Vocabulary Final Exam Study Guide Spring 2026 World Literature

Amend

To make changes to a document or law, typically to improve or clarify its content.

Chaos

A state of complete disorder and confusion, often associated with unpredictability and lack of organization.

Commodious

Spacious and comfortable, providing plenty of room.

Discern

To perceive or recognize something clearly, often through careful thought or analysis.

Implicate

To imply or suggest involvement in a crime or wrongdoing, often without direct evidence.

Renegade

A person who betrays and organization, country or set of principle

Reprehensible

Deserving criticism, often for bad behavior

Squalid

Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect

Animosity

A strong feeling of hatred towards someone or something

Commend

To praise formally or officially

Deride

To express content for by mocking someone

Obsolete

No longer produced or used; out of date

Parsimonious

Unwilling to spend money; stingy

Recalcitrant

having an uncooperative attitude towards authority

Revel

To enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way

Suave

Charming, confident and elegent

Ardent

Passionate or enthusiastic

Brash

self-assertive in a rude way

Copious

Abundant in supply or quantity

Deviate

To depart from an established course

Inkling

A slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint

Palatable

Pleasant to taste

Rancor

Bitterness or resentfullnes

Sophomoric

Unaware and uninformed ; overconfident but immature

Acquisense

To accept something reluctantly or without protest.

Contentious

Causing or likely to cause an argument

Disheveled

Untidy; disordered

Garrulous

Excessively talkative

Lamentable

Deserving sympathy or respect

Profess

To claim that one has the quality or feeling, even when it is not the case

Sinuous

Having many curves and turns

Wastrel

A person who wastes money, opportunity or time

Conclusive

serving to settle an issue; convincing

Disreputable

Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance

fathom

To understand a difficult problem after much thought

Misconstrue

To interpret something wrongly

Placate

To make someone less angry or hostile

Proturde

To stick out; project

Reparation

The compensation made for a wrong or injury; often involves payment or settlement

Superficial

Existing or occurring at or on the surface