english vocab

abdicate

to decline or reject a powerful position, suck as kingship

affectation

an exaggerated or deliberate mannerism

arbitaray

done or chosen without reason; random

beseech

to beg or plead

cencorious

finding fault; judging harshly

consensus

an opinion that is agreed upon by all members of a group of people

cudgel

a short thick blunt weapon; a club

despite

in spite of

effrontery

boldness; audacity

fealty

loyalty; fidelity

hesitant

lacking decisiveness; uncertain or unwilling to make a decision

inaudible

unable to be heard

lithe

moving or bending easily; graceful and fluid in motion

metamorphasis

a change in form or shape, often from one stage of development to another, as a caterpillar turning into a butterfly

nocturnal

belonging to, occurring in or relation to the nighttime

opulence

richness or affluence, especially as shown by expensive or ostentatious possessions or lifestyle

partition

something that separates two parts or areas

phonetic

relating to or representing the sounds of speech

prolong

to make something last longer; to extend to a period of time

reckless

careless or unwise; unheeding of danger

rigor

a harsh or stern rigidity; unyielding

somnolent

drowsy or inclined to sleep

tenacious

stubborn; holding fast to a belief or goal

umbrage

resentment based on a feeling of having been injured

veto

the action of the president, according to the provision in the constitution, to reject a law passes by congress

cupola

a small structure built on top of a roof

encroach

to advance beyond proper limits

obliterate

to remove all traces of

august

marked my majestic dignity

coquettish

flirtatious

bemuse

to make confused

annonymous

not named or identified

edict

formal command or decree

remit

release from guilt

dispensation

an exemption from a law

perpetuity

lasting indefinitely

archaic

relating to a more primitive time

alderman

member of a legislative body

dank

unpleasantly moist or wet

gilt

covered with gold

vanquish

to overcome in battle

temerity

nerve

diffident

hesitant through lack of self confidence

deprecation

expressed disapproval

torso

human or animal body apart from the head

aspire

to strive for a goal; to want or desire something excellent or far beyond the current state

bilateral

having two sides

candor

honesty or straightforwardness, especially being honest about something unpleasant

defraud

to cheat; to gain something dishonestly

deity

god or goddess

elude

to escape from someone or something giving chase or searching; especially to use clever tactics to escape from pursuers

Fixture

a permanency; a person or thing remaining fixed, in the same position

Handwriting

The character or style of a person's writing by hand; cursive writing

Havoc

Chaos or large-scale destruction

Imbibe

To drink a liquid; to absorb or take in something

Juncture

A joint or seam, where two parts meet

Kernel

In a plant, a grain or seed; often edible and found inside of the plant

Lapse

The act of falling from a righteous or just position semicolon a slight or temporary moral failure

Malady

A disease, illness, or medical condition, especially a serious or chronic condition

Myraid

Many; a large number; countless

Nestle

To lay or be enclosed comfortably; to snuggle

Necessitat

To make something necessary

Obliterate

To destroy; to break down into nothing; to eliminate

Parse

To break something down into its parts in order to explain or understand it; especially to break apart a sentence into words and phrases, describing each part

Queue

A line; a group of people waiting in order

Ravenous

Extremely hungry; filled with hunger that cannot be satisfied

Scuttle

To sink a ship by creating a hole or holes in the ship beneath the water line; also to destroy or wreck

Thearchy

A government ruled by the leaders of a religion or by the power of a God or gods

Underworld

a world beneath or below the normal world, especially a criminal world such as Mafia society or a world of the Dead such as Hades

Writhe

To move uncomfortably; to twist around, especially to express pain