Honors English tri 3 final

adjourn

to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

alien

a citizen of another country; foreign, strange

comely

having a pleasing appearance

compensate

to make up for; to repay is services

dissolute

loose in ones morals or behavior

erratic

not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

expulsion

the process of driving or forcing out

feint

a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense

fodder

food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

fortify

to strengthen; build up

illegible

difficult or impossible to read

jeer

to make fun of rudely or unkindly

lucrative

bringing in money;profitable

mediocre

average;ordinary, undistinguished

proliferate

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

subjugate

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

sully

to soil, stain, tarnish,defile,besmirch

tantalize

to tease, torment by teasing

terse

brief and to the point

unflinching

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

abridge

to make shorter

adherent

a follower, supporter

cherubic

resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful,round,or chubby face;sweet and innocent

condone

to pardon or overlook

dissent

to disagree

eminent

famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

exorcise

to drive out by magic; to dispose or something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive.

fabricate

to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

gluttony

engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

irate

angry

marauder

a raider, plunderer

pauper

an extremely poor person

pilfer

to steal in small quantities

rift

a split or break, breach

semblance

a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

surmount

to overcome, rise above

terminate

to bring to an end

trite

commonplace; overused, stale

usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

admonish

to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly

breach

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction.

brigand

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

circumspect

careful, cautious

commandeer

to seize for military or official use.

cumbersome

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

deadlock

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions; to bring to a standstill

debris

scattered fragments, wreckage

diffuse

to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long winded or unfocused.

dilemma

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

efface

to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

muddle

to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; a hopeless mess

opinionated

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones ideas, having a closed mind.

perennial

lasting for a long time, persistent, a plant that lives for many years.

predispose

to incline beforehand

relinquish

to let go; give up

salvage

to save from fire or shipwreck; in property thus saved

spasmodic

sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

spurious

not genuine, not true, not valid

unbridled

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint.

abscond

to run off and hide

access

approach or admittance to places, persons, things, an increase.

anarchy

a lack of government and law

arduous

hard to do; requiring much effort

auspicious

favorable, fortunate

daunt

to overcome with fear, intimidate.

disentangle

to free from tangles or complications

fated

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

hoodwink

to mislead by a trick, deceive

inanimate

not having life; without energy or spirit.

incinerate

to burn to ashes

intrepid

very brave, fearless, unshakable

larceny

theft

pliant

bending readily, easily influenced

pompous

overly self important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

precipice

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

prototype

model or example

rectify

to make right; correct

reprieve

to temporarily relief or delay

revile

to attack with words; call bad names

adieu

a farewell

advent

an arrival; a coming into place

apex

the highest point, tip

assimilate

to absorb fully or make ones own; to adopt as ones own

bogus

false, counterfeit

exorbitant

unreasonably high; excessive

interim

the time between

inundate

to flood, overflow; to overwhelm

malign

to speak evil of; slander

meander

to wander about, wind about, a sharp turn or twist

metropolis

a large city; the chief city of an area

momentous

very important

obstreperous

noisy; unruly, disorderly

pensive

thoughtful; melancholy

perilous

dangerous

shoddy

of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

sprightly

lively, full of life; spicy, flavorfull

surly

angry and bad tempered; rude

tirade

a long, angry speech, usually very critical

vagrant

and idle wanderer, tramp

assurance

a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence