vocab 11-15 test

callous

unfeeling

desecrate

to dishonor

heed

to listen to

indigent

needy

paragon

an ideal example

provincial

narrow-minded

steadfast

faithful

supercilious

snobbish

usurp

to take over

evanescent

briefly present

predilection

a natural preference

quixotic

idealistic but impractical

salutary

beneficial

anarchy

lack of government

authoritarian

favoring firm discipline

depravity

evil

meager

insufficient

suppress

to control

temerity

recklessness

turbulence

violent disturbance of motion

acquiesce

to consent

articulate

well-spoken

belittle

to put down

bombastic

overblown

conciliatory

soothing

delineate

to describe

diffident

timid

laconic

brief

scanty

insufficient

subjugate

to dominate

predecessor

a person who comes before another in time

rebuff

to reject bluntly

devious

tricky

immutable

never changing

ponderous

massive

amicable

friendly

static

not moving

efface

to wipe out

dissonance

an unpleasant sound

garrulous

annoyingly talkative

aesthetic

artistic

ingratiate

to charm

vitriolic

critical

virtuoso

a master performer

catalyst

something that causes or speeds up a process

propriety

correctness

disparage

to criticize

insipid

dull

peerless

without an equal

whimsical

impulsive