Sem 2 Vocab 1-100 BCP Smith
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Culpable | blameworthy |
| Acrimony | bitterness |
| Inculcate | to instill |
| Fiasco | a complete failure |
| Furtive | secretive |
| Loquacious | talkative |
| Compunction | guilt |
| Reiterated | said again, repeated |
| Regression | a going back |
| Concur | to agree |
| Distend | to stick out, to expand, to swell |
| Eccentric | a person that is perculiar or odd |
| Resolute | firm in believe |
| Rotund | round |
| Indefatigable | tireless, incapable of being worn out |
| futile | useless |
| commuted | to change to something less severe |
| inalienable | not subject to being taken away |
| refulgent | shining |
| subterfuge | trick |
| subversive | undermining or destructive |
| epigram | a short witty expression |
| succinct | brief or concise |
| succulent | juicy |
| imperative | of great importance |
| pungent | foul smelling |
| embellish | to enhance or exaggerate |
| apathy | a lack of interest or concern |
| contrite | sorry |
| incorrigible | not able to be saved, unredemable |
| Condoned | Overlooked; forgiven |
| Conduit | means of transmitting information |
| Conflagration | a raging fire |
| Eradicate | to wipe out |
| Endorse | give approval to |
| Confluence | a merging; a coming together |
| Inane | meaningless; pointless |
| Enhance | to make better |
| Reminiscent | reminding of the past |
| Incarcerate | to imprison |
| Hiatus | a break |
| Mendicant | a beggar |
| Deft | Highly skilled |
| Interminable | unending |
| Castigate | to scold |
| Avarice | greed |
| Anomaly | an irregularity, an abnormality |
| Reverie | a daydream |
| Lucid | mentally alert, rational |
| Ludicrous | absurd |
| Malign | to speak badly of |
| Writhe | to contort the body as in agony |
| Zenith | highest point, the peak |
| Destitute | poor |
| Apparition | a ghost or phantom |
| Cognizant | aware |
| Alleviate | to lesson |
| Dally | to waste time, loiter |
| Infirm | feeble or weak |
| Importune | to beg |
| Precluded | made impossible, prevented |
| Derogatory | belittling, dosparaging |
| Hamlet | small village |
| Trepidation | fear |
| Confound | to confuse |
| Recluse | a hermit |
| Redundant | already stated, repetitive |
| Sully | to tarnish |
| Ephemeral | short lived |
| Neophyte | a beginner |
| Petulant | Stubborn like a child |
| Coerce | to force or compel |
| Coalesce | to come together |
| Aberration | something not normal |
| Prone | having a tendency to do something |
| Bellicose | Hostile or warlike |
| Coagulate | to thicken or clot |
| Cloister | a secluded place |
| Juxtapose | to place close together |
| Germane | relevant |
| Lugubrious | sad or mornful |
| Mercurial | fickle, changing often |
| Mercenary | greedy, influenced by money |
| Conscript | someone who has been drafted or forced into service |
| Incontrovertible | not debatable |
| Fiscal | Pertaining to money |
| Erstwhile | former (used with negative things in the past) |
| Puerile | childish |
| Jettison | to throw overboard, to discard |
| Amorphous | shapeless |
| Amalgamate | to combine |
| Commiserate | to sympathize |
| Pensive | deeply in thought |
| cower | to shrink away in fear |
| Egregious | noticeably bad or flagrant |
| Sedentary | inactive |
| Truncated | shortened |
| Sinuous | bending in and out |
| Respite | a short break or rest |
| Capitulate | to surrender |
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