St. Peters Vocabualry Midterm part 2 Mike

intercede

to plead on behalf of someone else

lassitude

lack of energy

meritorious

deserving reward or praise

millennium

a period of one thousand years

jaded

wearied, worn-out, dulled

noncommittal

not decisive or definite

occult

(adj.) secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; (v.) to hide, cover up; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural

perogative

a special right or privilege

proclivity

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

petulant

Irritable or short-tempered

permeate

to penetrate

precipatate

a solid substance that can form as a product of a chemical reaction

repudiate

to reject

resilient

quick to recover

reverberate

To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations

seditious

resistant to lawful authority

scurrilous

coarsely abusive; vulgar

sleazy

thin or flimsy in texture

stringent

strict

simulate

to make a pretense of, imitate

surmise

to guess

seduous

diligent

transcend

to go beyond

tenuous

having little substance or strength

umbrage

offense; resentment

unctuous

exaggeratedly or insincerely polite

vitrolic

bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting

wheedle

to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

unwieldy

not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity