Set: ENGLISH VOCABULARY - MIDTERM FINAL REVIEW

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Term Definition
Abash To cause someone to be embarassed or to feel self-conscious
Abate To reduce in amount
Abeyance the condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension
Absolution A freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties
Accessible easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use
Acute Sharp or severe in effect; intense
Adage A traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation
Admonish To caution, advise, or counsel against something
Amiable Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likeable
Appalling Causing dismay or horror
Aspirations A strong desire, longing, or ambition.
Assuage to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease
Austerity plainness
Avow To acknowledge openly, boldy, unashamedly; confess
Barbarism A barbarous act; an uncivilized state or position
Beguiled to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
benevolence A desire to do good things for others
bland pleasantly gentle or agreeable
blandishments something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc.
blight diseased
candor frankness or sincerity of expression; openness
chagrin strong feelings of embarassment
civility courtesy; politeness
cogently Convincing or believable because of strong evidence.
callous hardened
cantankerous ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
charlatan a person who pretends to have more knowledge than he or she posesses
clientele a body of customers or patrons
coherent sticking together; cohering
complacency Being pleased with oneself, sometimes to the point of fault; smug, untroubled.
corroborative serving to strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain
deduce to derive a conclusion from something known or assumed
deficient lacking an essential quality or element; insufficient
defraud to deprive of a right, money, or property by cheating someone
destitute utterly lacking; devoid
differentiate to show the difference in or between
diversity the state or fact of being different
edifice Any large, complex system or organization.
effiacy effectiveness
emaciated to make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation
emulate to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
ensuing following immediately and as a result of what went before
entreat to ask a person earnestly; beg
esthetics the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty, as in the fine arts.
explicitly fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated
facility a building for a specific purpose
falter to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.
fathomable capable of being penetrated or comprehended.
fawning to seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior
feasible capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible
feign to give a false appearance of
fervent having or showing great emotion or zeal
ficticious of, relating to, or characterized by fiction; imaginary
garrulous wordy and rambling; tiresomely talkative
gaunt bleak, desolate, or grim
gregarious fond of the company of others; sociable
hackneyed over-familiar through overuse
homogeneous of the same kind or nature
hone to perfect or make more intense or effective
honorific a title, phrase, or grammatical form conveying respect, used expecially when addressing a social superior.
illustrious highly distinguished; renowned; famous
imbibe to absorb liquid or moisture, usually alcohol
impeach to make an accusation against
inanity lack of sense
incessant going on without stopping; nonstop
incisive penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
indictment formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes
indigenous originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment
inevitable unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary
insidious working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
integrity the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished
irrelevant not relevant; not applicable or pertinent
judiciously doing something in a way that exhibits sound judgement
lacerated mangled; jagged; torn
laconic using few words
lethal capable of causing death
lucid easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
magnanimous courageously noble in mind and heart; generous in forgiving
manifest clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious
manipulate to influence or manage shrewdly or deviously
mediocre of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate
menial of, relating to, or appropriate for a servant
minimal smallest in amount or degree
monotonous tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
navigator A person who navigates, sometimes by sea.
nebulous cloudy, misty, or hazy
nemesis a source of harm or ruin; something/someone who can defeat you
noxious harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being
nucleus a central part about which other part are grouped or gathered; core
oblivion the condition or quality of being completely forgotten
officious ready to serve; obliging
omnipotent one having unlimited power or authority; God
ostensible appearing as such but not necessarily so
pallid having an abnormally pale or wan complexion
paucity possessing a small quantity
permeate to pass into or through every part of
pernicious deadly; fatal
pervade to become spread throughout all parts of
portends to serve as an omen or a warning of
prevalent widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced
profound deep, in an emotional sense
quibble to find fault or criticize for petty reasons
rapt deeply engrossed or absorbed
rancor bitter, long lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will
reluctant unwilling; disinclines
remunerative yielding suitable recompense; profitable
repercussions an often indirect effect, influence, or result that is produced by an event or action
ruse a trick
salient strikingly conspicuous; prominent
sector a section or zone, as of a city
sedentary accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise
subsequent following in order or succession; succeeding
surfeit an excessive amount
tantalizing to excite another by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach
untenable not fit to be occupied, as an apartment, house, etc.
utilitarian useful
virile of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male
vociferous crying out nosily; clamorous

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Terms 118
Creator xxshia
Created January 29, 2008
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Tags vocabulary, term, review, mrs, midterm, mid, hills, gabriel, final, english, dana
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  1. ostensible → appearing as such but not necessarily so - 15 misses
  2. deficient → lacking an essential quality or element; insufficient - 11 misses
  3. emulate → to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation - 11 misses
  4. destitute → utterly lacking; devoid - 10 misses
  5. fervent → having or showing great emotion or zeal - 9 misses
  6. fathomable → capable of being penetrated or comprehended. - 8 misses
  7. pervade → to become spread throughout all parts of - 8 misses