English Final Exam - everything

abase

(v.) degrade; humble

actuate

(v.) to move to action

avert

(v.) turn away; avoid

boorish

(adj.) rude; clumsy

brunt

(n.) main impact or burden

combatant

(n.) fighter (adj.) engaged in fighting

dormant

(adj.) inactive; sleeping

dubious

(adj.) hesitant; causing suspicion

harangue

(v.) to deliver loud ranting speech (n.) loud speech

harry

(n.) make destructive raid on; torment

impenitent

(adj.) not feeling remorse over errors or offenses

knave

(n.) trick or unpredictable fellow

legion

(n.) large military force (adj.) many

liberality

(n.) generous act

plaintiff

(n.) one who begins a lawsuit

probe

(v.) to examine/investigate thoroughly (n.) investigation; device used to investigate

protract

(v.) lengthen in time

quarry

(v.) cut or take from quarry (n.) place which stone is taken from; something that is hunted

spurn

(v.) to refuse with scorn

subterfuge

(n.) excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something

cleave

(v.) cut or split; cling to

cornerstone

(n.) starting point of a building; fundamental principal

devitalize

(n.) make weak

exonerate

(v.) clear from charge or accusation

glib

(adj.) fluent in speech; thoughtless; insincere

incite

(v.) rouse; stir up; urge on

influx

(n.) inflow

pedigree

(n.) list of ancestors

precipitous

(adj.) very steep

threadbare

(adj.) shabby; worn

annex

(v.) to incorporate; (n.) an addition or attachment

cordial

(adj.) friendly cheerful manner; (n.) a liqueur

debacle

(n.) overwhelming defeat or failure

embroil

(v.) involve in conflict or difficulty

haphazard

(adj.) not planned; lacking order

improvise

(v.) compose or preform with no preparation

pallor

(n.) extreme unnatural paleness

profuse

(adj.) abundant

reconcile

(v.) restore to friendship; resign oneself

shackle

(v.) put into chains (n.) a chain

ad infinitum

apportion

(v.) divide and give out shares

bona fide

(adj.) genuine

buoyant

(adj.) float easily; hold things up

clique

(n.) small exclusive group

concede

(v.) yield; submit

congenial

(adj.) agreeable

lofty

(adj.) noble

migration

(n.) movement from one region to another

perceive

(v.) aware; grasp mentally

perverse

(adj.) stubborn; go against

prelude

(n.) introduction

rancid

(adj.) spoiled

rustic

(adj.) simple, plain (n.) one who lives in the country

sever

(v.) divide

sordid

(adj.) wretchedly poor

untenable

(adj.) impossible to maintain

versatile

(adj.) capable of many things

vindicate

(v.) justify

wane

(v.) lose size, strength, or power

appreciable

(adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured

autocratic

(adj.) absolu

blanch

(v.) to remove the color from something; to turn pale

blasphemy

(n.) the act of insulting or showing contempt for sacred things.

brawny

(adj.) strong and muscular

concerted

(adj.) planned or preformed in cooperation with

contend

(v.) to fight

humane

(adj.) kind, merciful

illustrious

(adj.) famous

intolerable

(adj.) unbearable

irreverent

disrespectful

laborious

(adj.) requiring hard work

lithe

(adj.) bending easily

maltreat

(v.) to abuse or treat roughly

ponder

(v.) consider carefully

subversive

(adj.) intend to overthrow (n.) one who attempts to overthrow

synthetic

(adj.) made or put together by people (n.) artificial

temperate

(adj.) mild

venomous

(adj.) poisonous

wily

(adj.) sly

brevity

(n.) shortness

comport

(v.) to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement

concise

(adj.) expressing much in few words

demure

(adj.) sober or serious manner

depreciation

(n.) lessening in value

deteriorate

(v.) to wear away; lower in value

divulge

(v.) to tell, reveal; make puplic

enlightened

(v.) to inform or give knowledge to someone

forestall

(v.) to prevent by acting first

garble

(v.) to distort or confuse

proponent

(n.) a person who advocates for a particular cause or idea.

quaver

(v.) to shake or tremble

recoil

(v.) to spring back or flinch in fear or disgust.

recoup

(v.) to make up for

reek

(v.) to emit a strong, unpleasant smell (n.) unpleasant smell

relentless

(adj.) relentless; without pity

rivulet

(n.) a small stream

squander

(v.) to spend foolishly; waste

staccato

(adj.) detached/disconnected in sound or style

statute

(n.) a law