Set: Vocab Lesson 1-6

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Term Definition
Antiseptic free or clean from germs
Coherent Understandable, to make sense, having unity
Deliberate On purpose
Dolt a stupid person
elapse to pass or slip by (off time)
exemplary worthy of being imitated, awesome
Gratitude being grateful
offal intestines, waste parts
inept clumsy, foolishly incorrect
placid peaceful
rite religious acts
wile a clever trick
retaliate to fight back
negligible very slight, can be ignored
nymph nature goddess, young girl
agitate to stir up, annoy
apprehensive worried; fearful
asset anything owned that has value
camoflage disguise in order to hide
canter a slow gallop
embezzle to steal money placed in one's care
equine of horses
ferret small animal like a weasel, to search out
glower a grim scowl
infirm weak, feeble
nutrient substances having food value
opportune just right for the purpose
pastoral priestly, suggestive of country life
rhetoric skillful use of words, showy language
wrest to obtain after a struggle
Affront insult
confer talk, to grant (ex. to confer a title)
eerie strange, creepy
extraordinary very unusual, remarkable
fervor intense emotion
floe large floating sheets of ice
habitual usual, often repeated
improvise to make up on the spot
pallid pale, without color
radiant beaming
perpetual lasting forever
recede to draw back, sloping back
slovenly messy
sociable friendly
wreathe to twist into ring
abyss bottomless pit, deep hole
billow large wave, to swell out
deprive keep from having, take away from, prevent from using
excel do better than others
immerse put into water
miniature very small, small picture
naive inexperienced
recoup to get back
rickety shaky
scruple to feel what you are doing is wrong
staple wire fasteners, chief product, basic item
stigmatize to give a bad name , to characterize or mark as disgraceful
supple bending easily, adaptable
tumbrel cart
welt mark caused by a blow, strip joining the upper to the sole
writhe twist and turn, suffer shame
atrocity terrible crime
despot unjust ruler
diehard stubborn person
impunity no fear of being punished
interminable endless
livid pale with rage, black and blue
nomad people who wander form place to place
rubble broken brick and stone
sheer fine, complete, rough, swerve to the side
strew scatter
stupefy dazed, amazed
thesis main idea, long researched essay
victuals a stock or supply of foods
wigwam dome-shaped Indian home,
chassis automobile frame
contemporary person who lived in the same time as, modern
entrails intestines
epoch period in history
hovel shack
hurtle lunge forward, move very fast
inspire put heart into, to encourage
overt public, open
principal money borrowed, person in charge, chief
prow front of a boat
sacred serious, religious
terse using few words
trepidation fear
wane grow smaller
worthless having no value

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Created March 28, 2008
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  1. offal → intestines, waste parts - 2 misses
  2. inept → clumsy, foolishly incorrect - 2 misses
  3. apprehensive → worried; fearful - 2 misses
  4. canter → a slow gallop - 2 misses
  5. infirm → weak, feeble - 2 misses
  6. fervor → intense emotion - 2 misses
  7. habitual → usual, often repeated - 2 misses