Spring Exam Vocab

Savory

tasty, appretizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable.

Apprehension

anxious feeling about the future.

Penitential

\- expressing sorrow at having sinned.

Applicable

capable of being applied; relevant, suitable.

Penitential

expressing sorrow at having sinned.

Disparage

\- to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue.

Exuberant

high spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant.

Deleterious

harmful to health or well being.

Chagrin

irritation or humilitation caused by disappointment or frustration (v.) to cause such a feeling.

edict

a decree issued

Effectual

________- likely to produce a desired result; useful.

Loquacious

________- talkative, wordy; fond of tlaking.

Implacable

________- not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding.

Acclimate

________- to adapt to a new climate, enviroment, or situation.

Enigma

________- something or someone that is puzzling or seems impossible to explain.

Repress

________- to hold back; to put down or check by force.

Militate

________- to have efffect or force on or against someone or something, fight against.

Transfiguration

________- a radical change in form or appearance.

Voluble

________- characterized by a ready flow of wordsl glib, fluent.

Sedate

________- quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer.

Enigma

________- something or someone that is puzzling or seems impossible to explain.

Explicate

________- to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret.

Dissonant

________- not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds.

Talisman

________- an object with magic power; a charm.

Vivacious

________- lively, sprightly, full of energy.

Impalpable

________- not perceptible to the touch; too subtle to be grasped by the mind.

Bellicose

________- warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome.

Extort

________- to get by force or threats.

Abomination

________- something hateful and disgusting.

Appall

________- to fill with dismay or horror.

Beset

________- to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj) harassed, troubled, studded.

Extort

________- to get by force or threats.

Prowess

________- distinguished bravery; superior skillor ability.

Nondescript

________- ordinary, not outstandingl not easily classified.

Loll

________- to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop.

Pandemonium

________- a wiled uproar, din, or commotion.

Hypocrite

________- one who pretends to be what he /she is not.

Imbibe

________- to drink; to take in, absorb.

Receptive

________- open and responsive to ideas or suggestion.

Affliction

________- something causing pain or distress; a misfortune.

Reticent

________- not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant.

Transitory

________- temporary; not enduring.

Hypocrite

________- one who pretends to be what he /she is not.

Calamity

________- a disaster or extreme misfortune.

Annihilate

________- to destroy completely.

Sable

________- the color black (in heraldry)

Compassion

________- sympathy for anothers suffering; pity.

Conjectural

________- based on guesswork or incomplete evidence.

Emaciated

abnormally lean, as from starvation or illness

Imminent

likely to happen soon

Importunate

insistent; annoyingly persistent

Emissary

an agent sent on a special mission

Premeditated

planned beforehand

Inimical

in opposition; hostile

Penitential

expressing sorrow at having sinned

Abomination

something hateful and disgusting

Hypocrite

one who pretends to be what he/she is not

Impalpable

not perceptible to the touch; too subtle to be grasped by the mind

Scurrilous

course; vulgar

Pristine

pristine; unspoiled

Pestilence

infectious disease

Calamity

a disaster or extreme misfortune

Extort

to get by force or threats

Deleterious

harmful to health or well-being

Enigma

something or someone that is puzzling or seems impossible to explain

Propensity

inclination; tendency

Asperity

sharpness; harshness of temper

Loquacity

excessive talkativeness

Transfiguration

a radical change in form or appearance

Consecration

holiness; sacredness

Solace

consolation; comfort

Stigma

a mark or sign of disgrace

Inured

accustomed to something painful or difficult

Inevitable

certain to happen

Vicissitude

unforeseeable change

Affliction

something causing pain or distress; a misfortune

Probity

integrity

Indefatigable

untiring

Audacity

bold daring; courage

Transitory

temporary; not enduring

Appalled

filled with dismay; shocked; horrified

Conjectural

based on guesswork or incomplete evidence

Gules

the color red (in heraldry)

Sable

the color black (in heraldry)

Imminent

likely to happen soon

Importunate

insistent; annoyingly persistent

Emissary

an agent sent on a special mission

Premeditated

planned beforehand

Inimical

in opposition; hostile

Penitential

expressing sorrow at having sinned

Abomination

something hateful and disgusting

Hypocrite

one who pretends to be what he/she is not

Impalpable

not perceptible to the touch; too subtle to be grasped by the mind

Scurrilous

course; vulgar

Pristine

pristine; unspoiled

Pestilence

infectious disease

Calamity

a disaster or extreme misfortune

Extort

to get by force or threats

Deleterious

harmful to health or well-being

Enigma

something or someone that is puzzling or seems impossible to explain