ELA midterm

ela midterm, 9th grade,

augment

to make larger, increase

benevolent

kindly, charitable

craven

cowardly

diffident

shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

extant

still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

ingenuous

innocent, simple; frank, sincere

intimation

a hint, indirect suggestion

jeopardy

danger; peril

muse

to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

nonchalant

cool and confident, unconcerned

plod

to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

suppress

to stop by force, put down

vociferous

loud and noisy; compelling attention

ambidextrous

able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

culinary

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

dearth

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

extirpate

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

gibe

to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn

holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

inclement

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

omniscient

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

pungent

causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

rampant

growing without check, running wild

squalid

filthy, wretched, debased

suave

smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

adroit

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

artifice

a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

bequeth

to give or pass on as an inheritance

clemency

mercy

comprise

to include or contain; to be made up of

discern

to see clearly, recognize

implicate

to involve in; to connect with or be related to

multifarious

having great variety; numerous and diverse

opulent

wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

redress

to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

scrupilous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

truculent

(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

venal

open to or marked by bribery or corruption