Midterm quack review

vernacular

everyday speech; slang

hiatus

vacation or break

brawn

muscular strength

enhance

intensify; improve

glutton

someone who consumes too much food or drink

obliterate

to destroy completely

artisan

A skilled craftsperson

kindle

to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire

pugnacious

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

copious

abundant; plentiful

sage

a wise person

scrutinize

to examine carefully

benevolent

kindly, charitable

fecund

fertile; productive

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

volatile

highly unstable; explosive

incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

expedite

to make easy, cause to progress faster

amorous

Expressing love or the state of being in love

juxtapose

to place side by side

fabricate

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

discrete

unconnected; separate; distinct

discreet

sneaky; unnoticeable

gullible

easily deceived

induce

cause to happen

nonchalant

cool and confident, unconcerned

reiterate

to say again, repeat

malleable

capable of being shaped

anarchy

(n) a lack of government and law; confusion

Laud

to praise, to extol

coalesce

come together and form one mass or whole

predator

an animal that naturally preys on others.

archaic

very old or old-fashioned

imminent

inessential; not constituting a vital part

extraneous

inessential; not constituting a vital part

squander

to waste

eccentric

unconventional and slightly strange

debunk

to prove wrong

indulgent

yielding to the wishes or demands of others

avarice

greed; desire for wealth

provincial

limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

lucid

clear and easily understood

contrite

feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing

loquacious

(adj.) talkative, wordy; fond of talking

labyrinth

a complicated network of winding passages; a maze

diverse

different; varied

primordial

original; existing from the beginning

incessant

never stopping, going on all the time

superficial

(adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

vibrant

full of energy and enthusiasm

Lacerate

to tear or cut roughly

Fetish

an object of unreasonable obsessive reverence or attention

Tact

skill in dealing with people in difficult situations

Atrophy

to waste away

Exact

to demand and obtain by force or authority

Apex

the highest point

Malevolent

spiteful, showing ill will

Citadel

(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

Phobia

fear

Meander

(v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist

Cerebral

pertaining to the brain

Queue

to form or to wait in line

Impede

To obstruct or interfere with;

Askew

twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

Ornate

(adj.) elaborately decorated; showily splendid

Accolade

tribute; honor; praise

Evade

to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer

Oust

(v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place

Concurrent

happening at the same time; parallel

Verbatim

word for word; exactly as written or spoken