Language Arts Unit 14 Vocabulary

Annex

(v.) to add to, attach; incorperate; noun an attachment or addition

Cleave

(v.) to cut or split open; to cling to

Cordial

(adj.) in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; (n.) a liqueur

Cornerstone

(n.) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element

Debacle

(n.) an overwhelming defeat, route; a complete collapse or failure

Devitalize

(v.) to make weak or lifeless

Embroil

(v.) to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion

Exonerate

(v.) to clear from a charge or accusation

Glib

(adj.) ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere

Haphazard

(adj.) by chance, not planned; lacking order

Improvise

(v.) to compose or preform without preparation; to construct

Incite

(v.) to rouse, stir up, urge on

Influx

(n.) a coming in, inflow

Pallor

(n.) an extreme or unnatural paleness

Pedigree

(n.) a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something

Precipitous

(adj.) very steep

Profuse

(adj.) very abundant; giving or flowing freely

Reconcile

(v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)

Shackle

(v.) to put into chains; (n., usually pl.) a chain fetter

Threadbare

(adj.) shabby, lead and worn