Vocabulary Unit 12

Abjure

to renounce, to avoid

Acrid

harsh in taste or odor, sharp in manner or temper.

August

majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

callous

emotionally hardened, Unfeeling.

Clandestine

secret, concealed, underhanded

Compunction

remorse, regret

conflagration

a large destructive fire

elated

in high spirits, jubilant, extremely pleased.

indelible

not able to be erased or removed; permanent.

indulgent

yielding to the wishres or demands of others

inverate

firmly established

irrelevant

not to the point

nocturnal

of or occuring in the night.

platitude

a commonplace, stale or trite remark

quell

to subdue, put down forcibly

quiescent

inactive, at rest.

ruminate

to meditate.

tacit

unspoken.

tangible

capable of being touched

trenchant

incisive, keen