Kucaj Final Units 7-12 Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards for Units 7-12

Abhor

To regard with disgust and hatred.

Animosity

Strong hostility.

Allocate

To distribute for a particular purpose.

Acquiesce

Accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Amend

To make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date.

Apathy

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance.

Allure

The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.

Buffet

A strike with the hand or fist.

Chaos

Complete disorder and confusion.

Apprehensive

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Askew

Not in a straight or level position.

Commend

Praise formally or officially.

Chastise

Rebuke or reprimand severely.

Covet

Yearn to possess or have (something).

Commodious

Roomy and comfortable.

Compatible

Able to exist or occur together without conflict.

Deviate

Depart from an established course.

Crestfallen

Sad and disappointed.

Corrosive

Tending to cause corrosion.

Condolence

An expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death.

Emaciated

Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Disheveled

Untidy; disordered.

Implicate

Show (someone) to be involved in a crime.

Inter

Place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb.

Decrepit

Broken down, old.

Exult

Show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Deride

Express contempt for; ridicule.

Gnarled

Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.

Insuperable

Impossible to overcome.

Martinet

A strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces.

Ingenuous

Innocent and unsuspecting.

Indemnity

Security or protection against a loss or other financial burden.

Lamentable

Deplorably bad or unsatisfactory.

Reprehensible

Deserving censure or condemnation.

Obsolete

No longer produced or used; out of date.

Omnipotent

Having unlimited power; able to do anything.

Misnomer

A wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

Somber

Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.

Omnivorous

An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

Palatable

Pleasant to taste.

Profess

Claim openly but often falsely that one has (a quality or feeling).

Squalid

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

Turbulent

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm.

Parsimonious

Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.

Poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Respite

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

Quandary

A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

Rancor

Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.

Retribution

Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

Vociferous

Expressing feelings or opinions in a loud or forceful way.

Reprisal

An act of retaliation.

Sophomoric

Immature and overconfident; conceited.

Vanguard

Foremost part of an army; leading position in any field.

Waive

Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).

Suave

(especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant.

Spontaneous

Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.

Wastrel

A wasteful person.

Allude

To refer casually or indirectly.

Callous

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Conclusive

Serving to prove a case; decisive.

Clairvoyant

A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

Compunction

A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.

Conflagration

An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.

Endemic

(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

Elated

Ecstatically happy.

Exemplary

Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.

Indelible

Not able to be easily removed/erased; memorable

Fathom

Understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.

Indulgent

Yielding to the wishes/demands of others.

Guile

Sly or cunning intelligence.

Irrelevant

Not connected with or relevant to something.

Integrity

The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

Nocturnal

Done, occurring, or active at night.

Itinerary

A planned route or journey.

Platitude

A commonplace, stale, or trite remark.

Obnoxious

Extremely unpleasant.

Quell

Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.

Placid

Not easily upset or excited.

Quiescent

In a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.

Plagiarism

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Ruminate

Think deeply about something.

Potent

Having great power, influence, or effect.

Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated.

Pretext

A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

Protrude

Extend beyond or above a surface.

Tangible

Perceptible by touch.

Trenchant

Vigorous or incisive in expression or style.