Ela vocab test

Banal

hackneyed, trite, commonplace

Belabor

to work on excessively

Coherent

holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensive; meaningful

Congeal

to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

Emulate

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

Germane

relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

Insatiable

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

Substantiate

to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

Taciturn

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Tenable

capable of being held or defended

Accost

to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

Avid

desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager

Brackish

having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

Halcyon

a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful, happy, golden; prosperous, affluent

Incendiary

deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to make people mad one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist

Myopic

nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment

Overt

open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

Sacrilege

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

Summarily

without delay or formality; briefly, concisely

Talisman

an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet

Articulate

to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words expressed clearly and forcefully

Cavort

to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Credence

belief, mental acceptance

Decry

to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Dissemble

to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Distraught

very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Eulogy

a formal statement of commendation; high praise

Evince

 to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Exhume

to remove from a grave; to bring to light

Feckless

lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable