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