2023 G11 Lit Voc.

incinerate

(v.) to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate

grave

(adj.) serious or solemn; sober

pneumatic

(adj.) operated by air or by the pressure or exhaustion of air

solemn

(adj.) characterized by dignified or serious formality, as proceedings; of a formal or ceremonious character

bigotry

(adj.) stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.

unmitigated

(adj.) not softened or lessened (emotions)

dilate

(v.) to make wider or larger; cause to expand

piety

(n.) reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations

magnanimous

(n.) high-minded; noble

siege

(n.) the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.

senile

(adj.) showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease

spastic

(adj.) characterized by spasm; awkward or clumsy

corpse

(n.) dead body.

orchestrate

(v.) to arrange or manipulate, especially by means of clever or thorough planning or maneuvering

meek

(adj.) humbly patient or quiet in nature, as under provocation from others

addled

(adj.) confused, especially mentally

ditch

(v.) to get rid of or give up on something or someone without their knowledge or consent probably when you are tired.

fidelity

(adj.) strict observance of promises, duties, etc.

scathing

(adj.) bitterly severe, as a remark

crucifix

(n.) a cross with the figure of Jesus crucified upon it.

punitive

(adj.) serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment.

retribution

(n.) something given or inflicted in such requital (revenge).

clemency

(n.) an act or dead showing mercy or leniency.

quarry

(n.) an animal or bird hunted or pursued; any object of search, pursuit, or attack.

ludicrous

(adj.) causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable.

magnanimity

(n.) generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness.

corporal

(n.) of the human body; bodily; physical

patina

(n.) a similar film or coloring appearing gradually on some other substance.

androgynous

(adj.) being neither strictly male nor strictly female, often possessing physical sex traits of both.

rabbi

(n.) a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher.

refractive

(adj.) the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.

ghetto

(n.) a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social pressures or economic hardships.

racket

(n.) an organized illegal activity, such as bootlegging or the extortion of money from legitimate business people by threat or violence.

haloed

(adj.) a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.

festooned

(adj.) to decorate sb or sth with flowers for celebration.

vertigo

(n.) a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.

balderdash

(n.) senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.

tootle

(n.;v.) to move or proceed in a leisurely way

mosaic

(n.) a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.

snot

(n.) mucus from the nose.

steer

(n.) male cow, ox, raised for beef

gaily

(adj.) with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully.

jiggle

(v.) to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.

dismantle

(v.) to disassemble or pull down; take apart

extrapolate

(v.) to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.

sinuous

(adj.) having many curves, bends, or turns; winding

blob

(n.) a globule of liquid; bubble

acrimonious

(adj.) caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.

madrigal

(n.) a lyric poem suitable for being set to music, usually short and often of amatory character, especially fashionable in the 16th century and later, in Italy, France, England, etc.

atrocity

(n.) something that is extremely shocking wicked, cruel, brutal

gob

(n.) a mass or lump.

dinky

(n.) small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby

shrill

(adj.) high-pitched and piercing in sound quality

delouse

(v.) to free of lice; remove lice from.

scalding

(adj.) to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam

telepathy

(n.) communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception

listlessly

(adv.) having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent

clerical error

(n.) a mistake made in copying or writing out a document.

lethargic

(adj.) of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic

lament

(v.) to feel or express sorrow or regret for

swoon

(v.) to faint; lose consciousness

preposterous

(adj.) completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; utterly foolish; absurd; senseless

ardently

(adv.) having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling, passionate, fervent

booty

(n.) spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage

lynch

(v.) to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority

repercussion

(n.) an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action.

deodorant

(n.) an agent for destroying odors.

gibberish

(n.) meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.

baffle

(v.) to confuse, bewilder, or perplex.

epitaph

(n.) a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site

myriad

(adj.) a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things

lugubrious

(adj.) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

impresario

(n.) a person who organizes or manages public entertainment, especially operas, ballets, or concerts.

patronizing

(adj.) displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner

exult

(v.) to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant

floridly

(adv.) flowery; excessively ornate; showy

ascertain

(v.) to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine

amoretti

(n.) a little cupid

palpate

(v.) to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness

abominable

(adj.) repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome

stagger

(v.) to walk, move, or stand unsteadily

reel

(v.) to sway about in standing or walking, as from dizziness, intoxication, etc

acronym

(n.) a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word.

britches

(n.) trousers.

gallows

(n.) execution by hanging.

elastic

(adj.) capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded.

toboggan

(n.) a long, narrow, flat-bottomed sled made of a thin board curved upward and backward at the front, often with low handrails on the sides, used especially in the sport of coasting over snow or ice.

bucolic

(adj.) of, relating to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.

stockyard

(n.) a yard for livestock.

radiator

(n.) any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes.

ravenous

(adj.) extremely hungry; famished; voracious.

diffident

(adj.) restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.

rap

(v.) to knock smartly or lightly, especially so as to make a noise.

shabby

(adj.) inferior; not up to par in quality, performance, etc.

lumber

(v.) to move clumsily or heavily, especially from great or ponderous bulk

paranoid

(adj.) baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others

cracked

(adj.) eccentric; mad; daffy

halitosis

(n.) bad breath

lugubriously

(adv.) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

impudent

(adj.) of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery