Vocabulary Study sheet

Sham

Something falsie or Fake meant to deceive

Allude

To refer indirectly

Rampart

A defensive wall of a fort or City

Hiatus

A pause or gap in a sequence or proccess

Fervor

Intense and passionate feeling

Writhe

To twist or squirm , cause of pain or discomfort

Invigorate

To fill with energy or strength

pulsate

To expand and contract rythmically

Shuddered

trembled or shook suddenly often from fear

Bandied

Exchanged words or ideas casually of argumentatively

Extol

To praise enthusiastically

Sedentary

Involving a lot of sitting and little physical activity

Leery

Cautious or suspicious

Spry

Active and lively especially for age

Canny

Careful and clever especially in buisness or politics

Mope

To be gloomy or sulk

Elusive

Difficult to find catch or achieve

Concur

To agree

Overture

An introduction or proposal

Diminish

To make or become smaller or less

Suffice

To be enough or adequate

Cynical

Distrustful it others motives

Divisive

Causing disagreement or hostility between people

Vacillate

To waver between choices or opinions

Makeshift

A temporary or substitute solution

Vex

To annoy or worry

Suppress

To stop or hold back

Infer

To draw conclusion from evidence

Omen

A sign of something to come, often bad

Savor

To enjoy or appreciate slowly

Elicit

To draw out a response or feeling

Quarry

A place where stone is mined or a thing person is being pursued

enatic

Related through the Mother’s side

Abhor

To hate intensely

Loathing

Intense hatred or disgust

Reprimand

A formal expression of disapproval

Scornful

Showing contempt or disdain

Eclectic

Selecting from various sources of styles

Cede

To give up or surrender ( offer territory or rights )

Destitution

Extreme poverty