Semester 2 vocab

ADIEU

a farewell

ADVENT

an arrival; a coming into place or view

Apex

The highest point,tip

ASSIMILATE

to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

BOGUS

false,counterfeit

EXORBITANT

unreasonably high; excessive

INTERIM

the time between

INUNDATE

to flood; overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

MALIGN

to speak evil of;slander

Meander

to wander about; wind about

METROPOLIS

a large city; the chief city in an area

MOMENTOUS

very important

OBSTREPEROUS

noisy; unruly, disorderly

PENSIVE

thoughtful; melancholy

PERILOUS

dangerous

Shoody

of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

SPRIGHTLY

lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful

SURLY

angry and bad-tempered; rude

TIRADE

a long, angry speech, usually very critical

VAGRANT

an idle wanderer, tramp

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Assurance

a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

asylum

an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety

console

to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device

dilate

to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

**dross**

refuse, waste products

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dwindle

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to lessen, diminish

flippant

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lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

immunity

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resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

institute

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to establish, set up; an organization for the promotion of learning

**liability**

a debt; something disadvantageous

preposterous

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ridiculous, senseless

pugnacious

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quarrelsome, fond of fighting

rabid

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furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies

realm

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a kingdom; a region or field of study

**rejuvenate**

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to make young again; to make like new

remunerate

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to reward, pay, reimburse

sparse

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meager, scant; scattered

sterling

genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

venture

a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger; to dare

warp

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to twist out of shape; an abnormality

AUXILIARY

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**giving assistance or support**

CANDID

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**frank, sincere; impartial; unposed**

CUBICLE

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**a small room or compartment**

DRUDGERY

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 **work that is hard and tiresome**

ENVOY

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**a representative or messenger (as a government)**

ESCALATE

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**to elevate; to increase in intensity**

EXPEDIENT

**a means to an end;advantageous, useful**

FEIGN

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**to pretend**

FLAIR

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**a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style**

GRIEVOUS

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**causing sorrow or pain; serious**

HETEROGENEOUS

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**composed of different kinds, diverse**

HORDE

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**a vast number (as of people); a throng**

IMPEL

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**to force, drive forward**

INCREDULOUS

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**disbelieving, skeptical**

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INSCRIBE

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**to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list**

MONOLOGUE

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**a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person**

PROGNOSIS

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**a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation**

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RASPING

**with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound**

REPUGNANT

**offensive, disagreeable, distasteful**

SCUTTLE

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**to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry**

adept

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**thoroughly skilled**

aspire

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**to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend**

bleak

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**bare, dreary, dismal**

chide

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**to blame; scold**

despicable

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**worthy of scorn, contemptible**

diminutive

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**small, smaller than most others of the same type**

emancipate

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**to free from slavery; to release or liberate**

erroneous

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**incorrect, containing mistakes**

exploit

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**to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit**

extemporaneous

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**made or delivered on the spur of the moment**

impair

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**to make imperfect, damage, harm**

invincible

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**not able to be defeated, unbeatable**

languid

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**drooping; without energy, sluggish**

mire

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**mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation**

obtrusive

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**forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out**

preamble

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**an introduction to a speech or piece of writing**

render

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**to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract**

rugged

**rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy**

skeptical

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**inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true**

slipshod

untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy

Brevity

shortness

Comport

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to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement

Concise

expressing much in a few words

Demure

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sober or serious in manner, modest

Depreciation

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a lessening in value; a belittling 

Deteriorate

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to lower in quality or value; to wear away

Divulge

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to tell, reveal; to make public

Enlightened

free from ignorance and false ideas; 

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possessing sound understanding

Forestall

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to prevent by acting first

Garble

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to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible

Proponent

one who puts forward a proposal, one who supports a cause or belief

Quaver

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to shake, tremble; to trill

Recoil

 to spring back, shrink; the act of springing back

Recoup

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to make up for, regain

Reek

an unpleasant smell; stink, stench, smell

Relentless

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unyielding, harsh, without pity

Rivulet

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a small stream

Squander

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to spend foolishly, waste

Staccato

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 detached or disconnected in sound or style

appreciable

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sufficient to be noticed or measured