English 1A MP

abscond

(v.) to run off and hide

auspicious

(adj) favorable; fortunate

daunt

(v) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

fated

(adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

intrepid

(adj) very brave, fearless, unshakable

pliant

(adj) flexible, bendy, easily influenced

access

(n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtain

disentangle

(v) to free from tangles or complications

hoodwink

(v.) to mislead by a trick, deceive

incinerate

(v) to burn to ashes; to burn aflame

larceny

(v) theft

pompous

(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

rectify

(v) to make right, correct

revile

(v) to attack with words, call bad names

accomplice

(n) a person who helps another commit a crime; partner in crime

arbitrary

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

catalyst

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

facilitate

(v) to make easier; to assist; possible

latent

(adj) hidden, present but not realized

morose

(adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

paramount

(adj) chief in importance, above all others

rebut

(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute

servitude

(n) enslavement; forced labor

stagnant

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

exodus

(n) a large-scale departure or flight

reprimand

(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke

opaque

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

slapdash

(adj) careless and hasty

prattle

(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble

incorrigible

(adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control

annihilate

(v) to destroy completely: obliterate, efface

succumb

(v.) to give way to superior force, yield

atone

(v) to make up for

credible

(adj) believable; reliable; trustworthy

diligent

(adj) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

ghastly

(adj) frightful, horrible; deathly pale

hew

(v) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

incessant

(adj) never stopping, going on all the time; increasing; ever going

lucid

(adj) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

prim

(adj) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish

superfluous

(adj) exceeding sufficiency; excess

taunt

(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark

bondage

(n) slavery; any state of being bound or held down

defray

(v) to pay for

doleful

sad; dreary; mournful

hamper

(v) to hold back

impoverished

(adj) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

intricate

(adj) complicated; complex; difficult to understand;

sardonic

(adj) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

supplant

(v) to take the place of, supersede

tenacious

(adj) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent