losen final exam vocab

allay

allay

to calm or pacify; set to rest; to lessen or relieve

verb

allay part of speech

arrogate

to claim or take without right

verb

arrogate part of speech

bucolic

characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral

adjective

bucolic part of speech

depraved

marked by evil or corruption, devoid of moral principles

adjective

depraved part of speech

diatribe

a bitter or prolonged attack

noun

diatribe part of speech

dissemble

to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

verb

dissemble part of speech

ephemeral

lasting only a short time; short-lived

adjective

ephemeral part of speech

eulogy

a formal statement of commendation; high praise (often associated with funeral rites)

noun

eulogy part of speech

exacerbate

to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

verb

exacerbate part of speech

frenetic

frenzied, highly agitated

adjective

frenetic part of speech

histrionic

pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatich

adjective

histrionic part of speech

jocular

humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

adjective

jocular part of speech

ignominy

shame or disgrace

noun

ignominy part of speech

incendiary

deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strive or rebellion

adjective

incendiary part of speech (1)

intransigent

refusing to compromise; irreconcilable

adjective

intransigent part of speech

inure

to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure

verb

inure part of speech

misanthrope

a person who hates or despises people

noun

misanthrope part of speech

motif

a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

noun

motif part of speech

nefarious

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards (Note: I won’t have both “nefarious” and “depraved” in the same place, unless I use the other word as a synonym, a clue to the right answer.)n

adjective

nefarious part of speech

obsequious

marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons

adjective

obsequious part of speech

paroxysm

a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion

noun

paroxysm part of speech

plenary

complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified membersp

adjective

plenary part of speech

portend

to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of

verb

portend part of speech

pusillanimous

contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

adjective

pusillanimous part of speech

sacrilege

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

noun

sacrilege part of speech

saturnine

of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood

adjective

saturnine part of speech

taciturn

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

adjective

taciturn part of speech

temporize

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

verb

temporize part of speech

travesty

a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashiont

noun

travesty part of speech

vituperative

harshly abusive, severely scolding

adjective

vituperative part of speech

noun

incendiary part of speech (2)

incendiary (2)

one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife