Vocab Final

Impending

about to happen

Appendix

A sac attached to the large intestine, a part of a book that is not necessary but is helpful.

Propensity

Natural tendency to behave in a way

Assimilate

take in

Simulate

To replicate and image or behavior

Etymology

The study of the origin of words

Pathology

The science of the cause and effect of disease

Ignominious

Deserving or causing public shame

Melancholy

A feeling of sadness

Mercurial

A person subject to sudden changes in mood

Unwieldy

Difficult to manage, carry, or use

Harrowing

Acutely distressing or painful

Chronic

Persisting for a long time, all the time

Idiosyncracy

Behavior or way of thought peculiar to someone

Plethora

Large or excessive amount

Controversy

Disagreement, opposing views

Incontrovertible

Impossible to be denied

Contraband

Goods that have been imported or exported illegally

Depreciate

To fall in value

Deviate

To stray from an course

Decadent

1. Decaying or declining
2. Self indulgent or over the top

Degenerate

To decline physically, mentally, or morally

Engender

To cause to exist or develop

Milieu(x)

Someones social environment or ambiance

Histrionic

Overly dramatic

Arduous

Hard to accomplish

Reminisce

Recall a long-forgotten experience or fact

Dulcet

Sweet and soothing

Illusive

Deceptive

Queue

a line of people or vehicles waiting

Benevolent

Kindly, well meaning

Benefactor

Person who gives money to help a person or cause

Malevolent

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Malignant

Malevolent

Discord

Disagreement between two people

Discrepancy

Lack of compatibility

Impede

Delay or prevent

Prelude

An introduction

Evade

Escape or avoid, To slip away

Efface

Erase

Incite

To move to action

Lassitude

A condition of weariness

Ambiance

Atmosphere or mood of a place

Girth

The measurement around something

Propulsive

Having the quality of pushing forward

Incessant

Something unpleasant and continuous

Incongruous

Not in harmony with surroundings

Impertinent

Rude and or irrelevant

Impunity

Exemption from punishment or freedom

Irrevocable

Not able to be changed, final

Austere

Severe or strict

Lament

An expression of grief or sorrow

Aloof

Not friendly

Connoisseur

An expert judge

Encroach

Intrude on

Dauntless

Fearless or determination

Candor

A quality of being open and honest

Erudite

Showing great knowledge and learning

Divergent

Tending to be different

Aghast

Filled with horror or shock

Antediluvian

Belonging to the time before the flood (Noahs arc)

Antecedent

Existed before logically precedes another, or preceding

Posterior

Back in position

Posthumous

Occurring after death

Chronology

Arrangement in order

Anachronism

A person or thing that is out of place (for the time period)

Synchronize

Happen at the same time

Amenable

Agreeable

Virtulent

Harsh or strong (Vira from The Open Window)

Taciturn

Can’t talk

Incredulous

Admit or accept what is offered as true

Tedious

Tiring, or taking a long time

Tenacious

Grip or hold something

Galvanize

Shock or excite into taking something

Usurp

Take illegally and with force

Fortuitous

Happening by accident

Morose

Gloomy, sullen

Dubious

Hesitating or doubting

Disingenuouos

Not candid or sincere

Conundrum

Confusing and difficult problem

Nepotism

Favoring certain people

Emulate

Match or irritate

Audacity

Take bold risks

Gratuituos

Uncalled for, a tip

Extrapolate

Extend application of one method to unknown situation

Extraneous

Irrelevent

Intravenous

Inside a vein

Intramural

done inside the walls of a building

Interlude

Intermission

Intervene

Interrupt a situation or event

Esoteric

understood by a small group of people

Enigma

Puzzling to understand

Egregious

Bad, shocking

Eclectic

items from a broad range of sources

Animosity

Strong dislike

Altruistic

Unselfish

Affinity

a natural liking to someone

Oversight

failure to see something

Overzealous

Having a lot of energy

Misgiving

Doubting about the outcome of something