ENGLISH EOY VACAB. MASTERDECK

acclaim

(n.) enthusiastic approval or praise; to acclaim; (v.) to praise or approve publicly

archaic

(adj.) outdated or old-fashioned; no longer in common use

ardor

(n.) intense passion or enthusiasm

artful

(adj.) skillful in a crafty or cunning way; showing creative or artistic ability

ascendancy

(n.) the state of being in a position of power or influence

augury

(n.) the practice of predicting the future, often through signs or omens

begrudge

(v.) to resent or feel envious of someone else’s success or possessions

bestow

(v.) to give or present something (usually something valuable)

blandishment

(n.) flattery or pleasing speech intended to persuade or influence

brazen

(adj.) bold or shameless; unrestrained in behavior or appearance

bulwark

(n.) a defensive wall or barrier; something that protects or defends

chaste

(adj.) morally pure, especially in terms of sexual behavior; abstaining from sexual activity

circumspect

(adj.) cautious and prudent; careful to consider all circumstances

communal

(adj.) shared by all members of a community or group

compliance

(n.) the act of conforming to rules or demands; submission

conciliate

(v.) to reconcile or bring peace to a dispute or conflict

conspicuous

(adj.) easily seen or noticed; attracting attention

contempt

(n.) the feeling of disrespect or disdain toward someone or something

covert

(adj.) hidden, secret, or not openly acknowledged

demur

(v.) to express hesitation or reluctance, often in response to a request or offer

dissemble

(v.) to conceal one’s true feelings or motives; to pretend or mislead

divination

(n.) the practice of seeking knowledge of the future through supernatural means

elucidate

(v.) to make something clear; to explain or clarify

endow

(v.) to provide with a quality, ability, or gift; to give money or resources for a specific purpose

ambiguous

(adj.) having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain

augment

(v.) to make greater or to supplement

baleful

(adj.) destructive, deadly

beguile

(v.) to deceive, to mislead, to enchant, to persuade with charm

boisterous

(adj.) rowdy, rough, and stormy

calamity

(n.) a serious event causing distress or misfortune

dirge

(n.) funeral hymn, lament

disparage

(v.) to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

engrossed

(adj.) completely occupied or absorbed

enmity

(n.) absolute hatred

entreaty

(n.) a plea, an earnest request

feint

(n.) a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow

inauspicious

(adj.) unfavorable

inundate

(v.) to flood, to overflow

lament

(v.) to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

obsequious

(adj.) overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile

penury

(n.) extreme poverty

perjury

(n.) false testimony under oath

pernicious

(adj.) very destructive or harmful, deadly

portent

(n.) a sign or forewarning

posterity

(n.) future generations, all descendants of a person

prate

(v.) to talk idly or foolishly at great length

presage

(n.) something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future

profane

(adj.) showing contempt toward sacred things

prostration

(n.) a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome

quench

(v.) to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid

rancor

(n.) bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity

savory

(adj.) appetizing

supple

(adj.) easily bent, elastic, pliable

wanton

(adj.) immoral, lewd

dote

(v.) to shower with love and attention

ecstatic

(adj.) feeling great rapture or delight (from the noun ecstasy)

enamel

(n.) glossy, decorative coating that's applied to metal or pottery

fraught

(adj.) filled with something (often something bad)

gratification

(n.) the act or an instance of satisfying; state of being gratified or satisfied

grueling

(adj.) very difficult; characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

idyllic

(adj.) charmingly simple and serene; so wonderful it seems almost magical

instill

(v.) impart gradually; teach by frequent repetitions

mettle

(n.) the courage to carry on

nuisance

(n.) something that causes small annoyances

passivity

(n.) the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative; submission to others

sheer

(adj.) almost see-through (ex.: curtains); steep (ex.: cliffs)

squander

(v.) to spend extravagantly, thoughtlessly, or wastefully

tedious

(adj.) boring; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

unwitting

(adj.) not aware or knowing; not done with purpose or intent

affluent

(adj.) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

arduous

(adj.) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

blight

(n.) plant disease resulting in withering without rotting; something that spoils or destroys

breach

(v.) to make an opening or gap in

buffet

(v.) strike, beat repeatedly

cachet

(n.) an indication of approved or superior status

demise

(n.) the time when something ends

drudgery

(n.) hard, monotonous, routine work

equestrian

(adj.) of or relating to or featuring horseback riding

indolence

(n.) inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

litigious

(adj.) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree

priggish

(adj.) exaggeratedly or self-righteously proper

resilience

(n.) an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

tedium

(n.) the feeling of being bored by something

treacherous

(adj.) dangerously unstable and unpredictable

remuneration

(n.) the act of paying for a service, loss, or expense (from remunerate)

trifling

(adj.) not significant, frivolous (from trifle)

incantation

(n.) a spell, written or recited formula of words designed for a particular effect (from cantata)

scanty

(adj.) less than or barely sufficient, meager

vexation

(n.) discomfort or distress (from vex or vexed)

jollity

(n.) merriment, state of being jolly (from jolly)

ingenuity

(n.) cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness (from ingenious)

antiquity

(n.) the quality of being ancient; ancient times (from antique)

galling

(adj.) very irritating (from gall)

precipice

(n.) a very steep cliff or mass of rock; the brink of something dangerous

shrill

(adj.) high-pitched or piercing (sound)

knotty

(adj.) so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots (from knot)

drone

(v./n.) speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sound

expeditious

(adj.) done with speed and efficiency (from expedition)

rend

(v.) to tear violently, to split (past tense: rent)

felling

(v/n) cutting down or knocking down a tree; killing (from fell).