Vocab Units 1-9 Klein LHS

drudgery

work that is hard and tiresome

envoy

a representative or messenger (as of a government)

escalate

to elevate; to increase in intensity

expedient

a means to an end. advantageous, useful

feign

to pretend

flair

a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style

grievous

causing sorrow or pain; serious

het

horde

a vast number (as of people); a throng

impel

to force, drive foward

incredulous

disbelieving, skeptical

inscribe

to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list

monologue

a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person

prognosis

a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

rasping

with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound

repugnant

offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

scuttle

to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry. a pail

assurance

a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

asylum

an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety

console

to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control pannel for an electrical or mechanical device

dilate

to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

dross

refuse, waste products

dwindle

to lessen. diminish

flippant

lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

immunity

resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

institute

to establish, set up. organization that promotes learning

liability

a debt; something disadvantageous

preposterous

ridiculous, senseless

pugnacious

quarrelsome, fond of fighting

rabid

furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies

realm

a kingdom; a region or field of study

rejuvenate

to make young again to make like new

remunerate

to reward, pay, reimburse

sparse

meager, scant; scattered

sterling

genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

a risky or daring undertaking, to expose to danger, to dare

warp

to twist out of shape. an abnormality

abscond

to run off and hide

access

approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase. to get at, obtain

anarchy

a lack of government and law; confusion

arduous

hard to do requiring much effort

auspicious

favorable; fortunate

daunt

to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

disentangle

to free from tangles or complications

fated

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

hoodwink

to mislead by a trick, swindle

inanimate

not having a life; without energy or spirit

incinerate

to burn to ashes

intrepid

very brave, fearless, unshakable

larceny

theft

pliant

bending readily; easily influenced

pompous

overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

precipice

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

prototype

an original model on which later versions are patterned

rectify

to make right, correct

reprieve

a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

revile

to attack with words, call bad names

admonish (v.)

to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

breach (n.)(v.)

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction. to create an opening, break through

brigand (n.)

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

circumspect (adj.)

careful, cautious

commandeer (v.)

to seize for military or official use

cumbersome (adj.)

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

deadlock (n.) (v.)

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or frations. to bring to such a standstill

debris(n.)

scattered fragments, wreckage

diffuse

to spread or scatter, freely or widely. wordy, long-winded, scattered or widely spread

dilemma

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

efface

to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed

muddle

to make a mess of, muddle through, to get by. a hopeless mess

opinionated

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

perennial

lasting for a long time, persistent. a plant that lives for many years

predispose

to incline to beforehand

relinquish

to let go, give up

salvage

to save form fire or shipwreck. property thus saved

spasmodic

sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

spurious

not genuine, not true, not valid

unbridled

lacking in restraint

fab'ricate

(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

glu'ttony

(n.) engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

rift

a split, break, breach

sem'blance

(n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

surmount'

to overcome, rise above

ter'minate

to bring to an end

alterca'tion

an angry argument

pau'per

an extremely poor person

cheru'bic

(adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

condone'

to pardon or overlook

dissent'

(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement

em'inent

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

ex'orcise

(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

adher'ent

(n.) a follower, supporter; (adj.) attached, sticking to

maraud'er

a raider, plunderer

irate'

angry

abridge'

to make shorter

trite

(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale

pil'fer

to steal in small quantities

adjourn'

v. to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

a'lien

a citizen of another country; foreign, strange

com'ely

adj. not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable