Vocab Mountain Group 16

Antedate

(verb) - Occur before (something) in time

Banish

(verb) - Expel from a place, especially as punishment; get rid of

Bridle

(verb) - Control or restrain

Comply

(verb) - Obey someone’s rules or wishes; meet certain standards

Crestfallen

(adjective) - Disappointed, dispirited, or depressed

Curtail

(verb) - Restrict or limit; decrease in quantity

Elucidate

(verb) - Make clear; clarify or shed light on

Evade

(verb) - Avoid or escape from, typically in a cunning way

(verb) - Deflect from giving a clear answer

Feckless

(adjective) - Without skill, ineffective, incompetent

Fester

(verb) - (of a negative feeling or a problem) Worsen, especially due to lack of attention

Iconoclastic

(adjective) - Challenging or overthrowing tradition or established beliefs

Immure

(verb) - Imprison or isolate

Improvise

(verb) - Create something spontaneously without preparation

Inhibit

(verb) - Make difficult to accomplish; act as an obstacle

Inscrutable

(adjective) - Not easily understood; mysterious

Lionize

(verb) - Treat someone as a celebrity or hero

Monotonous

(adjective) - Lacking in variety, repetitively dull

Peculiar

(adjective) - Strange or unusual; specific to a particular place or group

Premeditate

(verb) - Consider or plan beforehand

Profligate

(adjective) - Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly

Reconcile

(verb) - Bring back or return to harmony; restore a relationship

Refine

(verb) - Purify; bring to a pure state

(verb) - Improve in accuracy or excellence

Relinquish

(verb) - Give up or release a claim, right, or possession

Ruminate

(verb) - Meditate or reflect; ponder over

Skittish

(adjective) - Easily scared or startled; timid; difficult to control

Superfluous

(adjective) - More than is necessary; excessive

Synoptic

(adjective) - Providing a general overview or summary

Thorough

(adjective) - Careful and complete concerning every detail

Visionary

(adjective) - Showing foresight or imagination

Vociferous

(adjective) - Expressing opinions or feelings loudly and forcefully