English Unit 8&10

Animosity

Animosity

(N) A strong dislike; bitter hostility

Apathy

(N) A lack or feeling, emotion, or intrest

Apprehensive

(Adj) Fearful or anxious, especially about the future

Commend

(V) To praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

Compatible

(Adj) Able to get along or work well together; capable of us with some other model or system

Condolence

(N) An expression of sympathy

Consecrate

(V) To make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

Decrepit

(Adj) Old and feeble; worn out, ruined

Deride

(V) To ridicule, laugh at with contempt

Ingenuous

(Adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

Multifarious

(Adj) Having great variety; numerous and diverse

Obsolete

(Adj) Out-of-date, no longer in use

Omnivorous

(Adj) Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

Parsimonious

(Adj) Stingy, miserly; meager, poor small

Quandary

(N) A state of perplexity or doubt

Recalcitrant

(Adj) Stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

Reprisal

(N) An injury done in return for injury

Revel

(V) To take great pleasure in (N) a wild celebration

Stultify

(V) Too make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

Suave

(Adj) Smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

Acquiesce

(v)v To accept without protest; to agree or submit

Allure

(V) To entice, tempt; to be attractive to (N) A strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

Askew

(Adj, Adv) Twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

Blithe

(Adj) Cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

Contentious

(Adj) Quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Covet

(V) To desire something belonging to another

Crestfallen

(Adj) Discouraged, dejected, downcast

Disheveled

(Adj) Rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

Exponent

(N) One who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets (Math) The power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised

Garrulous

(Adj) Given to much talking, tediously chatty

Insuperable

(Adj) Incapable of being overcome

Lamentable

(Adj) To be regretted or pittied

Misnomar

(N) An unsuitable or misleading name

Profess

(V) To affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend

Respite

(N) A period of relief or rest

Retribution

(N) A repayment; a deserved punishment

Sinuous

(Adj) Winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible

Sonorous

(Adj) Full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

Vanguard

(N) The foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field

Wastrel

(N) A wasteful person, spendthrift; a good for nothing