Literature Vocab Exam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affliliated | (adj.) associated, connected |
| ascertain | (v.) to find out |
| attainment | (n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
| bequeath | (v.) to give or pass on as an inhertitance |
| 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 (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
| expunge | (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| finite | (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time |
| invunerable | (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; 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 |
| supercilious | (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| uncanny | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| venial | (adj.) easily excused, pardonable |
| accede | (v.) to yeild to; to assume an office or dignity |
| brandish | (v.) to wave or flourish in menacing or vigorous fashion |
| comprise | (v.) to include or contain; to be made up of |
| deft | (adj.) skillfull nimble |
| destitute | (adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
| explicit | (adj.) definite, clearly stated |
| extirpate | (v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
| inopportune | (adj.) coming at a bad time; not approriate |
| ironic | (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic |
| musty | (adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date |
| officious | (adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| ominous | (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
| pinnacle | (n.) high peak or point |
| premeditated | (adj.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
| rampant | (adj.) growing without check; running wild |
| solace | (n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console |
| stately | (adj.) dignified, majestic |
| supple | (adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
| suppress | (v.) to stop by force, put down |
| venal | (adj.) open to or marked by by bribery or corruption |
| abhor | (v.) to regard with honor or loathing; to hate deeply |
| amend | (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
| buffet | (v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or forcewith blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow |
| chaos | (n.) great confusion, disorder |
| commodious | (adj.) roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | (adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
| discern | (v.) to see clearly, recognize |
| extant | (adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destoyed, or lost |
| implicate | (v.) to involve in; to connect withor be related to |
| inter | (v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
| martinet | (n.) a strict disiplinarian; a stickler or the rules |
| obviate | (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
| reprehenisble | (adj.) deserving blame or punishment |
| somber | (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
| squalid | (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased |
| turbulent | (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| vociferous | (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention |
| voluminous | (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at gret length |
| waive | (v.) to do without, give up volumtarily; to put off temporarily, defer |
| animosity | (n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apathy | (n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| apprehensive | (adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| commend | (v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
| compatible | (adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
| condolence | (n.) an expression of sympathy |
| consecrate | (v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| decrepit | (adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
| deride | (v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| ingenuous | (adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
| multifarious | (adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| obsolete | (adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use |
| omnivorous | (adj.) eating every kind of food; eargerly taking in everything having a wide variety of tastes |
| parsimonious | (adj.) stingy, miserly; meagerly, poor, small |
| quandary | (n.) a state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalcitrant | (adj.) stubbornly disobediant, resisting authority |
| reprisal | (n.) an injury done in return for in a injury |
| revel | (v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration |
| stultify | (v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
| suave | (adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
| renegade | (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
| allocate | (v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
| ardent | (adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned |
| assiduous | (adj.) persistant, attentive, diligent |
| brash | (adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent |
| capricious | (adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies |
| chastise | (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely |
| copious | (adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose |
| deviate | (v.) to turn aside; to stray froma norm; (n.) one who depends from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional |
| emaciated | (adj.) unaturally thin |
| exult | (v.) to rejoice greatly |
| gnarled | (adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy |
| indemnity | (n.) a payment for damage or loss |
| inkling | (n.) a hint; a vague notion |
| limpid | (adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood |
| omnipotent | (adj.) almightly, having unlimited power or authority |
| palatable | (adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensiblities; suitable to consumption |
| poignant | (adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell |
| rancor | (n.) better resentment or ill-will |
| sophomoric | (adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited |
| spontaneous | (adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance |
| acquiesce | (v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit |
| allure | (v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm |
| askew | (adj.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly |
| blithe | (adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned |
| contentious | (adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
| covet | (v.) to desire something belonging to another |
| crestfallen | (adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast |
| disheveled | (adj.) rumpied, mussed; hanging in disorder |
| exponent | (n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised |
| garruluos | (adj.) given to much talking, tediosly chatty |
| insuperable | (adj.) incapable of being overcome |
| lamentable | (adj.) to be regretted or pitied |
| misnomer | (n.) an unsuitable or misleading name |
| profess | (v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend |
| respite | (n.) a period of relief or rest |
| retribution | (n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment |
| sinuous | (adj.) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible |
| sonorous | (adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style |
| vanguard | (n.) the foremost parrt of an army; the leading position in any field |
| wastrel | (n.) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing |
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