Beowulf Midterm Vocab. St. Peter's Mike part 1

amorphous

shapeless

adventitious

accidental; nonessential

ameliurate

to improve

aplomb

self-confidence

aura

that which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality

callow

young and inexperienced

commiserate

to sympathize with

contraband

smuggled goods

coalition

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

decadence

moral deterioration

drivel

nonsense

elicit

to draw forth

expiate

to make amends for

exhort

to urge strongly

enjoin

to direct or order

expediate

to speed up

expostulate

express strong disapproval or disagreement

epitome

a typical example

expostulate

express strong disapproval or disagreement

erudiate

to educate or instruct

epitome

a typical example

gossamer

thin, light, delicate

hackneyed

commonplace; overused

hiatus

a gap, opening, break

ferment

a state of great excitement

innuendo

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

inveigh

to make a violent attack in words

insular

isolated

inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

infringe

to violate

interloper

intruder

infer

to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

intrinsic

belonging to a thing by its very nature

irrevocable

incapable of being changed or called back

intercede

to plead on behalf of someone else