english vocab exam

flagrant

outrageous, glaringly bad

admonish

to warm, reprove

duress

compulsion,force

culprit

guilty person

inexorable

inflexible, unrelenting

rampant

going unchecked, widespread

inane

foolish

ethics

code of principles

concur

to agree

clandestine

secret, undercover

precocious

reaching maturity early

perfunctory

done without care, superficial

chagrin

feeling of disappointment

perverse

contrary, persisting in error

deride

to ridicule, scoff at

affluent

rich

feasible

possible

discern

to perceive

sally

to suddenly rush

consternation

dismay

quell

put an end to

verbose

talkative

confidant

one to whom you confide your secrets

obsolescence

process of wearing out

dubious

doubtful

disparage

to discredit, belittle

laudable

praiseworthy

fiasco

complete failure

masticate

to chew up

eschew

to avoid

egregious

remarkably bad

distraught

confused, upset

duplicity

cunning, trickery

acrimonious

bitter

paucity

scarcity

elicit

to draw forth

pernicious

harmful, causing injury

tolerate

to put up with, to bear

consture

to make a deduction, to infer

impunity

freedom from punishment

solace

easing of grief

aspirant

candidate, striver, applicant

dregs

most worthless part

frenzy

wild fit

scurrilous

coarse

tangible

having actual form

laceration

jagged wound

castigate

to correct by punishing

sordid

dirty, base

octogenarian

person in his or her eighties

pugnacious

quarrelsome

promulgate

to make known offically

brash

impudent

scoff

to sneer at

belittle

to make seem less important

alacrity

briskness, lively action

disdain

contempt

belligerent

warlike

feint

false attack

paradox

a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

realm

special field of something or someone/ kingdom

annals

historical records

compound

to increase or add to

tinge

a trace, smattering, or slight degree

badger

to pester, nag, annoy persistently

implore

to plead urgently for aid or mercy

drudgery

unpleasant, dull, or hard work

interminable

unending

perceive

to understand, know, become aware of

loathe

to hate

reprimand

to show sharp disapproval

lackluster

dull

caustic

sarcastic, biting

wrest

to take by force

infamous

having a bad reputation

jostle

to bump into

dupe

person easily tricked

incipient

just beginning to exist

inadvertent

unintentional

abound

to exist in great numbers

technology

branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.

prognosticate

to predict or foretell a future event

abode

a place where one lives

automation

a robot

voracious

desiring or consuming great quantities

indiscriminate

choosing at random without careful selection

eminent

of high reputation, outstanding

steeped

completely filled or supplied with

replete

soaked, drenched, saturated

avid

eager

cajole

to coax

rudimentary

elementary

enhance

to intensify, heighten

nuance

slight variation in meaning, tone, etc.

pretext

an excuse

fabricate

to lie, construct

adroit

skillful

gesticulate

to move arms energetically

vigilant

watchful

harass

to trouble, torment