Vocab 4

Recoil (v)

draw back, as with fear or pain

murky (adj)

dark and gloomy

mar (v)

to make imperfect

upbraid (v)

to criticize

minister (v)

to attend to the wants and needs of others

speculative (adj)

not based on fact

tarry (adj)

to leave slowly or hesitantly

clamorous(adj)

offensively loud

censure (nerb)

harsh criticism or disapproval

pristine(adj)

remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted

Brev-

Short

Inter-

Between

trans–

across, beyond

Caco–, dys–

bad, abnormal

Intra-

Within

Ultra–, outr–

beyond

ceiv–, cept–, capt–

Take

mal–, mis–, ne-

Bad

Vice-

In place of

–able, –ible

capable of