Final Vocab Terms

adieu (int.)

“Farewell!”

adieu (n.)

a farewell

advent (n.)

an arrival; a coming into place or view

apex (n.)

the highest point, tip

assimilate (v.)

to absorb fully; to adopt as one’s on; to adapt fully

bogus (ajd.)

false, counterfeit

exorbitant (adj.)

unreasonably high; excessive

interim (n.)

the time between;

interim (adj.)

temporary, coming between two points in time

inundate (v.)

to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

malign (v.)

to speak evil of;

malign (adj.)

evil

meander (v.)

to wander about, wind about;

meander (n.)

a sharp turn of twist

metropolis (n.)

a large city; the chief city of an area

momentous (adj.)

very important

obstreperous (adj.)

noisy; unruly, disorderly

pensive (adj.)

thoughtful; melancholy

perilous (adj.)

dangerous

shoddy (adj.)

of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

sprightly (adj.)

lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful

surly (adj.)

angry and bad-tempered; rude

tirade (n.)

a long, angry speech, usually very critical

vagrant (n.)

an idle wanderer, tramp;

vagrant (adj.)

wandering aimlessly

brevity (n.)

shortness

comport (v.)

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

concise (adj.)

expressing much in a few words

demure (adj.)

sober or serious in manner, modest

depreciation (n.)

a lessening in value; a bilitting

deteriorate (v.)

to lower in quality or value; to wear away

divulge (v.)

to tell, reveal; to make public

enlightened (adj.)

free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding.

forestall (v.)

to prevent by acting first

garble (v.)

to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible.

proponent (n.)

one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief.

quaver (v.)

to shake, tremble; to trill

recoil (v.)

to spring back, shrink

recoil (n.)

the act of springing back

recoup (v.)

to make up for, regain

reek (n.)

an unpleasant smell

reek (v.)

to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression.

relentless (adj.)

unyielding, harsh, without pity

rivulet (n.)

a small stream

squander (v.)

to spend foolishly, waste

staccato (adj.)

detached or disconnected in sound or style

statute (n.)

a law

adept (adj.)

thoroughly skilled

adept (n.)

an expert

aspire (v.)

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

bleak (adj.)

bare, dreary, dismal

chide (v.)

to blame; scold

despicable (adj.)

worthy of scorn, contemptible

diminutive (adj.)

smaller, smaller than most others of the same type.

emancipate (v.)

to free from slavery; to release or liberate.

erroneous (adj.)

incorrect, containing mistakes

exploit (v.)

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

exploit (n.)

a feat, deed

extemporaneous (adj.)

made or delivered on the spur of the moment

impair (v.)

to make imperfect, damage, harm

invincible (adj.)

not able to be defeated, unbeatable

languid (adj.)

drooping; without energy, sluggish

mire (n.)

mud; wet; swampy ground; a tough situation

mire (v.)

to get stuck

obtrusive (adj.)

forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

preamble (n.)

an introduction to a speech or piece of writing

render (v.)

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

rugged (adj.)

rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy

skeptical (adj.)

inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

slipshod (adj.)

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

auxiliary (adj.)

giving assistance or support

auxiliary (n.)

a helper, aid

candid (adj.)

frank, sincere, impartial, unposed.

cubicle (n.)

a small room or compartment

drudgery (n.)

work that is hard and tiresome

envoy (n.)

a representative or messenger (as of a government)

escalate (v.)

to elevate; to increase in intensity

expedient (n.)

a means to an end;

expedient (adj.)

advantageous, useful

feign (v.)

to pretend

flair (n.)

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

grievous (adj.)

causing sorrow or pain, serious

heterogeneous (adj.)

composed of different kinds, diverse

horde (n.)

a vast number (as of people); a throng

impel (v.)

to force, drive forward

incredulous (adj.)

disbelieving, skeptical

inscribe (v.)

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

monologue (n.)

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

prognosis (n.)

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

rasping (adj.)

with a harsh, grating sound;

rasping (n.)

a harsh sound

repugnant (adj.)

offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

scuttle (v)

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

scuttle (n.)

a pail

assurance (n.)

a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

asylum (n.)

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

console (v.)

to comfort;

console (n.)

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

dilate (v.)

to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

dross (n.)

refuse, wast products