Honors world Lit midterm Vocab!

ascertain

to find out

adversary

an enemy, opponent

artifice

a skillful or ingenious device

accede

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

adroit

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

adulterate

to corrupt

benevolent

kindly, charitable

craven

cowardly

cogent

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

chivalrous

marked by honor

dearth

a lack, famine

destitute

deprived of the necessities of life

discrepancy

A difference; a lack of agreement

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness

extirpate

to tear up by the roots

feasible

possible, able to be done

fortitude

courage in facing difficulties

gibe

utter taunting words

guise

disguise, mask

infallible

free from error, dependable

indomitable

unconquerable, refusing to yield

invulnerable

not able to be wounded or hurt

insidious

deceive or entrap, treachery

martinet

strict disciplinarian

nonchalant

cool and confident, unconcerned

obviate

to anticipate, prevent; to remove

punitive

inflicting punishment

panacea

a remedy for all ills

precedent

an example

quintessence

the purest essence

redress

to set right, remedy

repose

to rest, relaxation,

reiterate

to say again

renegade

outlaw, traitorous

suppress

stop by force

squalid

filthy, debased

stolid

not easily moved mentally or emotionally, unresponsive

skulk

move stealthily

tepid

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, uninterested

truculent

fierce and cruel; aggressive

turbulent

disorderly, violent, stormy

urbane

refined in manner or style, suave

virulent

extremely poisonous, full of malice

venal

marked by bribery or corruption

vociferous

loud and noisy