vocab notebook

admonitory

(adj) giving a warning

morose

(adj) gloomy, as a person or mood

sagacious

(adj) having/showing good judgement

euphemistic

(adj) using the nature of a euphemism, an indirect word that substitutes a harsh word

repudiate

(verb) reject as having no authority

peremptory

(adj) insisting on immediate attention

destitute

(adj) without the basic necessities of life

wearisome

(adj) causing one to feel tired or bored

scrupulously

(adverb) done in a careful manner

unhampered

(adj) not delayed or obstructed

stalwart

(adj) loyal, hard-working, reliable individual

pliant

(adj) easily flexible/bent or influenced

plodding

(adj) something slow-moving and unexcited

swindlers

(noun) an individual who uses deception to deprive someone else of money and possessions

adroitness

(noun) cleverness, skill

arduous

(adj) requiring great exertion

temporal

(adj) concerned with present life

comport`

(verb) to bear or behave

entreaty

(noun) earnest request/petition

beseech

(verb) to beg someone to do something urgently

implicate

(verb) bring someone into incriminating evidence

repentance

(noun) sincere regret

Protestant

(noun) follower of a Western Christian church, following the principles of the Reformation

commonplace

(adj) ordinary occurrence

wreak

(verb) cause major damage

conjure

(verb) call a spirit to appear

dubious

(ADJ) in a hesitating manner

spectral

(adj) relating/similar to a ghost

raving

(noun) wild, incoherent talk

scapegoating

(verb) blaming an innocent person for the problems of others

truculent

(adj) quick to argue or oppose

trivial

(adj) of little value/importance

onslaught

(noun) fierce or destructive attack

miasma

(noun) depleting, corrupted atmosphere

legalistic

(adj) adhering excessively to the law

parable

(noun) short story that illustrates a moral lesson

tome

(noun) a heavy, scholarly book

immemorial

(adj) very old; in the distant past

crabwise

(adverb) moving towards the side, typically in an awkward way

teeter

(verb) sway back and forth

venturesome

(adj) daring to undertake risky or dangerous activities

proscenium

(noun) stage of an ancient theater

lowdown

(noun) the inside facts of a situaton

skirmish

(noun) minor fight accompanying a larger movement

thorax

(noun) part of vertebrate body between neck and abdomen

exultingly

(adverb) done in a greatly joyous manner

heathen

(adj) person who does not beong to a widely held religion as regarded to those who do so

veneer

(noun) superficial appearance, display, or effect

miscellany

(noun) mixture of various things

raiment

(noun) an article of clothing

belligerent

(adj) inclined to assertiveness and hostility

querulous

(adj) habitually complaining

vexed

(adj) feeling or showing annoyance, irritation, or distress

curt

(adj) expressed in a few words in a rude manner

impudent

(adj) marked by cocky disrespect of others

amorphous

(adj) being without character or definite form

opulence

(noun) great wealth or luxuriousness

guffaw

(noun) loud and boisterous burst of laughter

haughty

(adj) arrogant sense of superiority

unruffled

(adj) serene and calm in the face of confusion

rangy

(adj) tall, slender, and lanky body

clairvoyant

(adj) able to see beyond the range of an ordinary perception

incredulity

(noun) state of unwillingness or inability to believe something

scruffy

(adj) appearing messy and unkempt in a neglected manner

ebullient

(adj) having or showing enthusiasm

earnest

(adj) having a serious and intense state of mind

labyrinthe

(noun) place with confusingly intricate and complex paths, made up of dead ends

ad hoc

(adj) concerned with a particular purpose

berth

(noun) amount of distance maintaned for safety

congenial

(adj) agreeably suited to one’s nature

constitutionals

(adj) entering into the fundamental makeup of something

steely

(adj) resembling hardness, strength, or coldness

warbling

(verb) to sing in a trilling and quavering manner

cursory

(adj) rapidly and often superficially performed

warrenlike

(adj) something confusingly mazelike and crowded

keenly

(adverb) in an eager and enthusiastic manner

wince

(verb) to shrink back involuntarily

guise

(noun) external manner of presentation

semantic

(adj) meaning in language and words

freelancer

(noun) person with a profession without long term commitment to any one employer