Sullens Vocab #1-90

abruptly

happening suddenly; unexpectedly

abysmal

Immeasurably deep; terrible

accomplices

people who help another person commit a crime

adamant

not giving in; unyielding; firm

adapt

change or adjust

adept

expert; highly skilled

adulation

high or excessive praise; intense admiration

adversaries

opponents

adversity

state of difficulty or misfortune

affable

pleasant; friendly

affront

open insult

aggregate

a group of distinct things gathered into a whole; a sum

aggrieved

wronged; suffering grief or injury

allay

relieve; lessen; calm

alleviate

to lighten; relieve

amenable

responsive; open

amiably

in a cheerful, friendly way

anguish

extreme suffering, as from grief or pain

anticipate

look forward to

apathy

lack of interest or emotion

apprehension

anxious feeling; fear

arable

suitable for growing crops

ardent

intensely enthusiastic; devoted

aspirations

strong ambitions

assuage

lessen (pain or distress); satisfy (thirst or hunger)

attributes

characteristics of a person or thing

audaciously

in a bold manner

augmented

made greater; enhanced

august

impressive; majestic

awareness

having knowledge

background

conditions that surround or come before something

bias

point of view one has before the facts are known

blemished

damaged; spoiled

bore

carried

brandished

showed, waved, or shook in a threatening or triumphant manner

brazen

shameless; bold

buffer

lessen a shock; cushion

cajoling

coaxing with flattery

calamity

terrible misfortune; disaster

candid

honest; direct

canopied

covered by a cloth suspended from poles or a framework

catalyst

person or thing that triggers an event or action

cessation

halt; stopping

change

become different; transform

character

moral strength; self-discipline

chastisement

severe criticism; punishment

choleric

quick tempered; inclined to anger

circuit

act of going around something; route

clenching

closing; holding tightly

clustering

gathering; forming in a group

commemorates

honors a memory

commences

begins

commiserate

sympathize with; show sorrow for

comprehend

grasp mentally; understand

compromise

agreement where both sides give something up

compulsory

required; mandatory

comrade

close companion; friend

concession

act of granting or giving; allowance

concrete

something specific or tangible

condemn

disapprove of; pass unfavorable judgment on

condemned

declared to be guilty of wrongdoings; convicted

conduct

the way a person acts; behavior

configuration

arrangement of parts; pattern

confirm

establish the truth or correctness of something

confounded

made to feel confused

confrontation

clashing of forces or ideas

confusion

state of disorder or distraction

conjured

performed tricks in which things seem to appear, disappear, or change as if by magic

connection

relationship between things

consigned

handed over; gave up or delivered

conspicuous

easy to see

constricting

preventing freedom of movement; limiting

contempt

scorn; the attitude of someone who looks down on something or someone else

contested

tried to disprove or invalidate something; disputed

context

environment or situation in which something is found

contrive

to bring about; manage

convalesce

to regain strength and health

converge

to come together

convey

to communicate or make known

convoluted

twisted in a complicated way

counsel

advice; discussion

countenance

face; the look of the face, showing a person's nature

courage

willingness to deal with something dangerous

credulity

tendency to believe too readily

customarily

usually; by habit or tradition

debate

argue or discuss

debut

first public appearance

decorum

behavior that is polite and is correct for an occasion

decrepitude

feebleness; condition of being worn out by age or illness

deference

a yielding to the ideas, wishes, and so on of another