MP3 Vocab

Bell

War

Bellicose

Demonstrate aggression, willingness to fight

Antebellum

Occurring before a certain war

Belligerence

Aggressive or warlike behavior

Cad/cas

To fall

Decadent

Reflecting a state of moral decline

Cadence

Modulation of the voice; music notes following the close a a piece

Cascade

Small waterfall falling down steep slope; information passed down

Gest

To bear, to carry

Congested

Crowded hinders movement, abnormally full of blood

Digestible

Able to be digested

Gesticulation

Gesture used instead of speaking

Hib/hab

To have, to hold

Inhibitor

Inhibits something

Prohibit

Formally forbid by law

Rehabilitation

Restoring someone back to health

Joc

Joke

Jocose

Playful or humorous

Jocular

Fond of or characterized by joking

Jovial

Cheerful and friendly

Lega

To appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with

Legacy

Amount of money left after a will, lasting impact of something

Illegitimate

Not authorized by law

Privilege

Special right

Mon

To warn

Admonish

Warn or reprimand someone firmly

Premonition

Strong feeling something is about to happen

Monumental

Great in importance or size

Onus/oner

Burden

Onus

Refers to someone’s responsibility

Onerous

Task involving a lot of effort, burdensome

Exonerate

Absolve someone from blame; release someone from obligation

Rap

To snatch; greedy, devouring

Rapacious

Aggressively greedy

Surreptitious

Kept secret

Usurp

Take position or power illegally by force

Tort/torq

To twist

Extortioner

Obtain money through threats

Tortuous

Full of twists and turns

Contortion

Twisted or bent condition