Vocab 7-9

Indemnity

________:: a payment for a damage or loss.

Apathy

________:: a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest.

Condolence

________:: an expression of sympathy.

abhor

to regard with horror or loathing, to hate deeply

amend

to change in a formal way, to change for the better

buffet

to slap to cuff, to strike repeatedly, to drive or force with blows

chaos

great confusion, disorder

commodious

roomy, spacious

corrosive

eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic

discern

to see clearly, recognize

extant

still existing, not terminated, destroyed, or lost

implicate

to involve in, to connect with or be related to

inter

to bury, commit to the earth, to consign to oblivion

martinet

a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules

obviate

to anticipate and prevent

renegade

one who leaves a group, a deserter, an outlaw

reprehensible

deserving of blame or punishment

somber

dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy

squalid

filthy, wretched, debased

turbulent

disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy

vociferous

loud and noisy, compelling attention

voluminous

of great size, numerous, writing or speaking at great length

waive

to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer

animosity

strong dislike, bitter hostility

apathy

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

apprehensive

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

commend

to praise, express approval, to present as worthy of attention

compatible

able to get along or work well together, capable of use with some other model or system

condolence

an expression of sympathy

consecrate

to make sacred, hallow, to set apart for a separate purpose

decrepit

old and feeble, worn-out, ruined

deride

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

ingenuous

innocent, simple, frank, sincere

obsolete

out-of-date, no longer in use

omnivorous

eating every kind of food, eagerly taking in everything

parsimonious

stingy, miserly, poor, small

quandary

a state of perplexity or doubt

recalcitrant

stubbornly disobedient

reprisal

an injury done in return for an injury

revel

to take great pleasure in, a wild celebration

stultify

to make ineffective or useless, cripple, have a dulling effect on

suave

smoothly agreeable or polite, pleasing to the senses

allocate

to set apart or designate for a special purpose

ardent

very enthusiastic, impassioned

assiduous

persistent, attentive, diligent

brash

prone to act in a hasty manner, impudent

capricious

subject to whims or passing fancies

chastise

to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction, to scold severely

copious

abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose

deviate

to turn aside, to stray from a norm, one who departs from a norm

emaciated

unnaturally thin

exult

to rejoice greatly

gnarled

knotted, twisty, lumpy

indemnity

a payment for a damage or loss

inkling

hint, a vague notion

omnipotent

almighty, having unlimited power or authority

palatable

agreeable to the taste or ones sensibilities, suitable for consumption

poignant

deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell

rancor

bitter resentment or ill-will

sophomoric

immature and overconfident, conceited

spontaneous

arising naturally, not planned or engineered in advance