Grade 12 Vocabulary Quiz, Week of 04/07

Sedulous

diligent in application or pursuit

Blithe

lacking due thought or consideration: casual, heedless; of a happy lighthearted character or disposition

Emanate

to come out from a source

Morbid

of, relating to, or characteristic of disease; abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings; grisly, gruesome

Toxicology

a science that deals with poisons and their effect and with the problems involved (such as clinical, industrial, or legal problems)

Rampant

marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint; profusely widespread

Intractable

not easily governed, managed, or directed; not easily manipulated or shaped

Acerbity

The quality of being sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone

Carnivorous

subsisting or feeding on animal tissues

Condign

deserved, appropriate

Juxtapose

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

Martinet

a strict disciplinarian; a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods