english vocab quiz 1

Abhor

to hate or strongly dislike

Cynical

believing that people are motived by self interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

Pandemonium

uproar; great commotion

Negligent

failing to take proper care fo something

demarch

ruler of political region

supersede

to replace

plebian

common; not extraordinary

dissonant

sounding harsh or disagreeable

insurgent

a revolutionary; someone who take part in a forcible opposition against authorities

misantrophy

hatred of man or mankind

abduct

to take someone against their will

dubious

unclear or uncertain

penultimate

second to last member of a series

necropolis

a city inhabited by the dead

futile

pointless; incapable of resulting in success

bulwark

anything that provide 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

releasing strong or powerful emotion

Juxtapose

to place close together; to closely compare

obsolete

no longer practiced or accepted; out of date

sanctuary

a holy place

dearth

a lack of something; especially something essential or desirable

epizootic

prevailing among animal

zeitgeist

a characteristic of a generation, something that stands out about a generation

philander

to flirt romantically

abbertion

deviation from the norm

omniscient

having unlimited knowledge

pedestrian

lacking excitement, dull, boring

abscission

process of cutting something off in a surgical procedure

chastise

to punish or reprimand

myriad

large indefinite amount or number

gregarious

socially active

heterogeneous

composed of different kind of ingredients

caricature

picture or description that is exaggerated

prodigous

immense, great

pensive

thoughtful;reflective

despondent

extremely sad or disheartened

symbiote

an organism that must form a bond with a different thing 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; ability to produce an echo

inundate

to fill with an overflowing abundance; to flood

antecedent

a thing or event that exist before another

contuse

to bruise by streaking

belligerent

having and demonstrating a loud nature

mediate

to act as a negotiator between two parties

charlatan

liar or fraud

epidermis

outer skin of people or thing

rupture

to separate or break violently

monotheistic

believing in 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 someone who is over flattering

vivacity

the quality of being lively or animated

coddle

to treat as a young child or baby

indelible

incapable of being erased or taken back

perjury

the act of lying under oath

virulent

extremely harmful or dangerous

ebullient

enthusiastic or excited

corroborate

to support or confirm something by using evidence or agreeing

impugn

to attack with arguments or accusation

connotation

an idea or thing that goes along with a word

anecdote

brief account over an interesting event or occurrence

capcious

having plenty of space

fallacy

any unsound or illogical mode of reasoning

predominant

most common, noticeable or powerful

subordinate

lower in rank or position; under control of person or governing body

theocracy

the government being ruled under priest in the name of god or gods

incarnation

someone who embodies spirit, deity or quality

alliteration

a repetition of letters or sound in the beginning of two closely connected words

tedious

boring, dull, taking too long

convalesce

to recover after sickness

innuendo

a implication, suggestion or insinuation

indigenous

someone native to certain place

anachronism

someone existing in the wrong time period

egocentric

selfish or self centered

absolve

to forgive any wrongdoing

flection

the act of bending

Mordacious

biting or prone to biting

derision

mean-spirited mockery

synchronize

to cause to occur at the same time or rate

Onerous

burdensome or oppressive

Bendiction

the act of blessing someone or something

depraved

morally corrupted, wicked

conspicuous 

obvious; easily noticeable

jovial

very happy or pleased

Amicable

friendly/ easily to get along

Betroth

to engage to be married

Drudgery

hard, dull, constant work

Misnomer

a wrongly given name or title

necrology

a list of people who died in a place or time period

cadaverous

resembling a corpse

transitory

existing for only a short time period

nadir

the lowest point

rescind

to revoke

centenary

pertaining to a period of a hundred years