Quizlet Guevara Vocab.

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  1. Abasement: to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation
  2. Abhor: to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
  3. Abrogate: to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act
  4. Absolution: forgiveness; pardon; release
  5. Abstemious: self denying; refraining from indulging
  6. Abstruse: difficult to understand
  7. Acquiesce: to agree to; give in to
  8. Bigot: * A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own.
  9. Billowing: Swelling; fluttering; waving
  10. Blasphemy: impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things
  11. Blighted: damaged; destroyed; ruined
  12. Blunderbuss: somebody who behaves or speaks clumsily
  13. Bombast: arrogant, pompous language
  14. Conterfeit: forge: make a copy of with the intent to deceive
  15. Cower: to crouch as in fear or shame
  16. Credible: capable of being believed
  17. Credulous: gullible; ready to believe anything
  18. Cringe: be embarrassed or uncomfortable
  19. Enfranchise: To grant a person the right to vote.
  20. Enhance: to raise to a higher degree
  21. Enigma: a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
  22. Ensconce: establish firmly in a position
  23. Enunciation: clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
  24. Envenom: make poisonous or bitter
  25. Hamper: prevent the progress or free movement of
  26. Hanger: storage area (like a garage) for a plane
  27. Harangue: a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack
  28. Hasten: hurry; accelerate; rush
  29. Hedonism: seeking of pleasure or happiness
  30. Kindling: material for starting a fire
  31. Labyrinth: to intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one’s way or to reach the exit
  32. Labyrinthine: complicated; highly convoluted Absolution forgiveness; pardon; release
  33. Lachrymose: tearful; sad
  34. Laconic: using few words
  35. Noxious: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being
  36. Nuance: something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
  37. Nullify: to render or declare legally void or inoperative
  38. Nuzzle: to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does
  39. Oblique: indirect or not parallel
  40. Plaintiff: a person who brings suit in a court
  41. Plaudit: an enthusiastic expression of approval
  42. Plausible: can be believed; reasonable
  43. Plumage: feathers of a bird
  44. Remuneration: payment for work done
  45. Replete: abundantly supplied or provided
  46. Reprehensible: deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
  47. Reprieve: a respite; postponement of a sentence
  48. Resignation: notification of leaving a job
  49. Tangible: capable of being touched
  50. Tardy: late; behind time; not on time
  51. Tenacious: tending to stick firmly to any decision plan or opinion without changing or doubting it