Vocabulary Semester 2
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110 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Oscillate | (v) to vary or vacillate between differing beliefs or opinion |
| Pestilence | (n) a deadly or virulent epidemic disease |
| Vile | (adj.) 1. highly offensive or repulsive 2. morally despicable |
| Pernicious | (adj.) causing insidious harm or ruin or deadly/fatal |
| Perjury | (n) purposefully giving false testimony under an oath |
| Mutiny | (n) a revolt or rebellion against authority |
| Capricious | (adj.) subject to, lead by, or indicative of whim; erratic |
| Supercillious | (adj.) haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression |
| Taciturn | (adj.) inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation |
| Impotent | (adj.) not potent; lacking power or ability |
| Portentous | (adj.) ominously significant |
| Jocund | (adj.) cheerful, merry |
| Idolatry | (n) excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion |
| Lament | (v) to feel or express sorrow or regret for |
| Quaint | (adj.) 1. having an old-fashioned charm 2. strange or unusual in an interesting or amusing way |
| Unscrupulous | (adj.) not hindered by an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle |
| Assuage | (v) to make milder or less severe, to relieve |
| Sallow | (adj.) sickly yellowish color |
| Irascible | (adj.) easily provoked to anger; very irritable |
| Euphonious | (adj.) pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear |
| Repertoire | (n) the entire stock of works, skills or techniques used in a particular field or occupation |
| Abate | (v) to lessen or diminish |
| Dictum | (n) an authoritative pronouncement |
| Flinty | (adj.) unyielding; unmerciful |
| Expound | (v) to explain or interpret |
| Vex | (v) to irritate or annoy |
| Predilection | (n) a tendency to think favorably of something in particular, a preference |
| Unsavory | (adj.) 1. bad tasting; unpleasant 2. socially or morally objectionable or offensive |
| Solemnity | (n) the state of being earnest or serious |
| Vapid | (adj.) 1. without liveliness, spirit or flavor 2. dull or tedious |
| Calamity | (n) a great misfortune or disaster |
| Inexorable | (adj.) unyielding or unalterable |
| Morose | (adj.) being sullen or gloomy |
| Mottled | (adj.) marked with spots of different color |
| Sepulcher | (n) a tomb or a grave |
| Recumbent | (adj.) lying down or inactive/idle |
| Juncture | (n) a point of joining or a serious state of affairs |
| Paramour | (n) an illicit lover, esp. of a married person |
| Prerogrative | (n) an exclusive right or privilege, based on rank or office |
| Usurer | (n) someone who lends money at exorbitant rates |
| Destitute | (n) without means of subsistence |
| Disposition | (n) an attitude or inclination |
| Reconcile | (v) to cause (a person) to accept something not desired |
| Prodigious | (adj.) extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc. |
| Tyranny | (n) arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power |
| Abhor | (v) to detest utterly |
| Dexterity | (n) skill or adroitness |
| Fester | (v) 1. to form puss 2. to rot |
| Languish | (v) 1. to become weak or feeble 2. to suffer hardship |
| Augment | (v) to increase or make larger |
| Purge | (v) to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable |
| Cumpulsory | (adj.) required, mandatory |
| Importune | (v) to demand with urgency |
| Brusque | (adj.) abrupt, blunt |
| Tedious | (adj.) long and tiresome |
| Yammer | (v) to talk or whine at length |
| Bindle | (n) a collection usually of bedding and other possesions carried by a hobo |
| Scourge | (v) to torment or whip someone (n) a tormenter |
| Mollify | (v) to calm or soothe someone who is angry |
| Pugnacious | (adj.) inclined to fight |
| Resigned | (adj.) submissive or acquiescent |
| Lumbered | (v) to move slowly or heavy clumsines, as though weighted down |
| Imperious | (adj.) like a boss; arrogantly |
| Dejected | (adj.) depressed in spirits |
| Glimmer | (n) a dim perception (v) to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| Ladened | (adj.) burdened; loaded down |
| Grizzled | (adj.) having gray or partly gray hair |
| Gingerly | (adv.) with great care or caution; warily |
| Flounce | (v) to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder |
| Contort | (v) to become twisted, distorted, or strained |
| Apprehensive | (adj.) uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| Plaintive | (adj.) expressing sorrow or melancholy |
| Bemuse | (v) to bewilder or confuse (someone) |
| Derision | (n) ridicule or mockery |
| Reprehensible | (adj.) blameworthy |
| Brittle | (adj.) 1. having hardness+rigidity but little strength 2. lacking warmth or compassion |
| Scuttle | (v) to run with quick+hasty steps |
| Subdue | (v) to overpower |
| Snivel | (v) to whine |
| Indignation | (n) strong displeasure at something considered unjust, righteous anger |
| Diminutive | (adj.) small; little; tiny |
| Auspicious | (adj.) 1. promising success, favorable 2. favored by fortune |
| Asinine | (adj.) foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid |
| Edification | (n) 1. the act of instructing morally or spiritually 2. uplifting |
| Prowess | (n) exceptional power or ability |
| Obstreperous | (adj.) resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly and loud |
| Inconspicuous | (adj.) not noticeable or prominent |
| Vehement | (adj.) 1. zealous; intense or passionate 2. characterized by violence or anger |
| Myopic | (adj.) shortsighted; lacking tolerance or understanding |
| Curt | (adj.) rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner |
| Rankle | (v) to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in |
| Reverent | (adj.) deeply respectful |
| Placid | (adj.) pleasantly calm or peaceful |
| Encumbered | (v) to burden or weigh down |
| Acrimonious | (adj.) caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc. |
| Smug | (adj.) contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness |
| Haughty | (adj.) snobbish, arrogant |
| Arid | (adj.) extremely dry and without moisture |
| Iota | (n) a very small quantity |
| Furtive | (adj.) taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth |
| Amble | (n) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) (v) to walk leisurely |
| Onslaught | (n) a sudden and severe onset of trouble |
| Impudent | (adj.) improperly forward or bold |
| Acquit | (v) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| Heathen | (adj.) not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam (n) a person who does not acknowledge your God |
| Cull | (v) to pick or select |
| Solace | (n) comfort in a time of sorrow, misfortune, or trouble |
| Surcease | (v) to cease from some action |
| Garish | (adj.) excessively ornate or elaborate |
| Prostrate | (v) to throw (oneself) face down on the ground in humility or adoration |
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