english 9 honors vocab words new

bilk

v. to cheat or swindle; to thwart

homily

n. a sermon

demise

n. death; a ceasing to exist

emit

v. to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light

decadence

n. moral deterioration

aghast

adj. feeling great dismay or horror

granary

n. a storehouse for grain

choleric

adj. easily angered

impede

v. to hinder, obstruct

qualm

n. a feeling of uneasiness

lampoon

n. a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone

narcissistic

adj. conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration

eradicate

v. to wipe out; to destroy

fabricate

v. to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive

ghastly

adj. horrible; frightful

bilk syn/ant

syn: defraud; con

homily syn/ant

syn: lecture; speech

demise syn/ant

syn: termination; conclusion

emit syn/ant

syn: produce; discharge; release

decadence syn/ant:

syn: decay; corruption; debauchery ant: decency

aghast syn/ant

syn: terrified; horrified; shocked

choleric syn/ant

syn: irascible; cantankerous ant: apathetic; impassive

impede syn/ant

syn: delay; retard ant: aid; encourage

qualm syn/ant

syn: misgiving ant: ease

lampoon syn/ant

syn: parody; caricature

narcissistic syn/ant

syn: vain; egotistic ant: humble; modest

eradicate syn/ant

syn: eliminate ant: add; create

fabricate syn/ant

syn: forge; fake

ghastly syn/ant

syn: dreadful; hideous ant: lovely; attractive

multi

root; many

naut/nause

root; sailor/ship

nov/neo

root; new