Vocab Unit 16
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Terms | Definitions |
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 adulterate | (v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
| ambidextrous | (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical |
| augment | (v.) to make larger, increase |
| bereft | (adj.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss |
| deploy | (v.) to postion or arrange; to utilize; to form up |
| dour | (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored |
| fortitude | (n.) Courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide |
| gibe | (v.) to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn |
| guise | (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask |
| insidious | (adj.) intended to decieve or entrap; sly treacherous |
| intimation | (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion |
| opulent | (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose |
| pliable | (adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
| reiterate | (v.) to say again, repeat |
| stolid | (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
| tentative | (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| unkempt | (adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| verbatim | (adv, adj.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
| warily | (adv.) cautiously, with great care |
| adroit | (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | (adj.) peaceable, friendly |
| averse | (adj.) having a deeep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | (adj.) given to fighting, warlike;combatitive, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war |
| benevolent | (adj.) kindly, charitable |
| cursory | (adj.) hasty, thorough |
| duplicity | (n.) treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol | (v.) to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | (adj.) possible, able to be done |
| grimace | (v.) a wry face, facial ditortion; to make a wry face |
| holocaust | (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| impervious | (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| impetus | (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| jeopardy | (n.) danger |
| meticulous | (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness |
| quintessence | (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| retrogress | (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize | (v.) to examine closely |
| tepid | (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
| adversary | (n.) an enemy or oppenent |
| alienate | (v.) to turn away, to make indifferent, to transfer |
| artifice | (n.) a skillful device, clever trick, a skill, trickery |
| coerce | (v.) to compel, force |
| craven | (n, adj.) cowardly, a coward |
| culinary | (adj.) of or related to cooking |
| delete | (v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out |
| demise | (n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilerate | (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness |
| fallow | (adj.) plowed but not seeded, reddish yellow; land left inseeded, to plow but not seed |
| harass | (v.) to disturb, worry |
| inclement | (adj.) stormy, harsh, severe in action or attitude |
| muse | (v.) to think about in a dreamy wat, ponder |
| negligible | (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | (v.) to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | (v.) to set right, relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn | (n.) a temporary stay, to stay for a time |
| urbane | (adj.) refined in a manner or style, suave |
| affiliated | (adj, part.) associated, connected |
| ascertain | (v.) to find out |
| attainment | (n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
| bequeth | (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance |
| cogent | (adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
| converge | (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
| disperse | (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide |
| esteem | (v.) to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
| expunge | (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| finite | (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time |
| invulnerable | (adj.) not able to be hurt or wounded; shielded against attack |
| malevolent | (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will |
| nonchalant | (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned |
| omniscient | (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| panacea | (n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems |
| scrupulous | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
| skulk | (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
| supercillious | (adj.) proud and contemuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| uncanny | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| venial | (adj.) easily excused; pardonable |
| altruistic | (adj.) unselfish, concerned w/ the welfare of others |
| assent | (v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement |
| benefactor | (n.) one who does good to others |
| chivalrous | (adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly |
| clemency | (n.) mercy humaneness; mildness, moderateness |
| dearth | (n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine |
| diffident | (adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved |
| discrepancy | (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement |
| embark | (v.) to go aboard; to make a star; to invest |
| facile | (adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt |
| indomitable | (adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yeild |
| infallible | (adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable |
| plod | (v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly |
| pungent | (adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting |
| remiss | (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless |
| repose | (v.)to rest; lie; place; (n.)relaxation, peace of mind, calmness |
| temerity | (n.) rashness, boldness |
| truculent | (adj.)fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh |
| unfeigned | (adj.) sincere, real, without pretense |
| virulent | (adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful |
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