Vocab Austin

Quiz #1

Abhor

to hate or strongly dislike.

Cynical

believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

Pandemonium

an uproar; a great commotion.

Negligent

failing to take proper care in doing something.

Demarch

the ruler or leader of a political region.

Supersede

to replace; to take the place of.

Plebeian

common; not extraordinary.

Dissonant

sounding harsh or disagreeable.

Insurgent

one who takes part in forcible opposition to the authorities of a place; a revolutionary.

Misanthropy

the hatred of man or mankind.

Abduct

to carry someone away against his/her will.

Dubious

unclear; uncertain.

Penultimate

the second to last member of a series.

Necropolis

a city inhabited by the deceased.

Futile

pointless; incapable of resulting in success.

Bulwark

anything that provides shelter or defense.

Confide

to reveal in trust or confidence.

Enthralled

captivated, fixated, held under any powerful influence.

Grotesque

ill-proportioned, odd or unnatural in shape or appearance.

Catharsis

the process of releasing any strong or overpowering emotions.

Juxtapose

to place close together; to closely compare.

Obsolete

no longer practiced or accepted; out of date.

Sanction

to approve authoritatively.

Dearth

a lack of something, especially something essential or desirable.

Epizootic

prevailing among animals.

Zeitgeist

the defining characteristics of a generation; the things that stand out about a generation.

Philander

to court a person; to flirt romantically.

Aberration

deviation from the norm.

Omniscient

having unlimited or infinite knowledge.

Pedestrian

lacking excitement, dull, boring.

Abscission

the process of cutting off, as if in a surgical procedure.

Chastise

to punish or reprimand.

Myriad

a large, indefinite number or amount.

Gregarious

socially active; not habitually solitary; friendly.

Heterogeneous

containing dissimilar elements; composed of different kinds of ingredients.

Caricature

a picture or description in which natural features are greatly exaggerated.

Prodigious

immense, great.

Sepulcher

a tomb or burial place.

Despondent

extremely sad or disheartened.

Symbiote

an organism that must form a bond with different living things in order to survive.

Draconian

extremely strict or harsh.

Domicile

the place where one lives.

Oratory

the art of public speaking.

Resonance

the ability to reflect sound; the ability to produce an echo.

Inundate

to fill with an overflowing abundance; to flood.

Antecedent

a thing or event that exists/goes before another.

Contuse

to bruise by striking.

Belligerent

having and demonstrating a loud, expressive nature; aggressive, war-like.

Mediate

to act as a negotiator between two parties.

Charlatan

a liar or a fraud.

Epidermis

the outer skin of a person or thing.

Rupture

to separate or break violently.

Monotheistic

believing in only one god or deity.

Conscientious

governed by good moral standards.

Diminutive

very small in size or stature.

Retrospect

the review of past events or choices/actions.

Unctuous

greasy, oily, describing a person who is overly flattering.

Vivacity

the quality of being lively and/or animated.

Coddle

to treat as a young child or baby.

Indelible

incapable of being erased or taken back.