Vocab Final

Semester 2

dexterous

adroit or skillful in the use of hands or body

entice

to lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasuring fashion

indolent

lazy

perfunctory

unenthusiastic; careless

vapid

without liveliness; dull; spiritless

visage

a face or facial expression

slovenly

messy; characteristic of a slob

stolid

showing little emotion or pain; emotionally solid

taciturn

untalkative by nature

egregious

extremely bad; flagrant

truncate

to shorten by chopping off the end

baneful

causing woe; destructive, harmful, deadly

circumspect

prudent; cautious

admonish

to warn, to caution in counsel

tantamount

of equal value or significance

neologism

a new word or phrase; a new usage of a word

respite

a period of rest or relief

capitulate

to surrender;to give up or give in

aphorism

a concise statement of a truth or principle

confute

to prove wrong; to refute decisively

unawares

by surprise; unexpectedly

suffrage

right to vote; franchise

cloister

a tranquil, secluded place

docile

yielding to supervision, easily taught, obedient

surfeit

an excessive amount

incongruous

not appropriate; unsuited to the surroundings not fitting in

aloof

distant, reserved in manner, uninvolved

harrowing

extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening

chronic

continuing for a long time; continuous

accentuate

to stress; emphasize

vacillate

to swing from one course of action or opinion to another

lassitude

listlessness, torpor, weariness; fatigue

garrulous

very talkative; loquiccious

myriad

an extremely large number

noxious

physically or mentally destructive, or harmful to human beings

accost

to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively as with a demand or request

beautific

displaying or imparting joy

nuance

subtle variation in color, meaning, or some other quality

quagmire

a difficult or precarious situation; a predicament

somber

dark; dull; gloomy; grave; serious

harried

to be troubled or bothered

irascible

easily angered, irritable

congenial

pleasant to be around; social; agreeable

boisterous

rowdy

chimerical

bizarre or far out

vertigo

the sensation of dizziness a confused, disoriented state of mind

fallacious

false; wrong; incorrect

impasse

dead end

zeal

enthusiasm

berate

to scold severely

connoisseur

an expert, particularly in matters of art and taste

asunder

in separate parts; apart from each other in position

raze

to tear down demolish to the ground

blighted

ruined; destroyed; withered

aghast

horrified

milieu

environment or surroundings

arduous

hard, difficult, tiresome

coterie

a circle of close associates or friends; inner circle

awry

twisted; crooked; out of whack; askew; wrong

table

to remove from consideration; postpone

impede

to obstruct or interfere with; to delay

askew

to one side; crooked

queue

to form or wait in line; a (waiting) line

accolade

award or honor

torrid

parched by the sun; hot; burning

trepidation

fear; state of anxiety or fear that makes you tremble

fraught

teeming with; laden; full; causing distress

wane

to gradually decrease

oust

to eject; to force out; to banish

teremity

recklessness; wild craziness; disregard for danger

ornate

elaborately or excessively decorated

austere

stern in manner; without excess, severely plain

cerebral

of or relating to the brain; intellectual in nature

incommodious

lacking space; uncomfortable

noisome

offensive; disgusting

cacophony

harsh sounds; disturbing noise

veritable

unquestionable; actual; true

verbatim

using exactly the same words, word for word

concurrent

at the same time; acting in conjunction

evade

to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer

laconic

not saying much; brief, succinct, concise

malevolent

wishing evil on others; malicious

meander

to wander aimlessly

apex

tip; peal; summit; highest point

nadir

absolute lowest point

disseminate

to dispense objects to distribute

emaciated

excessively thin; weak

puissant

powerful; mighty

citadel

a fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold

atrophy

to wither away

foible

weakness, flaw, shortcoming in character

lacerate

to rip, maul, tear, mutilate, or mangle

harangue

mean, nasty, angry speech

exact

to demand of/from

abash

to embarrass

tact

skill in dealing with people in difficult situations

uncouth

crude, undefined, awkward

fetish

an abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; fixation

phobia

a persistent, illogical fear

masticate

to chew