Vocab midterm Study Guide

Units 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B

Adulterate

(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value * synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully * acronyms: purify, purge, expurgate

Ambidextrous

(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; decietful, hypocritical * synonyms: versatile, facile * clumsy, all thumbs, maladriot

Augment

(v.) to make larger, increase * synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify * antonyms: decrease, diminish

Bereft

(adj.) deprive of; made unhappy through a loss * synonyms: bereaved * acronyms: replete, well provided

Deploy

(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up * synonyms: station, organize

Dour

(adj.) stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored * synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine * acronyms: cheering, inviting, genial

Fortitude

(n.) courage in facing difficulties * synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle * antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

Gape

(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide * synonyms: gawk, ogle

Gibe

(v.) (n.) to utter taughting words; an expression of scorn * synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer * antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise

Guise

(n.) an external appearance, cover, mask * synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

Insidious

(adj.) intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous * synonmys: cunning, underhanded, perfidious * antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

Intimation

(n.) a hint; indirect suggestion * synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

Opulent

(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose * synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant * antonyms: povery-stricken, wretched, destitute

Pliable

(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced * synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient * antonyms: rigid, in flexible,recalcitrant

Reiterate

(v.) to say again, repeat * synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate

Stolid

(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive * synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic * antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

Tentative

(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant * synonyms: provisional, inconclusive * antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

Unkempt

(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude * synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough * antonyms; well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

Verbatim

(adj.) (adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken * synonyms: exact; precisely * antonyms: paraphased

Warily

(adj.) cautiously, with great care * synonyms: carefully, prudently * antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

adroit

(adj.): Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.

amicable

(adj.): peaceable, friendly

averse

(adj.): having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

belligerent

(adj.): given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

benevolent

(adj.): kindly, charitable

cursory

(adj.): hasty, not thorough

duplicity

(n): treachery, deceitfulness

extol

(v): to praise extravagantly

feasible

(adj.): possible, able to be done

grimace

(n): a wry face, facial distortion;

holocaust

(n): a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

impervious

(adj.): not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

impetus

(n): a moving force, impulse, stimulus

jeopardy

(n): danger

meticulous

(adj): extremely careful about small details. syn: careful, wary. ant: careless, sloppy.

nostalgia

(n): a longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

(n): the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

retrogress

(v): to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

scrutinize

(v): to examine closely

tepid

adj): lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence or interest

Adversary

(n)- An enemy, opponent \[syn\]- antagonist, rival, foe

Alienate

(v)- To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey \[syn\]- separate, drive apart, estrange

Artifice

(n)- A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery \[syn\]- ruse, stratagem, contricance

Coerce

(v)- To compel, force \[syn\]- pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain

Craven

(adj)- Cowardly (n)- A coward \[syn\]- ((adj)): fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous

Culinary

(adj)- Of or related to cooking or the kitchen

Delete

(v)- To erase, wipe out, cut out \[syn\]- remove, cancel, expunge

Demise

(n)- A death, especially of a person in a lofty position \[syn\]- decease, passing away

Exhilarate

(v)- To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to \[syn\]- stimulate, excite, gladden

Fallow

(adj)- Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow (n)- Land left unseeded (v)- To plow but not seed \[syn\]- ((adj)): unproductive, inert, dormant

Harass

(v)- To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks \[syn\]- annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

Inclement

(adj)- Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action \[syn\]- blustery, tempestuous, implacable

Muse

(v)- To think about in a dreamy way, ponder \[syn\]- meditate, contemplate, daydream

Negligible

(adj)- So unimportant that it can be disregarded \[syn\]- trivial, inconsequential, insignificant

Perpetuate

(v)- To make permanent or long lasting \[syn\]- continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely

Precedent

(n)- An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action \[syn\]- guide, tradition, model

Punitive

(adj)- Inflicting or aiming at punishment \[syn\]- penalizing, retaliatory

Redress

(v)- To set right, remedy (n)- Relief from wrong or injury \[syn\]- ((v)): rectify, correct, mitigate

Sojourn

(n)- A temporary stay (v)- To stay for a time \[syn\]- ((n)): visit, stopover, brief stay

Urbane

(adj)- Refined in manner or style, suave \[syn\]- elegant

affiliated

associated, connected

ascertain

to find out

attainment

to accomplish, the act of achieving

bequeath

to give or pass as an inheritance

cogent

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

converge

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

disperse

to scatter; spread far and wide

esteem

to regard highly, a highly favorable opinion or judgement

expunge

to erase, obliterate, destroy

finite

having limits, lasting for a limited time

invulnerable

not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

nonchalant

cool and confident, unconcerned

omniscient

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

panacea

a remedy for all ills; cure all; an answer to all problems

malevolent

spiteful, showing ill will

scrupulous

exact, careful, attending to details; having high moral standards, principles

skulk

to move about stealthily; to lie hidden

supercilious

proud and contemptous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

uncanny

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

venial

easily excused; pardonable