Comp Vocab Quarter 3

prudent

cautious; discreet; excercising good judgment

emphatic

forcibly expressive

incessant

countinuing without interruption; nonstop

malcontent

dissatifised with exsiting conditions

eloquent

extremely expressive in speech, writing, or movement

choleric

hot-tempered; quick to anger

dogmatic

characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant, assertion of opinions or beliefs

pandemic

widespread; general

philippic

a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language; a tirade

wince

to flinch

logistics

the management of the details of an operation

eminent

standing out, renowned; distinguished; prominent

diffident

lacking self-confidence; timid

latent

laying hidden or undeveloped; pontential

cryptic

having an ambiguous or hidden meaning

idyllic

charming in a rustic way: naturally peaceful

maim

to disable or disfigure, to cripple

menagerie

a collection of live wild animals on exhibit

lieu

instead of; in place of

loiter

hang around; linger

amplify

to make longer, louder, or more powerful

atypical

not typical, abnormal

abyss

bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void

adjunct

something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant

bereave

to be left alone, especially through the death of another

cajole

to wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn’t want to

certify

to confirm formally; verify

deduce

to come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence

emulate

to attempt to equal or surpass; especially through imitation

evoke

to summon forth, call to mind, awaken, produce, suggest

idiosyncrasy

a behavioral quirk; a person’s idea about behavior different from others

lexicon

a dictionary; vocabulary terms used in or of a particular profession, subject or style

pedestrian

ordinary; moving on foot

pinion

bind the wings so as not to fly; confine

waffel

to speak or write evasively; to not commit

writhe

to cause to twist or bend; to suffer acutely, as in pain or embarrassment

impair

to cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality

kismet

fate

mete

to distribute by or as if by measure; allot

nullify

to make useless; cancel; undo

egg

to encourage or incite to action

elocution

to art of public speaking

embroil

to involve in argument or hostile action; to throw in disorder

enhance

to improve; to intensify

carrion

dead and rotting flesh

cavalier

casual; carefree and nonchalant; arrogant disregard

deploy

to arrange strategically

edification

enlighten; instruct

rhetoric

the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; over-elaborate language

peccadillo

a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense

augment

to make or become greater

ebullience

enthusiastic; bubbling with excitement

frank

straightforward; open and sincere in expression

gambit

to take a risk for some advantage

gullible

easily cheated or fooled

influx

a mass arrival or incoming; a continuous coming

diverse

different; varied

exodus

a mass departure

coerce

to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him

continuum

a continuous whole without division

abide

to remain; continue; stay; endure

aesthetic

having to do with artistic beauty

abash

to make ashamed or uneasy

abate

to reduce

ancillary

helping; providing assistince

bauble

a small, inexpensive trinket

palpable

capable of being touched or felt

circumspect

cautious; heedful of situations and potential consequences

sedentary

characterized by or requiring much sitting; accustomed to little exercise

ambulatory

of or for walking; capable of walking

predatory

victimizing or destorying others for one’s own gain; pillaging

tawdry

gaudy and cheap in appearace or nature

intrepid

fearless; bold

jaunt

a short pleasure trip

languid

lacking energy; weak; showing little interest in anything

lithe

bending easliy and gracefully

terse

brief and to the point; concise

travail

strenuous physical or mental labor or effort; the labor of childbirth

mawkish

excessivley and objectivley sentimental

pliable

receptive to change; easily persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twisted

replete

full or supplied to the utmost; gorge

baleful

theatening hurtful; malignant; omnious

vent

a means to escape or release; an outlet; a small hole

armament

miliatry supplies and weapons; the process of arming for war

defunct

dead or inactive; having ceased to exist

skullduggery

trickery; underhandedness

abstract

difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical

raffish

cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry; disreputable

adroit

skillful; deft

succint

breif and to the point; concise and terse

idolatry

blind or excessive devotion to do something

accountable

expected to answer for one’s actions; responsible, liable, answerable

symmetry

exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line

ostensible

appearing as such; ofered as genuine or real

curosory

rapid and superficail; preformed with haste and scant attention to detail

pencuniary

consiting of or relating to money

lackadaisical

showing lack of intrest

presentiment

a sense that something is about to occur; a premonition

corpulent

fat; obese

circumvent

to surround; enclose; bypass