Final Exam Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 auspicious | adj: attended by favorable circumstances |
| doddering | adj: feeble-minded from age, senile |
| anarchist | n: a person who is in favor of the absence of political authority |
| deference | n: courteous respect |
| absolve | v: to pronounce clear of blame or guilt |
| vigil | n: a period or act of observing, surveillance |
| lamentation | n: an expression of grief or mourning |
| transgress | v: to act in violation of the law |
| prevail | v: to be greater in strength or influence, triumph |
| profane | v: to blaspheme |
| revels | n: festivities |
| implacable | adj: incapable of appeasement or mitigation |
| augury | n: the art of foretelling events or interpreting omens |
| entrails | n: internal organs |
| carrion | n: dead and decaying flesh |
| misgive | v: to arouse suspicion |
| salamander | n: a mythical creature, generally believed to live in or withstand fire |
| stolid | adj: revealing very little emotion, impassive |
| flue | n: pipe, tube, channel |
| phoenix | n: mythological bird that was consumed by flame and then rose again from the ashes |
| amber | n: yellowish brown fossil resin that often has particles trapped inside |
| refract | v: to alter from a straight path |
| imperceptible | adj: difficult to perceive by mind or senses |
| mausoleum | n: a large, stately building holding many tombs |
| capillary | n: fine, slender tube |
| proboscis | n: long snout or trunk |
| pawn | n: a person, creature, or entity used to further someone else's purpose |
| trajectory | n: the path followed by an object moving through space |
| proclivity | n: an inclination towards something |
| odious | adj: deserving hatred |
| gilt | adj: covered with gold or having the color of gold |
| heresy | n: an opinion or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted standards |
| jargon | n: the technical terminology of a special group or activity |
| fathom | n: a unit of measurement used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| cacophony | n: harsh or discordant sounds |
| luminescent | adj: emitting light not caused by heat |
| feign | v: to give a false appearance of, pretend |
| digest | n: a summary of a body of information |
| pratfall | n: a humiliating mishap or blunder |
| breach | v: to break |
| custodian | n: one who guards and protects |
| subside | v: to become less agitated or active |
| cadence | n: balanced rhythmic flow, as in poetry or oratory |
| suffuse | v: to spread through or over as in liquid or light |
| divert | v: to turn aside from a course or direction |
| profusion | n: abundance |
| skepticism | n: a doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind |
| arsonist | n: a criminal who illegally sets fires |
| insidious | adj: alluring or enticing, but harmful |
| linguist | n: a person who speaks several languages |
| contemptible | adj: deserving of contempt |
| mobilize | v: to assemble or prepare or put into operation |
| trifle | n: something of little importance or value |
| perfunctory | adj: done routinely with little interest or care |
| chaff | n: the very thin scales in the outside of grain kernels that blow away in the wind |
| gout | n: a blob or clot |
| augment | v: to make greater in size or extent |
| chaste | adj: decent, modest, virginal |
| conjure | v: to summon by magical or supernatural power |
| discreet | adj: showing prudence or self-restraint |
| disparage | v: to speak of in a slighting way, belittle |
| enmity | n: deep-seated, often mutual hatred |
| perjury | n: the breach of an oath or promise |
| pernicious | adj: causing great injury or desctruction |
| portentous | adj: full of threatening significance |
| posterity | n: future generations |
| propagate | v: to cause to breed or multiply |
| semblance | n: outward appearance |
| banish | v: to exile |
| bawdy | adj: humorously coarse |
| chide | v: to scold mildly |
| constrain | v: to keep within close bounds |
| dexterity | n: skill and grace in physical movement |
| drivel | v: to talk stupidly or childishly |
| impute | v: to attribute |
| lamentable | adj: deplorable, pitiable |
| perverse | adj: marked by a disposition to oppose |
| procure | v: to acquire |
| rancor | n: bitter, long-lasting resentment |
| contagion | n: a harmful or corrupting influence, the tendency to spread as of an influence or emotional state |
| dirge | n: a funeral hymn, a slow mournful musical composition |
| inauspicious | adj: unfavorable |
| inexorable | adj: unyielding |
| obsequies | n: funeral ceremonies |
| pensive | adj: engaged in deep thoughtfulness |
| penury | n: extreme poverty, destitution |
| peruse | v: to read or examine with great care |
| prostrate | adj: lying face down, as in submission or adoration, physically and emotionally exhausted |
| solace | v: to comfort, cheer or console, as in trouble or sorrow |
| wreak | v: to inflict upon a person |
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