Ketterling 1A/1B Vocabulary Quarter 1

Squalid

marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty

Capitulate

to surrender often after negotiation of terms

Sanctuary

a consecrated place; a place of refuge and protection

Elude

to escape; to evade

Inscrutable

not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood

Enigma

something hard to understand or explain; mysterious

Delusion

a false idea or belief

Purge

to free of impurities

Secular

of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world; non-religious

Uncouth

awkward and socially unacceptable in appearance, manner, or behavior; lacking good manners

Laconic

using or involving the use of a minimum of words

Loquacious

full of excessive talk; garrulous

Candor

the quality of being open, honest, and sincere

Jeopardy

exposure to or imminence of loss or injury; danger

Benign

of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life; harmless

Pugnacious

having a quarrelsome or combative nature; truculent

Dissipate

to break up and drive off

Acquiesce

to accept, agree, or comply usually by staying silent or by not arguing

Denigrate

to attack the reputation of; defame

Rapacious

ravenous; aggressively greedy

Copious

yielding something abundantly; abundant

Obsolete

no longer in use or no longer useful

Palatable

agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities

Vehement

marked by forceful energy; powerful

Fruition

Fulfillment of an effort or desire

Eradicate

to root out, get rid of, destroy completely

Extricate

to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty

Malevolence

the quality or state of having ill intent

Outlandish

strikingly out of the ordinary; bizarre

Ambivalence

simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person, or action

Recalcitrant

stubbornly uncooperative or disobedient

Cogent

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

Affluence

abundance of property; wealth

Astute

mentally sharp or clever

Vindictive

disposed to seek revenge; vengeful

Catharsis

a release of emotional tension primarily through art

Insatiable

incapable of being satisfied

Perpetual

continuing forever; everlasting

Vestige

a trace or evidence of something that once existed

Clandestine

marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy