Vocab Mountain Group 18

Abet

(verb) - Assist or encourage, usually in wrongdoing

Accessible

(adjective) - Clear; capable of being understood

Acquisitive

(adjective) - Eager to acquire and possess things

Amalgamate

(verb) - Merge or combine two or more things

Attenuate

(verb) - Weaken or lessen in force or thickness

Augment

(verb) - Increase or make larger

Aversion

(noun) - An intense or definite dislike

Blithe

(adjective) - Showing indifference

Contempt

(noun) - The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior

Dawdle

(verb) - Move slowly and without purpose

Deflect

(verb) - Change the direction or course of something; make someone deviate

Discount

(verb) - Regard something as being unimportant or incorrect

Dissident

(noun) - One who disagrees or opposes authority

Efficacious

(adjective) - Producing the desired effect; successful

Equitable

(adjective) - Characterized by fairness and justice

Erratic

(adjective) - Unpredictable and inconsistent

Industrious

(adjective) - Hard-working and persistent

Inform

(verb) - Give form or character to something or someone

Irksome

(adjective) - Causing annoyance or irritation

Manacle

(verb) - (used figuratively) Restrain, limit, or secure something

Modest

(adjective) - Unassuming about one’s abilities or not boastful

(adjective) - Limited in quantity or amount

Noxious

(adjective) - Harmful; injurious

Pernicious

(adjective) - Causing harm in a subtle way; deadly

Predicament

(noun) - A challenging or awkward situation

Proficient

(adjective) - Good at something; skilled

Prolix

(adjective) - Using an excessive amount of words; long-winded

Scorn

(verb) - Express strong disapproval or contempt for

(noun) - A feeling or display of contempt or disdain

Subordinate

(adjective) - Having a lower rank; less important

(verb) - Treat as of less value or importance
(noun) - A person who is under or less important than another

Unseemly

(adjective) - Not proper or in good taste

Veritable

(adjective) - (used to emphasize something) True; genuine