English l midterm Vocab 1-8

To Admonish

V. To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly

To efface

V. To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

Cumbersome

Adj. Clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving

Perennial

Adj. lasting a long time, persistent, continually recurring

Unbridled

Adj. Lacking in restraint

Audacious

Adj. Confident, daring, and bold… willing to take risks

To allude to

V. To refer to an indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Dissolute

Adj. Loose in one’s morals or behavior

A jeer or To jeer

N. or V. A rude remark or derision/ to ridicule or mock

To Subjugate

V. To conquer by force, bring under complete control

Terse

Adj. Brief and to the point

An Odyssey

N. A long eventful journey, a complicated quest

To empathize

V. The ability to understand another person’s thoughts and feelings in a situation from their point of view rather than your own

To sidle

V. To move sideways in a slow secretive manner to avoid being noticed or drawing attention to ones self; to sidle suggests to move with apprehension

Cherubic

Adj. Resembling and angel; sweet and innocent

Eminent

Adj. Famous, outstanding, distinguished.

Gluttony

N. Engaging in extreme eating or drinking, greedy, overindulgence

Irate

Adj. To be intensely angry, to have wrath, fury, rage

pauper

N. an extremely poor person

Gregarious

Adj. Friendly, outgoing, and comfortable in social situations

Tact

N. Sensitivity in dealing with others and difficult issues. Knowing what to do and say in order to maintain harmony

abscond

V. Sneaky quiet, (abscond with someone) to leave hurriedly or sneaky, theft

Arduous

Adj. difficult, hard to do requires a lot of effort

intrepid

Adj. brave, fearless, very brave, unshakable

pompous

Adj. prideful overly self important in speech and manner, excessively, irritatingly grand

exploit

V. manipulating someone in someway that benifits you, to make full use of it

hubris

N. brag, excessive pride that can lead to conflict

cohort

Adj. a group of people who have something in common

repreive

N. a temporary releif or delay

venerate

V. to regard with great respect

delectable

Adj. greatly pleasing (delicious) used with taste

duplicity

N. diliberate deception or trickery by speaking or acting two different ways concerning the same matter

guiless

Adj. free of slyness, craftiness, simple and innocent

overt

Adj. something that can be seen, very obvious

Aspire

V. have an ambitious plan or lofty goal

Jaunty

Adj. cheerful, livley or self confident

Quandary

N. a state of uncertainty between different options

renegade

N./Adj. someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

tumultous

Adj. Loud, Excited, Chaotic, Chaotic emotions

emulate

V. to match or surpass a person or acheivment, especially to copy an acheivment

Arbitrary

Adj. unreasonable, based on ones wishes or whims without regard for fairness or reason

Exodus

N. a large scale departure or flight due to negative factors

Morose

Adj. having a gloomy or sullen manner not friendly or sociable

incorrigible

Adj. not able to be corrected

Paramount

Adj. chief in importance, above all others

fastidious

Adj. very attentive to detail and accuracy, excesivly picky or hard to please

Flippant

Adj. lacking in seriousness, disprespectful

pugnacious

Adj. quarrelsome, fond of fighting

remmunerate

V. to reward, pay, reimburse

xenophobia

N. the fear or hatred of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange

feign

V. to pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury

Temperance

N. the skill of having self restraint/ moderation in action, thought, feeling appetite, or passion