive slaughter |
| impel | v. push into motion |
| epitaph | v. an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a deceased person |
| harp | v. to persist in talking continuously (on or about something) |
| lateral | adj. of or relating to the side |
| pallid | adj. pale; faint in color |
| impetuous | adj. acting suddenly without thought |
| holocaust | a great or complete destruction of life |
| embroil | to draw into conflict or fight |
| anachronism | somthing or someone existing outside of its proper time |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of |
| humane | kind; compassionate |
| effusive | emotionally excessive; overly demostrative |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| lackey | a slavish follower |
| envisage | to form a mental picture |
| lament | to mourn |
| gape | to stare with an open mouth |
| impertinent | rude and disrespectful |
| haughty | arrogant; proud |
| nemesis | someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy |
| lethal | deadly; fatal |
| deluge | a flood; an owerwhelming rush |
| catholic | universal; wide-ranging |
| eerie | weird; mysterious; strange and frightening |
| martial | warlike; relateing to the military |
| antropomorphic | attributing hman characteristics or qualities to objects, amimals, or gods |
| beneficiary | one who recives benefits |
| careen | to serve or lurh from side to side while in motion |
| aplomb | self-confidence |
| guile | slyness and cunning in dealing with others |
| modicum | a small amount |
| fester | to grow embittered overtime; to rot |
| languish | to become weak or feable; to loss strenght |
| pall | something that covers or conceals |
| havoc | great destruction; chaos |
| rancid | having a bad taste or smell; spoiled |
| carp | to complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way |
| emissary | one sent on a special mission to represent others |
| facade | a deceptive outward appearance |
| flagrant | glaringly bad; outrageous |
| fracas | a loud quarrel or fight |
| futile | useless; pointless |
| gait | manner of walkng |
| genesis | beginning; origin |
| immaculate | spotless; perfect |
| kindred | haveing simular origin, nature, or character |
| lacerate | to tear (flesh) jaggedly |
| nefarious | very wicked; notorious |
| patrician | an aristocrat |
| query | to ask; inquire |
| queue | a line of people or vehicles |
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