vocab study 24 (copy)

Arduous (adj)

very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task)

belligerent (adj)

waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness

desecrate (verb)

to violate the sanctity of something, to profane, to adulterate

diffuse (verb)

to spread in all directions

dispatch (verb)

to send away with promptness or speed; speed, quickness

dupe (verb)

to trick, to fool, to deceive, or to cheat; to bilk

expurgate (verb)

to remove obscene or objectionable material, usually before publication

flout (verb)

to treat with contempt

galling (adj)

very irritating

guileless (adj)

without deceit

hackneyed (adj)

trite, banal, lacking freshness

loquacious (adj)

very talkative

luscious (adj)

very pleasant to the taste

mollify (verb)

to soothe or to appease, to assuage

reconcile (verb)

to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute

sagacious (adj)

wise, shrewd, very discerning

solicitous (adj)

worried, concerned

succulent (adj)

very juicy

tempestuous (adj)

turbulent, stormy

utility (noun)

usefulness