English final review Vocab 1-7

Abhorrent(A)

causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome

Aboriginal(A)

original or earliest known; native; indigenous

abridge (v)

to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents

Bequeath(v)

to dispose of(personal property, especially money) by last will

Bide(v)

to dwell; abide; wait; remain

Castigate(v)

to criticize or reprimand severely

Citadel (n.)

---a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege
----any strongly fortified place; stronghold

dejection (n)

depression or lowness of spirits

Domicile(n)

a place of residence; abode; house or home

Emancipate(v)

to free from restraint, influence, or the like

Epitome (n.)

a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class

feint (n)

a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; at attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack////
(V)to make a feint

Foliage(n)

the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage

fraudulent (adj)

characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains

Gait (n)

a manner of walking, stepping, or running

writhe (v)

to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.

Whet(v)

1.to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction/ 2.to make keen or eager; stimulate:

virtuoso (n.)

a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field./a person who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence, as a connoisseur or collector of objects of art, antiques, etc.

Verbose (adj)

characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy:

Vagabond(a)

wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic:/(n)a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place; nomad.

unbridled (adj)

not controlled or restrained

Tyranny(n)

arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.

Truculent (adj)

fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.

Tranquility(n)

quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.

tenacious (adj)

holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):/pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate.

Tarnish(v)

to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor./to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully:

Supple(a)

bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible:

Suave(a)

)(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.

Stimulant(n)

Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part:

Sprightly(a)

Inmates or vivacious; lively.

Vacate(v)

to give up possession or occupancy of

Uproot(v)

to pull out by or as if by the roots/ to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment

Urban(a)

1.of, relating to, or designating a city or town/.2.living in a city/.3.characteristic of or accustomed to cities; citified:

Undulate (v)

to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement:

trivial (adj.)

of very little importance or value; insignificant:

Tremor(n)

1.involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling/ 2.any tremulous or vibratory movement; vibration:

Torrid(a)

subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area

Telltale(n)

a hint serving to reveal or disclose something

Taut(a)

tightly drawn; tense; not slack

Stationary(a)

1.standing still; not moving/.2.having a fixed position; not movable

Sparse(a)

thinly scattered or distributed:

Repress(v)

1. To keep under control, check, or suppress(desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc)2. To keep down or supress(anything objectionable)

quintessence (n)

1. the pure and concentrated essence of a substance/ 2.the most perfect embodiment of something.

Proxy(n)

1.the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another./2.the person so authorized; substitute; agent.

Morose (adj)

gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

Abduction(n)

The act of abducting the illegal caring or enticing away of a person especially by interfering with a relationship as the taking of a child from its parents.

abrupt (adj)

sudden or unexpected in speech manner etc./ terminating or changing suddenly

Absolve (v.)

To free from guilt or blame or their consequences

Chastise(v)

To discipline especially by corporal punishment to criticize severely

chivalry (n)

The sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight including courteously generosity valor and dexterity in arms

clamorous (adj.)

Full of marked by or the nature of clamor vigorous in demands or complaints

Eloquent (adj)

Having or exercising the power of fluent forceful and appropriate speech characterized by force for and appropriate expression

Embargo(n)

And order of governance prohibiting the move one of merchant ships into or out of it /supports an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight or shipment as in case of congestion or insufficient facilities

Emulate (v)

try to be equal or excel Imitate with effort or equal or surpass

Gluttonous(adj)

Tending to eat and drink excessively voracious

gossamer (n)

Something extremely light flimsy or delicate

grandiose (adj.)

Affectedly grand or important/pompous /more complicated or elaborate than necessary/overblown

idolize (v)

To regard with blind adoration devotion etc to worship as a god

Illicit(adj)

Not legally permitted or authorized unlicensed unlawful disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons

imbibe (v)

To consume liquids by drinking/ to absorb or soak up as water light or heat/ to take or recover into the minute as knowledge ideas or the like

Choleric(a)

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

coerce (v)

to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:They coerced him into signing the document/.2.to bring about through the use of force or other forms of compulsion; exact:

comely (adj)

pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair

Eccentric(a)

deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd:

Embark(v)

to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey.

Emerge(v)

to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity:

Gradient(n)

the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.

Granulate(v)

to form into granules or grains.

gravity (n)

serious or critical nature:He seemed to ignore the gravity of his illness/.serious or dignified behavior; dignity; solemnity:

Immerse(v)

to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink

Imminent (adj)

likely to occur at any moment; impending

imply (v)

to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:

Lax(a)

not strict or severe; careless or negligent:

Lingo(n)

the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:

Loot(v)

to carry off or take (something) as loot:to loot a nation's art treasures.////////7.to despoil by taking loot; plunder or pillage (a city, house, etc.), as in war////////.8.to rob, as by burglary or corrupt activity in public office:

Deplorable (adj)

causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable/////2.
causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad

Derision (n)

ridicule; mockery

Dwindle(v)

1.to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away:

Fraternal(a)

of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.

Fray(n)

a fight, battle, or skirmish./////2.a competition or contest, especially in sports.//////3.
a noisy quarrel or brawl.

Furtive(a)

taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret://////2.sly;shifty

Horde(n)

a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:

Hale(a)

free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous:

Habitable(a)

capable of being inhabited.

Lunacy(n)

insanity; mental disorder.

Lurid (adj)

gruesome; horrible; revolting://///2. glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking///////:3.
terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint:

Lustrous(adj)

having luster; shining; luminous/////:2.
brilliant; splendid; resplendent; illustrious:

Nestle(v)

-to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.

Nonchalant(adj)

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual:

Novice(n)

a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner

Forefather(n)

An ancestor

Foresee(v)

to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow///to see beforehand.

Forgo(v)

to give up, renounce, or resign.

Homage (n)

respect or reverence paid or rendered:

Hoodwink (v)

To deceive or trick

Hysteria(n)

an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.

liable (adj)

legally responsible:

Listless (adj)

having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent:

Luminous (adj)

radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.///2.lighted up or illuminated; well-lighted:
Omnipotent

omnipotent (adj)

almighty or infinite in power, as God.///2.having very great or unlimited authority or power.

Onus(n)

a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.////2.burden of proof.///3.blame or responsibility.

opulent (adj)

wealthy, rich, or affluent.

Rebut(v)

to refute by evidence or argument///2.to oppose by contrary proof.

Recur(v)

to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.

relevant (adj)

bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: