SMGS Vocab first 45 words

ravaged

to have damage wreaked on; defeated, devastated

formidable

inspiring awe or dread

fastidious

fussy;hard to please
carring a lot about small details and wanting everything to be correct and neat

lavished

to expend or give in great amounts or without limits

auburn

having a reddish-brown or golden brown color

obligated

bound by sense of duty or moral responsibility

reproachfully

down with an expression or disapproval; rebuke

resolute

determined, desided, firm in purpose

impassive

undisturbed by passion; without emotion

conviction

strong belief

banish

to dispell; to force out

hospitable

cordial and generous towards guests; friendly

evolution

the theory that groups of organisms change with the passage of time

lackluster

lacking brilliance or radiance; dull

saboteurs

someone who commits descructive or obstructive actions to hamper or hurt

registered

to have conveyed the impression of; showed evidense of

palatable

1. pleasant to the taste
2. acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings

degrade

to lower in dignity, character, or quality

imminent

about to happen; ready to take place

consoling

lessening the grief or sorrow of

acquiescence

agreement or consent silently or without protest

pertinent

pertaining directly to the matter at hand

implicate

to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner

apprasial

the estimate of the value or importance of someone or something

admonishes

to express warning or advice in a gentle manner

indistinguishable

indentical or very similar to

resiliency

an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

exultation

a feeling of extreme joy

integrity

firm adherence to a code of moral values

inconspicuous

not easily noticed or seen

interrogation

the action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry

hypocrisy

a pretense of having characters or morals that you don't really have

futile

ineffective, useless

inflict

to cause, to bear

ineptitude

being without aptitude

subservience

the state of being submissive or inferior

incredulous

skeptical;not willing to believe

perpetrated

carried out or committed( a harmful, illegal, or immoral action)

conceding

yielding, admitting

prominent

well known or important

luminous

radiating or reflecting light

relevance

relation to the matter at hand

receptive

willing or inclined to recieve suggestions, offers, etc.

putrid

in a state of foul decay

disintegrated

deteriorated or seperated into small particles

terrain

a piece of ground having specific characteristics

blasphemy

the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God

vile

wretchedly bad or evil

contorted

twisted into or as if into a strained shape or expression; distorted

vulnerable

open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.

obstructing

stopping or blocking; getting in the way of; opposing, distrupting

credentials

that which entitles one to authority, confidence, or credit

initiating

to set going by taking the first step

inordinated

exceding reasonable limits

reverie

state or condition of abstracted daydreaming

clarify

to make clear, or easy to understand

intrusion

an act of wrongfully entering upon the presence or property of another

scoured

searched throughly or carefully

presumptous

going beyond what is right or proper

simulated

made in resemblance of or as a substitute for another