Lit Final Exam Vocab

its LIT!

Incinerate

to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate

Grave

serious or solemn; sober

Pneumatic

operated by air or by the pressure or exhaustion of air

Solemn

characterized by dignified or serious formality, as proceedings; of a formal or ceremonious character.

Bigotry

stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.

Unmitigated

not softened or lessened.

Dilate

to make wider or larger; cause to expand.

Piety

reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations.

Magnanimous

high-minded; noble.

Siege

the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.

Senile

of or belonging to old age or aged persons; gerontological; geriatric.

Spastic

pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by spasm, especially tonic spasm.

Corpse

a dead body, usually of a human being.

Orchestrate

to arrange or manipulate, especially by means of clever or thorough planning or maneuvering.

Meek

humbly patient or quiet in nature, as under provocation from others.

Addled

confused, especially mentally.

Ditch

to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted

Fidelity

strict observance of promises, duties, etc.

Scathing

bitterly severe, as a remark

Crucifix

a cross with the figure of Jesus crucified upon it.

Punitive

serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment.

Retribution

something given or inflicted in such requital.

Clemency

an act or deed showing mercy or leniency.

Quarry

an animal or bird hunted or pursued./any object of search, pursuit, or attack.

Ludicrous

causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable.

Senile

showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.

Magnanimous

Proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.

Corporal

of the human body; bodily; physical.

Patina

a similar film or coloring appearing gradually on some other substance.

Androgynous

neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance.

Rabbi

a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher.

Refractive

the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.

Ghetto

a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social pressures or economic hardships.

Racket

an organized illegal activity, such as bootlegging or the extortion of money from legitimate business people by threat or violence.

Haloed

geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.

Festooned

a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.

Vertigo

a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.

Balderdash

senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.

Retribution

something given or inflicted in such requital.

Tootle

to move or proceed in a leisurely way.

Mosaic

a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.

Snot

mucus from the nose// a supercilious people

Steer

a male bovine that is castrated before sexual maturity, especially one raised for beef.

Gaily

in a lively manner; cheerfully

Jiggle

to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.

Dismantle

to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.

Extrapolate

to infer from something that is known; conjecture.

Sinuous

having many curves, bends, or turns; winding.

Blob

a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub.

Acrimonious

caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.

Madrigal

a lyric poem suitable for being set to music, usually short and often of amatory character, especially fashionable in the 16th century and later, in Italy, France, England, etc.

Atrocity

behavior or an action that is wicked or ruthless.

Gob

a mass or lump

Dinky

small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby.

Shrill

high-pitched and piercing in sound quality.

Delouse

to free of lice; remove lice from.

Mosaic

a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.

Scalding

to burn or affect painfully with or as if hot liquid or steam.

Telepathically

communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.

Listlessly

having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent

Clerical error

an error made in copying or writing

Lethargic

lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.

Lament

to feel or express sorrow or regret for:

Swoon

to faint; lose consciousness.

Preposterous

completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; utterly foolish; absurd; senseless

Ardently

with intense emotion; passionately or fervently

Booty

spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage.

Lynch

to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority

Repercussion

an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action

Deodorant

a substance, often combined with an antiperspirant, for inhibiting or masking perspiration or other bodily odors.

Gibberish

meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.

Baffle

to confuse, bewilder, or perplex

Epitaph

a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.

Myriad

a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.

Lugubrious

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

Impresario

a person who organizes or manages public entertainments, especially operas, ballets, or concerts.

Patronizing

displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner

Exult

to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant

Floridly

reddish; ruddy; rosy

Racket

A dishonest scheme, trick, business, or activity

Ascertain

to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:

Amoretti

A little cupid

Palpate

to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.

Abominable

repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome

Stagger

to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.

Reel

To sway in standing or walking, as from dizziness, intoxication.

Acronym

a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words

Britches

often having ornamental buckles or elaborate decoration at or near the bottoms, commonly worn by men and boys in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.

Gallows

a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.

Elastic

capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded

Toboggan

to fall rapidly, as prices or one's fortune.

Bucolic

of or relating to shepherds; pastoral

Stockyard

an enclosure with pens for temporarily housing cattle, sheep, swine, or horses.

Radiator

any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes.

Ravenous

extremely hungry; famished; voracious

Diffident

restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.

Rap

to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow

Shabby (adj)

inferior; not up to par in quality, performance

Lumber (v)

to move clumsily or heavily, especially from great or ponderous bulk

Paranoid (adj)

baseless (w/o evidence) or excessive suspicion of the motives of others