Vocab List 7,8,9 & words from the previous quizzes

aloof

Distant or reserved in manner or social relations

consecutive

Following on after another without interruption

facilitate

To make easier; assist

cumbersome

difficult to handle, unwieldy

impervious

Incapable of being penetrated as by water

lucrative

producing wealth; profitable

nuance

A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning or feeling; gradation

scrutinize

to examine carefully

tedius

Tiresomely long boring or dull

validate

To substantiate; verify

static

Having no motion; being at rest

mishap

an unfortunate accident

obstruct

to block with obstacles

paramount

Of chief concern or importance

glaring

shining intensely

perpetual

lasting for eternity

modify

To change or become changed; alter

immense

Extremely large

antagonize

To provoke hostility in

fleeting

Passing quickly; ephemeral

berate

To scold angrily and at length

cache

An amount of goods or valuables, especially when hidden or kept in a place that is hard to reach

dearth

A scare supply; lack

emulate

To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation

gragarious

seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable

Hubris

overbearing pride; arrogance

malfeasance

misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

obfuscate

To make so confused as to be difficult to understand

rancor

Bitter, long-lasting resentment

refute

To prove to be false or erroneous

repose

The act of resting or the state of being at rest

scrupulous

Conscious; painstaking

tenacious

Extremely persistent; stubborn

sedition

Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state

terse

brief and to the point; concise

vehement

characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion; fervid

wield

To handle (e.g a weapon or tool) especially capably

wry

Humorous in an understating or ironic way

zentih

The point of culmination; acme

abate

To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen

burnish

To polish as if by rubbing

expound

To explain in detail; elucidate

fiippant

Marked by disrespectful casualness or levity

trounce

To defeat decisively

ignoble

Not noble in quality or purpose; base of dishonorable

lexicon

a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary

modicum

A small or token amount

olfactory

Of or relating to he sense of smell

resilient

Able to recover readily, as from misfortune

assert

To state positively

analyze

To make an analysis of

contradict

To assert to be untrue, often by saying the opposite

digress

To stray temporarily, especially from the mai subject in writing or speaking

fastidious

attention to detail

Jurisdiction

The right of the court to hear a particular case; the extent of authority or control

meticulious

Acting with excessive concern for details; extremely precise

obsolete

No longer in use or in effect

pensive

engaged in deep and serious thought

validate

To substantiate verify

stealth

The act of moving, proceeding or acting in a covert way

shrewd

1.) Having or showing a clever awareness, especially in practical matters
2.) Artful, cunning

wane

To show a decreasing illuminated area, as the moon does in passing form from full to new

vexation

The condition of being vexed; annoyance

entreat

To make an earnest request of, plead

relent

To become more lenient or forgiving

dote

To show excessive love or fondness

lamentable

To express grief about; mourn

jest

1.) To make witty remarks
2.) To act in a playful manner

languish

To become downcast, pine

entice

To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure

beguile

To deceive or cheat by quite or charm

commend

1.) To represent as worthy or qualified, recommend
2.) To praise

mock

To treat with ridicule or contempt, deride

taunt

To provoke or deride in a jeering manner

Swain

A young male suitor or lover

changling

A child secretly exchanged for another

loathe

To dislike GREATLY, abhor

concord

Agreement of interests or feelings; accord

mirth

Gladness or gaiety

animate

1.) To give life to
2.) To fill with spirit

discreet

Having or showing prudence or self-restraint in speech or behavior

winsome

Charming; often in a childlike way

didactic

1.) Intended to instruct
2.) Morally instructive

amiable

Friendly, good natured

surmise

To make a judgement about something without sufficient evidence, guess

docile

Easily managed or taught; intractable

reiterate

To say again or repeatedly

vile

Morally depraved, ignoble or wicked

render

1.) To submit or present
2.) To give, provide

aloof

Distant or reserved in manner or social relations

consecutive

Following on after another without interruption

facilitate

To make easier; assist

cumbersome

difficult to handle, unwieldy

impervious

Incapable of being penetrated as by water

lucrative

producing wealth; profitable

nuance

A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning or feeling; gradation

scrutinize

to examine carefully

tedius

Tiresomely long boring or dull

validate

To substantiate; verify

static

Having no motion; being at rest