Vocabulary final english 30 exam ms braun

A person or business that supplies or sells something.

Purveyor

Saying something false about someone to hurt their reputation.

Slander

A call for help or guidance, especially from a higher power.

Invocation

Eating or drinking too much.

Gluttony

Being average or not very good.

Mediocrity

The sky or heavens.

Firmament

Slowly decaying or rotting.

Moldering

A good moral quality, like honesty or kindness.

Virtue

A young person who is very talented.

Prodigy

Someone very skilled in a particular art, especially music.

Virtuoso

Future generations of people.

Posterity

Producing a lot of something, like work or ideas.

Prolific

Calm and peaceful.

Placid

Acting like you're better than others.

Supercilious

To make someone or something remembered forever.

Immortalize

Kind and generous.

Benevolent

A member of a secret society with traditions and symbols.

Freemason

Offensive or disgusting, especially in a sexual way.

Obscene

A way of passing something, like information or energy.

Conduit

Boring or not original.

Banal

A small amount or something of little value.

A Trifle

A group of women who are the wives or concubines of a man (especially in historical or royal settings).

Harem

Rude and disrespectful.

Insolent

Never satisfied; always wanting more.

Insatiable

Absolutely necessary.

Indispensable

Something horrible or disgusting.

Abomination

Seriousness or importance.

Gravity

A stone used for sharpening tools; also used metaphorically for hard work.

Grindstone

Famous for doing something important.

Illustrious

A person who spends money carelessly.

Spendthrift

Loyalty or faithfulness.

Fidelity

A complete failure.

Fiasco

Dirty or morally wrong.

Sordid

To write or type out what is spoken or written.

Transcribe

A living form of a spirit or idea.

Incarnation

A clear sign of something.

Manifestation

Praise or approval.

Plaudit

Bright and beautiful.

Resplendent

An evening party.

Soiree

Criticized or corrected someone.

Reproved

A woman's private bedroom or sitting room.

Boudoir

To give someone a higher status or honor.

Ennoble

To make something seem greater or more powerful.

Aggrandize

Lasting for a very short time.

Ephemeral

Rude or not showing proper respect.

Impertinent

To lower the quality or value of something.

Debase

An official order or command.

Edict

Calmly and not easily upset.

Imperturbably

Easy to see or notice.

Conspicuous

Hard to understand or interpret.

Inscrutable

To express sympathy or sorrow.

Commiserate

A person who behaves without moral principles, especially in sexual matters.

Libertine

Extreme poverty.

Destitution

Annoying or irritating.

Galling

To walk in a relaxed way, often for pleasure.

Promenade (v.)

A type of entertainment with various acts like singing, comedy, and dancing.

Vaudeville

A crowded and often run-down apartment building.

Tenement

Very thin, often due to illness or hunger.

Emaciated

Untidy or messy in appearance.

Blowsy

Over-decorated in a flashy way.

Bedizened

A strong expression of sorrow.

Lamentation

Formal forgiveness for wrongdoing.

Absolution

To forgive or clear someone from blame.

Absolve

The desire to harm someone.

Malice

Being famous for something bad.

Infamy

To have trouble breathing or to die from lack of air.

Suffocate

Rude or arrogant.

Snotty

A brotherhood or college social club.

Fraternity

Hiding your identity.

Incognito

Burping loudly.

Belching

A place where sick people are cared for.

Infirmary

Related to teaching.

Pedagogical

Very distressing or upsetting.

Harrowing

A rotating machine, often at fairs, or luggage belt at airports.

Carousel

Artificial or pretending to be something.

Affected (adj.)

Rotten and very bad-smelling.

Putrid

Smooth and charming.

Suave

A young person who causes trouble.

Hoodlum

To stare at something, often an accident.

Rubberneck

A daytime performance, like a movie or play.

Matinee

A young trainee in the military or police.

Cadet

Middle-class, often with a focus on material things.

Bourgeois

A place where nuns live.

Convent

A stage for bands to perform, usually outdoors.

Bandstand

Feeling less important than others.

Inferiority complex

A cross with a figure of Jesus on it.

Crucifix

Disrespectful toward something holy.

Sacrilegious

A person who doesn't believe in God.

Atheist

Stylish and expensive.

Swanky

Belonging to a high social class.

Aristocratic

A heavy loss of blood.

Hemorrhage

To exclude someone from a group.

Ostracize

To fail a class or test.

Flunk (v.)

When the opposite of what you expect happens.

Ironic

Overused and silly.

Corny

Someone who enjoys hurting others.

Sadist

Someone who likes to show off.

Exhibitionist

A wicked person or someone obsessed with something.

Fiend

A type of blood cancer.

Leukemia

A place where dead bodies are kept.

Morgue