Vocabulary for the College Bound Student, Chapter 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a- | on, in, in a state of |
| aboard (adj.) | on a ship, train, bus, etc. |
| aboard (prep.) | on |
| afoul | in a state of entanglement |
| aloof (adv.) | in the state of being at a distance |
| aloof (adj.) | withdrawn |
| amiss (adv.) | in a missing-the-mark manner; wrong |
| amiss (adj.) | wrong; imperfect; faulty |
| asunder | in an apart position; apart |
| with- | against, back |
| withdraw | draw back; take back |
| withhold | hold back |
| with stand | stand up against; resist |
| notwithstanding | despite |
| beset | attack on all sides; surround |
| begrime | cover with grime; make dirty |
| benighted | overtaken by darkness of night; unenlightened; intellectually or morally ignorant |
| belittle | cause to be or seem little or unimportant; disparage |
| wise- | way, manner |
| contrariwise | on the contrary |
| nowise | in no way; not at all |
| -dom | dignity, office, realm, state of being, those having the character of |
| earldom | realm of dignity of an earl |
| martyrdom | state of being a martyr |
| officialdom | those having the authority of official; officials collectively |
| cumbersome | full of encumbrances; burdensome |
| fulsome | offensive because of excessive displayor obvious insincerity |
| lissom(e) | lithesome; nimble |
| mettlesome | full of mettle (courage); spirited |
| noisome | offensive to the sense of smell; unwholesome |
| winsome | full of a winning quality; cheerful; merry |
| twosome | group of two |
| hireling | one whose only interest in his or her work is the hire (pay_ |
| starveling | one who is thin from lack of food |
| suckling | child or animal that is nursed |
| yearling | one who is a year old |
| changeling | child secretly exchanged for another in infancy |
| duckling | little duck |
| foundling | infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents |
| gosling | young goose |
| sibling | brother or sister |
| stripling | lad |
| anent | about; concerning; in respect to |
| anon | soon; presently |
| behest | command; order |
| beholden | bound in gratitude; indebted |
| behoove | be necessary for; be proper for |
| betimes | early |
| heath | tract of wasteland |
| wane | decrease gradually in size |
| warlock | sorcerer or wizard |
| warp | the threads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof |
| wax | grow in size, as in "to was and wane" |
| withal | with it all; as well |
| woof | the threads running from side to side in a woven fabric |
| yclept | named; called |
| lupine | of or like a wolf; ravenous |
| ovine | of or like a sheep |
| porcine | of or like a pig |
| equine | of or like a horse |
| hircine | goatlike, especially in smell |
| vulpine | of or like a fox; crafty; cunning |
| piscine | of or like a fish |
| sanguine | 1. having a ruddy color 2. confident |
| sanguinary | bloody |
| bovine | 1. of or like the cow or ox 2. sluggish and patient |
| feline | of or pertaining to the cat family |
| taurine | 1. of or like a bull 2. relating to Taurus |
| ursine | of or like a bear |
| asinine | like an ass or donkey; stupid; silly |
| virile | having the physical capabilities of a male |
| puerile | foolish for a grown-up to say |
| filial | of or befitting a daughter or son |
| beget | procreate |
| begin | originate |
| behead | decapitate |
| bless | consecrate |
| bow, stoop | condescend, prostrate |
| break | disintegrate, invalidate |
| chew | masticate |
| curse | execrate |
| drink | imbibe |
| eat | devour, consume |
| flay, fleece, skin | excoriate |
| free | emancipate, liberate |
| frighten | intimidate |
| lie | prevaricate |
| lighten | relieve, alleviate |
| sail | navigate |
| shorten | abridge, abbreviate |
| show | demonstrate |
| soothe | assuage, pacify |
| spit | expectorate |
| steal | peculate |
| strengthen | corroborate, invigorate |
| sweat | perspire |
| take (for oneself) | appropriate |
| think | cogitate, ratiocinate |
| twinkle, sparkle | scintillate |
| understand | comprehend |
| withstand | resist, oppose |
| worship | venerate, revere |
| yield | capitulate, succumb |
| blessing | benediction |
| breach | infraction, rupture |
| burden | obligation |
| curse | execration, malediction |
| fire | conflagration |
| food | nutriment |
| greed | avarice |
| heaven | firmament |
| home | domicile, residence |
| mirth | hilarity |
| name | appellation |
| oath | affirmation |
| shame | ignominy |
| shard | fragment |
| smear | vilification |
| snake | reptile |
| sorrow | contrition, remorse |
| speed | velocity, celerity |
| strength | impregnability |
| theft | larceny, peculation |
| thread | filament |
| threat | menace |
| truth | verity (of things) |
| truthfulness | veracity (of persons) |
| wedding | nuptials |
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