english 9 honors

pulverize

to reduce (as by crushing)

stratum

a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status education or income.

Contrasedative

the opposite of a sedative

Olfactory

of or relating to the sense of smell

Ballistics

the science of the motion of projectiles in flight

Trajectory

the path followed by an object moving through space

Proclivity

do something regularly.

Odious

extremely unpleasant or repulsive; deserving hatred or repugnance

Cacophony

harsh or jarring discordance of sound; dissonance

Feign

to give a false appearance of; induce as a false impression

Pratfall

a humiliating mishap or blunder

Suffuse

to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light

Intuitive

instinctive,

Insidious

proceeding in a gradual subtle way but with harmful effects

Welter

to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves

Contemptible

deserve disrespect

Quaver

to utter sound in tremulous tones

Rebut

to prove something is false ,refute

Perfunctory

carried out with minimum effort

Fugitive

a person who has escaped from a place and is in hiding; a runaway

Juggernaut

a powerful and overwhelming force or institution

Pedant

a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

Status quo

the existing state of affairs

Incessant

continuing without interruption