vocab final

Austere

severe or stern in matter; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain

ex: kinda strict, Amish lifestyle

Beneficent

performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

Cadaverous

pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Concoct

to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (a dish), to devise, invent, fabricate

crass

crude, tasteless, stupid

ex: in poor taste

debase

to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate, to cause deteriorate

ex: when you take things out of their package, this happens

desecrate

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to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently

ex: `destroyi`ng sacred things, messing up gravestones

disconcert

to confuse, to disturb the composure

grandiose

grand in impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

ex: over the top

inconsequential

trifling, unimportant

ex: doesn’t matter, minor

infraction

breaking of a law or obligation

ex: passing a stop sign, breaking a smaller crimemitigate

mitigate

to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

ex: to calm, relieve

pillage

(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder, (n.) the act of looting, booty

prate

to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

ex: rambling

punctilious

very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette of property

redoubtable

inspiring fear especially as an opponent

ex: intimidating

reprove

**to find fault with, scold, rebuke**

restitution

the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position, making good on loss or damage

stalwart

strong or sturdy, brave; resolute a strong, brave person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

vulnerable

open to attack; capable of being wounded or damage; unprotected

Acrimonious

Stinging, bitter in temper or tone

bovine

resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

Consternation

dismay, confusion

Corpulent

fat; having a large, bulky body

Disavow

to deny responsibility for or connection with

Dispassionate

impartial; calm, free from emotion, disinterested

dissension

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Dissipate

to cause to disappear; to scatter; to spend foolishly; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

Expurgate

to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

Gauntlet

an armored or protective glove; a challenge

Hypothetical

based on an assumption or guess; used as a tentative idea to guide investigation

Ignoble

mean, low, base, dishonorable

Impugn

to call into question; to attack as false

Intemperate

immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement, excessive, extreme

Odium

hatred, contempt; disgrace resulting from hateful conduct

Perfidy

faithlessness, treachery, betrayal

Relegate

to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

Squeamish

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset

Subservient

subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient

Susceptible

easily influenced; lacking in resistance

astute

shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

avarice

greedy desire, particularly for wealth

culpable

deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

ex: blameworthy, deserving a punishment, you did the crime

dilatory

tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt

abate

to make less in amount, to subside, diminish

adulation

praise or flattery that is excessive, adoration

anathema

an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

egregious

conspicuous, standing out from the mass, glaring, blatant, obvious

equivocate

to speak or act in a way that allows for a vague interpretation; to be purposefully vague

evanescent

vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

irresolute

unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating

nebulous

cloudy, hazy; vague, confusing

novice

one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience, a beginner

penury

extreme poverty, barrenness, insufficiency

pretentious

done for a show, striving to make a big impression

ex: someone who does good things but only when other ppl will notice them for it.

recapitulate

to review a series of facts; to sum up

ex: big word for recap

resuscitate

to review, bring back to consciousness or existence

slovenly

untidy, dirty, careless, messy

supposition

something that’s assumed or taken for granted w/out conclusive evidence

ex: big word for suppose, assumption

torpid

inactive, sluggish, dull, relaxed, hibernate

accrue

to grow or accumulate

annotation

a critical comment or note

bedlam

a state of confusion or uproar, chaos

covert

hidden or disguised, something that is kept secret

debonair

pleasant and courteous; pleasing in appearance

dun

to demand instantly, usually as a payment for a debt

efficacious

effective or producing results

equanimity

calmness or composure; tranquility

fortuitous

accidental, occurring by chance for a positive gain

ex: winning the lottery

gist

the essential part, main idea, summary

gratuitous

freely given, unjustified or unwarranted

ex: tips to servers

imperious

overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate

invective

strong denunciation or abusive language

motley

showing a great variety, diverse in different elements

munificent

extremely generous

procrastinate

to put off until later

provocative

tending to produce a strong feeling or reaction, provoke

recondite

exceeding ordinary knowledge

reprobate

a depraved, vicious or unprincipled person. (adj) corrupt, unprincipled

sedentary

characterized by sitting or staying in one place

ex: couch potato

Abstemious

moderate, sparing, characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

ex: cutting back on,

Censurable

deserving blame or correction

contingent

adj: likely but certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance

n: representative group forming part of a larger body

corroborate

to confirm, substantiate, verify

denizen

an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

discursive

passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another rambling, roving, nomadic

disseminate

to scatter or spread widely

dowdy

poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

florid

highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

foist

to pass off as worthy or genuine, to bring about by stealth, dishonesty or coercion

gauche

awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

heresy

an opinion different from what’s accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

inculcate

to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly

ex: to do something over and over again to get it

palpable

capable of being touched or felt, easily seen, heard or recognized

perceptive

having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

pernicious

extremely harmful; deadly, lethal

salient

adj: leaping, jumping or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous

n: a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward

satiate

v: to satisfy completely; to fill excess

adj: fully satisfied

sear

to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch

specious

deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit