Ellinger Vocab for Final

Units 8-17 of vocab to study

parse

(v.) - analyze by breaking into parts

Spelling Word: grateful

Rapport

(n.) - harmonious or sympathetic relation

Spelling Word: truly

pecuniary

(adj.) - of or relating to money; requiring payment of money

Spelling Word: intelligence

cavort

(v.) - behave in a festive or high-spirited manner

Spelling Word: noticeable

Cajole

(v.) - persuade with flattery, appeals, or soothing words

Spelling Word: Occurrence

Contraband

(n.) - smuggled goods

Spelling Word: abnormal

perpetuate

(v.) - to making something continue indefinitely (positive or negative)

Spelling Word: rhythm

Innate

(adj.) - inborn, native, inherent

Spelling Word: bizarre

insinuate

(v.) - suggest or hint at something negative

Spelling Word: peculiar

dichotomy

(n.) - a contrast between two things that are entirely different

wily

(adj.) - sly; clever and deceiving

Spelling Word: Nutritious

Affluent

(adj.) - having a great deal of money, wealthy

Spelling Word: unnecessary

Elude

(v.) - evade, escape

spelling word: coyote

Harbinger

(n.) - person or things that comes before a specific event

spelling word: surprise

integral

(adj.) - necessary for completeness

Spelling word: insomnia

poignant

(adj.) - strongly felt; usually sadness

Spelling Word: knot

enigma

(n.) - puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

spelling word: mnemonic

flourish

(v.) - grow vigorously

Spelling word: proletariat

xenophile

(n.) - a person who likes foreigners or foreign things

Spelling Word: icicle

nascent

(adj.) = beginning to exist or develop

Spelling word: Sphere

redundant

(adj.) - not needed or useful; unnecessary

Spelling Word: Accommodate

meticulous

(adj.) - great attention to detail

Spelling Word: technique

Rudimentary

(adj.) - involving or limited to basic principles

Spelling Words: embarrass

pyrrhic

(adj.) - describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

Spelling Word: advantage

laconic

(adj.) - using as few words as possible when speaking

Spelling Word: queue

manifesto

(n.) - a public declaration of beliefs

Spelling Word: Abhorrent

incessant

(adj.) - continuing without interruption; unending

Spelling word: assurance

paradigm

(n.) - widely accepted truths or beliefs; a typical pattern or model

Spelling Word: abominable

Futile

(adj.) - ineffective, useless, or not successful

Spelling Word: adolescence

Epiphany

(n.) - moment of great or sudden revelation

spelling word: disguise

galvanized

(v.) stimulate or startle into activity

spelling word: accelerate

voracious

(adj.) - craving or consuming large amounts; avid

Spelling Word: Obviously

Proliferate

(v.) - increase in number or spread rapidly

ostensible

(adj.) appearing to be true, but not actually true

spelling word: purpose

ambiance

(n.) - atmosphere or mood of a place

Spelling Word: Sleuth

Subterfuge

(n.) - a plan used to trick or deceive

Spelling Word: quiet

Extirpate

(v.) - pull up or remove, as if by the roots

spelling word: possession

propensity

(n.) - natural tendency or inclination

Spelling Word: technician

onus

(n.) - difficult or disagreeable task, burden or obligation

Spelling Word: surgeon

Attrition

(n.) - the action of wearing down resistance

Spelling Word: tremor

rogue

(adj./n.) - a dishonest person; deviating from the norm

Spelling Word: Martyr

Empathy

(n.) - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

spelling word: Tyranny

inculcate

(v.) -implant by repeated statement; cause someone to accept an idea

spelling word: dumbbell

panacea

(n.) - a remedy for ills or difficulties

Spelling Word: cynical

risible

(adj.) - provoking laughter; worthy of laughter

Spelling Word: Assertive

Perfidy

(n.) the act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow; betrayal

Spelling Word: intuition

Conundrum

(n.) - a confusing or difficult problem or question

Speling word: Reputable

Sallow

(adj.) - grayish greenish yellow color suggesting sickliness

Spelling Word: spontaneous

hubbub

(n.) - a loud mixture of sound or voices; activity

ruminate

(v.) - to think again and again, to muse, to mediate, ponder, reflect

Caterwaul

(v.) - to protest or complain noisily

Spelling Word: embellish

Vim

(n.) - Power, force, energy, activity, vigor

slugabed

(n.) one who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard

Spelling Word: Miniature

troglodyte

(n.) - one who is regarded as out of date, reclusive reactionary, or brutish; also a cave dweller

Spelling Word: handkerchief

Legerdemain

(n.) - a display of skill, trickery, or artful deception

Spelling Word: camouflage

Motley

(adj.) - incongruously varied in appearance or character

Spelling Word: preferable

verbicide

(n.) - the act of or the person who willfully distorts the original meaning of a word

Spelling Word:Tedious

prattle

(v.) - to babble; to talk without meaning

Spelling Word: Caribbean

bequest

(n.) -something left to someone in a will; a legacy

Spelling Word: chauffeur

indolent

(adj.) - inclined to avoid exertion; lazy

Spelling Word: Fluorescent

Crony

(n.) - a close friend or companion

Spelling Word: Glamorous

Extrude

(v.) - to force out, as through as small opening

spelling word: liaison

rakish

(adj.) - smart, jaunty; dashing

Spelling Word: irresistible

Futz

(n./v.) - to pass time in idleness

a fool, simpleton

Spelling word: Heir

Gravitas

(n.) - high seriousness

Spelling Word: Transmitter

Bivouac

(n./v.) - an encampment \*usually military; to make camp

Spelling Word: Disease

lackadaisical

(adj.) lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest; listless

Spelling Word: formidable

Stymie

(v.) - hinder, block, or thwart

Spelling Word: Convenience

Foment

(v.) - instigate or foster \*discord, rebellion, etc; promote the growth or development of

Spelling Word: Pavilion

boondoggle

(n./v.) - work; to do work of little or no value merely to look busy

Spelling Word: Profession

denoument

(n.) - the final outcome or solution to a story

Spelling word: Legacy