AHLISA Vocab

2 years of AHLISA vocabulary

Voracious

ADJ- greedy in eating, devouring or eager to devour large quantities of food; ravenous, gluttonous

Queue

NOUN- a line of waiting people or vehicles

Unimpeachable

ADJ- that cannot be doubted, questioned, or discredited; irreproachable

Pithy

ADJ- precise and meaningful

Palatial

ADJ- of nature of a place, as in spaciousness or ornateness

Implore

VERB- to appeal; to beseech

Acrid

ADJ- unpleasantly sharp or bitter to the taste or smell

Insatiable

ADJ- impossible to satisfy

Conjecture

VERB- to guess

Gusto

NOUN- vigorous enjoyment

Debauch

VERB- to reduce the value or quality of; debase

Stupor

NOUN- a state of reduced sensibility; debase

oblique

ADJ- slanting

Truant

NOUN- one absent without permission; especially from school

Poplar

NOUN- a tall tree of the willow family having soft fibrous wood

Solace

NOUN- comfort in sorrow

Equanimity

NOUN- remaining calm; composure

Cur

NOUN- a dog of mixed breed

Docile

ADJ- easily managed; tractable

Lorry

NOUN- a motor truck

Billet

VERB- to be quartered

Litany

NOUN- a repetitive recitation, listing

Supercilious

ADJ- showing arrogance to those unworthy

Deft

ADJ- nimble; skilful

Languid

ADJ- lacking spirit, indifferent

Extemporize

VERB- to speak, improvise

Strident

ADJ- having a shrill character

Ascertain

VERB- to make certain

Echolalia

NOUN- the automatic repetition by someone of words spoken in his or her presence, especially a symptom of mental disorder

Dissension

NOUN- a difference of opinion, disagreement

Caterwaul

VERB- to make a shrill, howling sound like a cat

Subterfuge

NOUN- a device used to hide a true objective

Denizen

NOUN- a resident, one that frequents somewhere

Postern

NOUN- a back door or side entrance

Meretricious

ADJ- alluring by false charms

Euphemism

NOUN- the use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful

Dilatory

ADJ- tending todelay

Affront

NOUN- an intentional insult

Portentous

ADJ- ominous, predictive of bad events

Prig

NOUN- a person who is smug in attitude

Magnanimous

ADJ- rising above meanness

Expostulate

VERB- to reason with a person earnestly

Garrulous

ADJ- rambling about trivial matters

Raffish

ADJ- not having a good reputation

Redolent

ADJ- sweet smelling

Incongruous

ADJ- lacking harmony

Feverish

ADJ- restless excitement

Vivacity

ADJ- liveliness

Reproach

VERB- to accuse of a fault

Swindle

VERB- to trick out of money

Atomizer

NOUN- a device to shoot spray

Portiere

NOUN- a curtain in a doorway

Diffident

ADJ- shy, lacking confidence

Bestial

ADJ- like a beast

Peal

NOUN- a loud prolonged sound

Degenerate

NOUN- a corrupt individual

Destitute

ADJ- impoverished

Bellow

VERB- to roar with a reverberating sound

Assuage

VERB- to lesson, calm

Brethren

NOUN- religious brothers

Apothecary

NOUN- pharmacist

Taciturn

ADJ- always silent

Revelation

NOUN- something revealed

Vapid

ADJ- tasteless

Malevolent

ADJ- malicious

Beadle

NOUN- an officer of court (obsolete term)

Nebulous

ADJ- vague

Contentious

ADJ- quarrelsome

Indigenous

ADJ- native to a region

Wisteria

NOUN- a vine with flowers

Edification

NOUN- to improve morally

Quell

VERB- to subdue

Trousseau

NOUN- a bride’s clothes

Rucksack

NOUN- knapsack

Mortar

VERB- to bombard with mortar

Volition

NOUN- the exercise of one’s will

Excyst

VERB- to enclose in a cyst or sac

Talon

NOUN- a pointed curved clas (bird)

Amortize

VERB- to pay off gradually (a large debt)

Eviscerate

VERB- to disembowel

Platitude

NOUN- a flat, state remark

Sumac

NOUN- any nonpoisonous plants with clusters of red fruit

Maul

NOUN- heavy wooden hammers for driving in stakes

Napalm

NOUN- a fuel made from jellied gasoline used in bombs/flamethrowers

Implacable

ADJ- not able to be placated or appeased

Talisman

NOUN- a charm that averts evil

Pagoda

NOUN- in india and the far east, a several-storied town temple

Piaster

NOUN- a monetary unit used in Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya…

Catharsis

NOUN- a relieving of the emotions

Gyroscope

NOUN- a wheel mounted in the ring so it can turn in any direction

Comportment

NOUN- one’s way of behaving

Providence

NOUN- benevolent guidance of God

Corroborate

VERB- to confirm or support

Clamor

NOUN- a loud outcry, uproar

Calumny

NOUN- a false and malicious statement; slander

Sidle

VERB- to move sideways shyly or stealthily

Exude

VERB- to pass out in drops

Iniquity

NOUN- wickedness, a wicked or unjust act

Conjure

VERB- to summon a demon by magic

Ameliorate

VERB- to make better, improve