Quizlet Ms.Tews english vocab exam review

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  1. abominable: loathsome; disagreeable
  2. abomination: something disgustingly offensive
  3. accede: to agree, often at the urging of another
  4. acquiesce: to give in
  5. adventitious: artificial; acquired
  6. ambiance: environment surrounding; atmosphere
  7. annex: to attach oneself; take over
  8. antecedent: one that precedes another
  9. appall: to fill with horror or disapproval
  10. apropos: with regard to
  11. ascertain: to discover; find out
  12. assertion: something declared or stated positively
  13. auspices: protection or support; patronage
  14. auspicious: followed by favorable circumstances
  15. bacchanal: a durnken party or celebration
  16. bacchic: of or related to a wild celebration
  17. belabor: to discuss in too much detail -or- to attack
  18. candid: open and sincere
  19. candor: frankness or sincerity of expression; openness
  20. catholic: covering a broad range; universal
  21. certitude: certainty; inevitability
  22. circuitous: roundabout or lengthy
  23. conferment: the act of bestowing; a formal offer
  24. conflagration: a large fire
  25. congested: overcrowded; too tightly packed
  26. consort: to keep compnay;associate OR (n) a companion, especially a romantic one
  27. consortium: a group of companies or institutions
  28. consummate: perfect or ideal, wspecially in skill or accomplishment
  29. contravene: to violate or go against
  30. demonstrative: openly expressive of emotions
  31. denigrate: to attack the character of; to mock
  32. depose: to remove from office or power
  33. desolate: deserted and lonely
  34. destine: intend for a specific end or purpose
  35. Discomfit: to embarrass and confuse
  36. disconcert: to upset and confuse
  37. dissertation: a formal and long paper, written for a degree at t university or college
  38. divulge: to make public
  39. ecstasy: intense joy or delight
  40. Edification: improvement or enlightenment
  41. elaborate: to explain in greater detail
  42. elegiac: mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful
  43. elegy: a song or poem memorializing something or someone
  44. entity: a being
  45. essence: the most important ingredient; the crucial element
  46. euphoria: a feeling of great happiness or well-being
  47. exertion: the use of power and of strength
  48. extant: still in existence; not destroyed
  49. Feasible: capable of being accomplished
  50. festoon: to drape or adorm festively
  51. fete: to honor with a banquet or feast
  52. flagrant: noticeably bad or offensive
  53. flamboyant: intended to attract attention; showy
  54. fortuitous: happening by a lucky accident or chance
  55. fortuity: chance or accident
  56. fulminate: to attack with words; denounce
  57. gestate: to conceive and develop in the mind or body
  58. gesticulate: to make gestures for emphasis
  59. hoi polloi: the common people
  60. holistic: concerning the whole rather than the parts
  61. illustrative: descriptive; representative
  62. illustrious: well-known and distinguished
  63. impair: to cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality
  64. impeccable: having no flaws
  65. importunate: extremely demanding; insistent
  66. importune: to urge or beg without end
  67. incandescent: shining brilliantly
  68. incendiary: inflaming; provoking heat or anger
  69. incense: to infuriate; to make passionately angry
  70. inflammatory: arousing anger or strong emotion
  71. insufferable: impossible to bear; intolerable
  72. jocose: cheerful; merry
  73. jocular: characterized by joking
  74. laborious: requiring mental or physical effort
  75. languid: lacking energy; weak
  76. languish: to waste away
  77. languor: lack of physical or mental energy
  78. lethargy: a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
  79. liaison: intermediary; go-between
  80. ligature: a binding or joining
  81. liturgy: a pattern of prayer or worship
  82. livid: enraged; furious
  83. luster: brilliance; brightness
  84. magnum opus: the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer
  85. malaise: a sense of unease; depression
  86. Malfeasance: misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
  87. malign: to speak maliciously; insult
  88. malinger: to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something
  89. metaphrase: an exact translation or restatement
  90. modus operandi: manner of working
  91. monosyllabic: having only one syllable
  92. monotone: sameness of sound, style, manner, or color
  93. monotonous: unvarying
  94. negate: to cancel the effect of; nullify
  95. negligent: not properly attentive
  96. negligible: unimportant; insignigicant
  97. nexus: the core or center
  98. obligatory: expected or required
  99. ominous: menacing; threatening
  100. opulent: possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent
  101. pallid: lacking color; dull
  102. pallor: extreme or unnatural paleness
  103. paradigm: a pattern or model
  104. paraphrase: a summary that is not word-for-word
  105. parcel: to divide into parts and distribute
  106. parse: to examine or analyze
  107. parvenu: someone newly wealthy
  108. peccadillo: a small sin or fault
  109. peccant: violating a moral law; sinful
  110. pejorative: negative and critical; insulting
  111. periphery: the outermost part of boundary
  112. phraseology: the way in which something is expressed; style
  113. plaint: a lament or complaint
  114. plaintive: sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness
  115. polyglot: a perrson with a knowledge of several languages
  116. polymath: a person with knowledge of many subjects
  117. precedent: tradition; an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or decisions
  118. predestination: the belief that one's fate has been determined in advance by a higher power
  119. preferential: giving or showing an advantage to one over another
  120. propitiate: to soothe or satisfy; to appease
  121. propitious: lucky or favorable
  122. quintessential: the most typical, ideal, or important
  123. quittance: a repayment; compensation
  124. rapport: a positive relationship
  125. refulgent: brilliantly illuminated; shining
  126. remonstrate: to protest or object
  127. repartee: quick, witty conversation
  128. requiem: a song or religious service for the dead or lost
  129. restive: resisting authority; difficult to control
  130. sedition: act or practice aimed at undermining authority; rebellion
  131. semantic: having to do with the meaning of works or language
  132. semiotic: of or relating to signs or symbols
  133. soliloquy: a literary or dramatic speech spoken by a solitary character
  134. solipsism: the theory that the self is the only reality
  135. somnolent: drowsy; sleepy
  136. sopor: sleep; drowsiness
  137. soporific: causing sleep or fatigue
  138. stanch: to stop the flow of
  139. stasis: condition in which there is no change
  140. static: having no motion or change
  141. staunch: firm and steadfast
  142. summation: accumulation; total result
  143. Surfeit: condition of being too full; overabundance
  144. synergy: the power that results from the combination of two or more forces
  145. totalitarian: having to do with a government in which one person, group, or party controls everything
  146. totality: completeness
  147. transitory: short-lived or temporary
  148. trenchant: sharply effective or insightful
  149. truncate: to cut short in the middle
  150. verdant: green; lush with vegetation
  151. verdure: greenery: fresh and ripe vegetation
  152. vigilant: on the alert; watchful
  153. vigilante: someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands
  154. viridity: lack of experience; innocent
  155. vulgar: of the common people