Vocabulary for the college-bound student
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xkhoalabearr on September 9, 2010
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Chapter 2 part 3 and 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abhorrent | in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome; repugnant; odious; abominable |
| admonish | reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault; caution |
| ambrosial | extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious; like ambrosia; heavenly |
| confine | shut up; imprison; keep in narrow, cramped quarters |
| decade | period of ten years |
| detonate | explode with suddenness and violence; cause (something) to explode |
| ephemeral | lasting one day only; fleeting; transitory; short-lived; transient |
| gullible | easily deceived or cheated; credulous |
| haggle | dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle |
| immerse | 1. plunge or place into a liquid; dip; duck 2. engross; absorb |
| insomnia | inability to sleep; abnormal wakefulness; sleeplessness |
| lapse | 1. slip; error; accidental mistake; trivial fault 2. interval |
| probe | critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity; investigation |
| render | hand down officially; deliver; give |
| repast | food for one occasion of eating; meal |
| replenish | bring back to condition of being full; refill |
| score | group or set of twenty; twenty |
| snub | act or instance of snubbing; rebuff; slight; insult |
| suture | strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also, stitch made with such material |
| unwittingly | unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently; unknowingly |
| acquit | 1. relieve from an accusation; pronounce not guilty; discharge; exculpate; exonerate 2. perform one's part; conduct oneself |
| complex | having varied interrelated parts, and therefore hard to understand; complicated; intricate |
| consign | give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over; hand over; commit |
| effrontery | shameless boldness; insolence; gall; temerity; nerve; chutzpah |
| excruciating | causing great pain or anguish; agonizing; unbearable painful |
| forbearance | act of forbearing; abstaining; leniency; patience |
| hamper | interfere with; hinder; impede |
| nettlesome | literally, full of nettles (plants with stinging hairs); irritating; causing annoyance or vexation |
| oblivious | forgetful; unmindful; not aware; unwitting |
| prodigious | extraordinary in amount or size; enormous; gigantic; huge; colossal |
| rejuvenate | make young or youthful again; give new vigor to; reinvigorate; refresh |
| residue | whatever is left after a part is taken, disposed of, or gone; remainder; rest |
| salutary | favorable to health; healthful; curative; beneficial; salubrious |
| scrutinize | examine very closely; inspect; vet |
| supersede | force out of use ; displace; supplant; replace |
| sweltering | oppressively hot; torrid; sultry |
| unruffled | not upset or agitated; calm; cool; unflustered; imperturbable; collected |
| unwieldy | hard to wield (handle) because of size or weight; unmanageable; bulky; cumbersome |
| withdraw | 1. take back; remove 2. draw back; go away; retreat; leave |
| zany | having the characteristics of a clown; mildly insane; crazy; clownish; loony |
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