act vocab 2

accelerate

increase in amount of extent

admonish

warn or reprimand

affliction

causes pain or suffering

allocate

distribute (resources or duties) for a purpose

eerie

strange and frightening

efface

erase from a surface

elated

ectstatically happy

embezzle

steal money from an organization for oneself

embroil

involve (someone) deeply in a conflict

emissary

a person sent on a special mission

ensue

happen or occur afterward

entity

thing with distinct & independent existence

belated

coming or happening later than should have

berserk

out of control with anger or excitement

blatant

openly and unashamedly

cache

a collection of items of the same type in a hidden place

dally

to waste time, delay

daunt

to overcome with fear, intimidate

debonair

having sophisticated charm

deface

to mask the surface or appearance of

deplete

to decrease the supply

desist

to cease, as from some action or proceeding

dissonance

inharmonious or harsh sound

edifice

a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance

cadaverous

of or like a corpse

calibrate

to determine, meeting the graduation of

caricature

a picture or description (deeply exaggerated)

catalyst

something causing activity between 2 or more different forces without affecting itself

chauvinist

a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic

cognizant

having awareness

confound

to perplex or damage by a sudden disturbance

controversy

a prolonged public dispute, debate, concerning a matter of opinion