Vocabulary Builder Chapters 1-5

anguish

extreme distress of body or mind

annihilation

total destruction

eloquent

characterized by forceful and persuasive expression or movingly expressive

ferocity

extreme intensity

harangue

a long, boring speech

indifference

a lack of interest or concern

petition

a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

ruse

a trick

succinct

briefly giving the gist of something

trek

any long and difficult trip

articulate

expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

bravado

false bravery

effusive

emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative

garrulous

very talkative

glib

spoken with little though or sincerity, superficial

histrionics

overly dramatic behavior

laconic

using few words, brief and to the point

polemic

of or involving dispute or controversy

trite

repeated too often

verbosity

the use of too many words, wordiness

bellicose

having or showing a ready disposition to a fight

belligerent

someone who fights

concise

expressing much in few words

evict

expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process

vince

conquer

bell

having to do with war

cis

cut, kill

evince

to show clearly, to make evident

fratricide

the act of murdering your own brother or sister

genocide

systematic killing of a racial or cultrual group

incisive

suitable for cutting or piercing

invincible

incapable of being overcome or subdued

vaquish

to defeat

charity

the giving of help or relief to the poor

cherish

to hold in great affection

emerge

to come into view

guan

very thing and bony

malice

ill will, desire to harm others

omen

a sign of something about to happern

perish

to die or to be destroyed

shroud

to hide or cover

solemnity

a trait of dignified seriousness

subside

to sink to a lower level or to become less active

bedlam

a place or condition of uproar and confusion

boycott

an organized refusal to use, buy, or sell as an act of protest

herculean

displaying superhuman's strength or power, of extreme difficultry

maudlin

weakly sentimental and tearful

maverick

someone who exhibits great independence in thought or action

mentor

a wise and trusted guide and advisor

mesmerize

to fascinate or hypnotize

nemesis

someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy

procrustean

strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances

quixotic

extravagantly chivalrous

agnostic

believing that the nature of God is unkowable

cognomen

a nickname or alias

diagnose

to find the cause of

docile

well-behaved and tame

doctrinaire

a set of beliefs

doctrine

a rule or teaching

incognito

without one's identity being unkown