quater 4 comp vocab

carnivore

a flesh-eating animal

specter

a ghost or phantom

cataclysm

a violet upheavel or change

ransack

to search thoroughly; pillage

diatribe

a bitter verbal attack

escapade

an adventure unconventional act

despot

an absolute ruler

offal

waste parts espically of a butchered anaimal; rubbish

sublime

impressive; inspiring awe; majestic

boor

a rude person; someone that is unrefined

winnow

to rid of undesriable parts

maritime

near the sea; concerning with shipping or navigation

panache

dashing elegance of manner of style

forbearance

patience

serene

clear; calm; tranquil

doleful

sorrowful; melancholy

mottle

to mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors

annals

descriptive record; history

pinguid

fat

barrage

a curtian of artillery fire; any overwhekming attack

forebode

to predict or foretell

agog

highly excited by eagerness

spawn

to give ride to; to produce in large numbers

bombastic

high sounding; use of language without much real meaning

asinine

silly; stupid

opaque

having no luster; dull; hard to understand

supine

lying on the back with the face turned upward; inclined

forthright

frank; going straight to the point

fiasco

a complete or humiliating failure

prodigious

enormous in size, quanity; degree; marvelous, amazing

profound

intellectually deep or penetrating; reaching to, rising from, or effecting the depth’s of one’s nature

bovine

cow-like; solid, dull

jetsam

cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten an imperiled vessel; discarded ods and ends

elite

the best or most skilled memebers of a group

torrid

intensly hot; burning; passionate; rapid

fetters

to restrain; to hamper

prattle

to babble; to talk meaninglessly

cataract

a large waterfall; a deluge; an eye abnormality

tome

a large book

dishevel

to make untidy; to disarrange the hair or clothing of

nettle

to irritate; vex

curb

to control or check

portal

an entrance, door or gate

booty

loot; the spoils of war; goods or property seized by forced; a valuable prize

torpid

dormant; inactive; lethargic

animated

having life; alive; filled with activity, vigor, or spirit

throng

a large group of people gathered closely toegther

balk

to stop short and refuse to proceed

espouse

to adopt; to support

quell

to extinguish; to put down or suppress by force

disconcert

to distrub the composure of; upset; to frustrate by throwing into disorder

reproach

to express disapproval of

wrath

extreme or violent

assail

to attack violently

rote

a memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without comprehension

brouhaha

an uproar; hubbub

pacifist

one who is in opposition of war or violence

dwell

to make one’s home; reside; to focus attention on; to speak or write about at length

quail

to shrink away with fear; to cower; to lose hear and courage

estrange

to alienate; to treat as a stranger; to turn an affectionate attitude into an indifferent or unfriendly one

reign

to possesion of supreme power

morass

anything that hinders, traps, or overwhelms; low lying, soggy ground

manifest

clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious

quaff

to drink heartily

respite

delay; postpone; a brief interval of rest

rife

abundant; great in number or amount

shunt

to move or turn aside; to evade by putting aside or ignorging

taut

stretched tight; tidy

enmity

hostility; deep-seated hatred

forte

something in which a person excels

incontrovertible

not able to be “turned against” or disrupted; certain; indisputable

indolence

lazy

crony

a close friend or companion

dour

severe; gloomy; stern

benighted

being in a state of intellectual darkness; ignorant; unenlighted

bevy

a group of animals

acme

the highest point

bandy

to trade; to give back and forth; to exchange

bettery

the unlawful beating of a person; act of beating or pounding; any large group of related things

bedlam

a place or scene of noisy upraor and confusion

surfeit

an overabundant amount, espically overindulgence in eating and drinking

unbridled

violent, unbounded, unrestrained

wither

shriveled, shrunken, dried-up

wrest

pull away, take by violence

exonerate

to free from accusation or blame

depravity

extreme wickedness

deter

to discourage, to keep someone from doing something

dire

disastrous; desperate

exemplar

a model or original; an example

garner

to gather or store

ruminate

to ponder; to reflect upon

deprecate

to express disapproval of

hamper

to prevent the free movement, action, or progess of

hierarchy

categorization of a group according to ability or status

plucky

brave and spirited; courageous

propinquity

proximity, nearness, kinship