All Vocab

Aberration

n. the act of departing from right, normal, or usual course

Adjacent

adj. lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; adjoining

Deportment

n. demanor, conduct; behavior

Inconspicuous

adj. not noticeable or prominent

Inordinately

adj. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive

Invective

adj. an insulting or abusive word or expression

Libel

n. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures

Obstreperous

adj. noisy and difficult to control

Rudiment

n. the elements or first principles of a subject

Unfathomable

adj. not able to be completely understood; incomprehensible

Ambidextrous -adj.

Equally skillful with each hand

Degradation -n.

A state of low honor or moral character

Detached -adj.

Showing lack of emotional involvement

Devoid -adj.

Completely wanting or lacking

Expunge -v.

Remove by erasing or crossing our ot as if by drawing a line

Formidable -adj.

Extremely impressive in strength or excellence

Infallible -adj.

Never wrong

Scrutiny -n.

The act of examining something closely, as for mistakes

Stifle -v.

Hold back; suppress

Venerable -adj.

Impressive on account of age or historic associations

assuage

v. to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm

malevolent

adj. showing a desire to harm another

erratic

adj. acting in a way that is not regular or expected

fractious

adj. causing trouble

scuppernongs

n. a type of grape native to the southern part of the United States

asinine

adj. stupid or silly

benign

adj. not causing harm

impudent

adj. to be shamelessly bold and disregard others, rude, disrespectful

dismemberment

n. the act of cutting off a person’s or animal’s limbs

taciturn

adj. almost always silent