3 english class

fortitude

strength of mind

reminisce

to recall the past

sanctuary

a holy place

civil

observing accepted social customs; not rude

viable

able to live; capable of success

myopic

near-sighted

mogul

a rich or powerful person

delve

to look for; to search;

cavil

to argue in a petty fashion

notorious

having a bad reputation

disingenuous

not straightforward or candid

litigant

one who is engaged in a lawsuit

stamina

resistance to fatigue or hardship

mendicant

a beggar

scour

to wash by scrubbing vigorously

spit

a narrow piece of land that extends into water;

refractory

stubbornly resistant to control

parvenu

someone recently risen to a higher social class and not yet accepted by others in that class

agitate

to move violently

aesthetic

relating to beauty

stoic

apparently indifferent to emotion

indifferent

uncaring; showing no bias or preference

abolish

to put to an end to

manumit

to grant freedom to slaves; to emancipate

maim

to cripple; to mutilate; to disable

cynical

distrusting others from a sense that everyone's motives are selfish

fiasco

a major disaster

animosity

bitter hostility

nemesis

one who inflicts justified or great punishment

nonplus

to put at a loss as to what to do or think

parsimony

excessive care in spending; stinginess

implicit

not plainly stated

amiable

friendly and agreeable; sociable

emigration

departure from one country for another

paucity

smallness of number; scarcity

disgruntled

discontented; displeased

commence

to begin

rotund

rounded in figure; plump

apprehend

to become aware of through the senses

idiosyncrasy

a particular/peculiar or eccentric trait

apprehension

worry or unease

strident

loud; shrill or harshly grating;

rampant

unrestrained

acquit

to declare free of guilt

supplant

to take the place of

tortuous

winding/twisted

ilk

kind; sort; class

debunk

to expose the falsehood of

folly

an act of foolishness.

impetus

an impelling or originating force

cache

a hiding place for storage of valuables

sensuous

appealing to the senses/those

involved in appreciating beauty

oligopoly

domination of a market

shambles

utter disorder

transpose

to change the relative position or order

exorbitant

excessive

Stratum

a level or layer

Paradox

a statement or situation that appears contradictory

gratis

free of charge

utilitarian

stressing practical use over other values

martinet

one who is strict in discipline

vestige

a trace of something that once existed

appall

to horrify

scenario

an outline for a planned series of events

denizen

an inhabitant;

parlay

to use success in one thing to achieve greater success

plight

sad situation

dispatch

to send off promptly

Malcontent

dissatisfied

usurp

to take by force

oblique

not straight to the point;

insensible

not able to feel or perceive

uproarious

extremely funny

consign

to give to the care of another

complicity

association or participation in a wrongful act

whimsical

not able to be predicted

caustic

capable of burning

truncate

to cut short

inscribe

to write

impertinen

rude

municipal

relating to a city

margin

a border or edge

subsidize

to assist financially

sporadic

occurring irregularly

dislodge

to force out of a concealed position

decisive

conclusive; beyond doubt

infringe

to trespass; to violate