Vocab Chapters 1-9 Semester Exam

Discomfit

to embarrass and confuse

Edification

an improvement or enlightnment

Malfeasance

misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

Feasible

capable of being accomplished

Surfeit

the condition of being too full

Magnum Opus

the greatest work of an artist

Modus Operandi

a specific manner of working

Opulent

possessing or exhibiting great wealth: affluent

Synergy

the power that results from the combination of two or more forces

Liturgy

a pattern of prayer or worship

Lethargy

a state of sluggishness

Laborious

requiring mental or physical effort

Belabor

to discuss in too much detail; to attack

Elaborate

to explain in greater detail

Stanch

to stop the flow of

Staunch

firm and steadfast

Extant

still in existence

Restive

resisting authority

Apropos

with regard to

Depose

to remove from office or power

Static

having no motion

Ecstacy

an intense joy or delight

Stasis

a condition in which there is no change

Entity

a being

Essence

the most important ingredient; the crucial ingredient

Quintessential

the most typical, ideal, or important

Viridity

a lack of experience; an innocence

Candid

open and sincere

Candor

A frankness or sincerity of expression; an openness

Incandescent

shining brilliantly

Pallor

an extreme or unnatural paleness

Pallid

lacking color; dull

Appall

to fill with horror or disapproval

Livid

enraged; furious

Denigrate

to attack the character of; to mock

Peccadillo

a small sin or fault

Impeccable

having no flaws

Peccant

violating a moral law; sinful

Pejorative

negative and critical; insulting

Impair

to cause to diminish in strength, value, or quality

Malign

to speak of maliciously; to insult

Malinger

to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something

Malaise

a sense of unease; depression

Negligent

not properly attentive

Negligible

unimportant; insignificant

Negate

to cancel the effect of; to nullify

Jocose

cheerful; merry

Jocular

characterized by joking

Festoon

to drape or adorn festively

Fete

to honor with a banquet or feast

Bacchic

of or related to a wild celebration

Bacchanal

a drunken party or celebration

Plaintive

sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness

Plaint

a lament or complaint

Elegy

a song or poem memorializing something or someone

Elegiac

mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful

Somnolent

drowsy; sleepy

Soporific

causing sleep or fatigue

Sopor

sleep; drowsiness

Languid

lacking energy; weak

Languish

to waste away

Languor

a lack of physical or mental energy

Vigilant

on the alert; watchful

Vigilante

someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands

Acquiesce

to give in

Requiem

a song or religious service for the dead or lost

Quittance

a repayment; a compensation

Fortuitous

happening by a lucky accident or chance; fortunate

Fortuity

a chance or accident

Auspices

protection or support; patronage

Auspicious

followed by favorable circumstances

Predestination

the belief that one’s fate has been determined in advance by a higher power

Destine

to intend for a specific end or purpose

Consortium

a group of companies or institutions

Consort

to keep company: a companion, a romantic one

Propitious

lucky; favorable

Propitiate

to soothe or satisfy; to appease

Importune

to urgent or beg without end

Importunate

extremely demanding; insistent

Rapport

a positive relationship

Insufferable

impossible to bear; intolerable

Preferential

giving or showing an advantage to one over another

Conferment

the act of bestowing; a formal offer

Periphery

the outermost part or boundary

Euphoria

a feeling of great happiness or well-being

Congested

overcrowded; too tightly packed

Gestate

to conceive and develop in the mind or body

Gesticulate

to make gestures for emphasis

Solipsism

the theory that the self is the only reality; self-absorbtion

Desolate

deserted and lonely

Soliloquy

a literary or dramatic speech spoken by a solitary character

Monotonous

unvarying; lacking in variety

Monosyllabic

having only one syllable

Monotone

a sameness of sound, style, manner, or color

Divulge

to make public

Vulgar

of the common people

Polymath

a person with knowledge of many subjects

Hoi Polloi

the common people; the masses

Polyglot

a person with a knowledge of several languages