English Fall Exam Vocab '11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abhor | (verb) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
| Accede | (verb) to yield; to assume an office or dignity |
| Adulterate | (verb) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
| Adversary | (noun) an enemy or opponent |
| Animosity | (noun) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| Amend | (verb) to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
| Apathy | (noun) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| Artifice | (noun) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery |
| Ascertain | (verb) to find out |
| Assent | (verb) to express agreement; (noun) agreement |
| Augment | (verb) to make larger, increase |
| Averse | (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| Bequeath | (verb) to give or pass on as an inheritance |
| Bereft | (adj.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss |
| Buffet | (verb) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with bows; to force one's way with difficulty; (noun) a slap or blow |
| Clemency | (noun) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness |
| Cogent | (adj.) forceful or convincing; relevant, to the point |
| Coerce | (verb) to compel or force |
| Comprise | (verb) to include or contain; to be made up of |
| Consecrate | (verb) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| Corrosive | (adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
| Cursory | (adj.) hasty, not thorough |
| Dearth | (noun) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine |
| Decrepit | (adj.) old and feeble; worn-out or ruined |
| Deride | (verb) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| Destitute | (adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
| Diffident | (adj). shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved |
| Duplicity | (noun) treachery, deceitfulness |
| Expunge | (verb) to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| Extol | (verb) to praise extravagantly |
| Impervious | (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| Impetus | (noun) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| Implicate | (verb) to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
| Infallible | (adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable |
| Inopportune | (adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
| Insidious | (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly treacherous |
| Intimation | (noun) a hint, indirect suggestion |
| Meticulous | (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details |
| Negligible | (adj.) so unimportant that it can be discarded |
| Obsolete | (adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use |
| Ominous | (adj.) unfavorable or threatening, or of bad omen |
| Omniscient | (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| Parsimonious | (adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| Perpetuate | (verb) to make permanent or long lasting |
| Pinnacle | (noun) a high peak or point |
| Precedent | (noun) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| Quandary | (noun) a state of perplexity or doubt |
| Quintessence | (noun) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| Recalcitrant | (adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| Redress | (verb) to set right, remedy; (noun) relief from wrong or injury |
| Remiss | (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless |
| Reprehensible | (adj.) deserving blame or punishment |
| Revel | (verb) to take great pleasure in; (noun) a wild celebration |
| Scrupulous | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
| Squalid | (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased |
| Supercilious | (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| Temerity | (noun) rashness or boldness |
| Turbulent | (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| Urbane | (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave |
| Unkempt | (adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained |
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