Reading Honors Scott Vocab

divulge

divulge

to tell; to reveal (as a secret}

abet

to assist or encourage; especially in wrongdoing

dogmatic

arrogant and stubborn about one’s beliefs

insipid

lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating

extraneous

not essential; not constituting a vital part

coerce

to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats

jaundiced

prejudiced; hostile

meticulous

extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise

temerity

recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger

gregarious

sociable; fond of the company of others

heresy

the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

docile

easy to teach or manage, obedient

libation

a drink, especially an alcoholic one

anathema

a hated, repellant person or thing

banter

teasing; playful conversation

castigate

to criticize or punish severely

gauche

lacking social graces; tactless

ignominy

public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

motley

made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

emaciated

extremely thin; wasted away

avarice

greed; desire for wealth

furtive

stealthy; secretive

bacchanalian

wild and drunken

extradite

to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority

copious

numerous; large in quantity

irascible

easily angered

mercenary

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

bastion

a strong defense or fort (or something likened to it)

jettison

to cast overboard; to discard

ostracize

to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

mal

bad or evil

bene

good

dict

to speak

vol

to wish

fact

making, doing; factor means one who does

anthro

man

ology

study of

theo

god or religion

oid

having the shape of

morph

shape

a

not

cracy

government by

aud

hear

herb

grass, weed

cis, cide

cut or kill

vis, vid

see

ible, able

able

in

into