Vocab 1-8

Abridged

shortened by use of fewer words; reduced.

Allegory

something written to teach a lesson, fable

Alliteration

repetition of consonant sounds

Anachronism

something out of place in time

Plagiarism

taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

Personification

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

Alleviate

to make more bearable

Contingent

dependent

Assiduous

hard-working

Deplete

to use up

Facetious

to cause laughter

Precocious

mentally advanced

Rustic

rural

Inveigled

tricked

Bovine

cowlike

Elucidation

explanation

Vivacious

full of life

Innate

natural

Aspersion

false charge

Propensity

a natural inclination or tendency

Winced

flinched

Redolent

full of

Nostalgic

having a longing for things past

Propriety

a sense of what is proper or right

Obsequious

suck-up

Placid

calm

Eminent

famous

Contrite

sorry

Truculent

fierce

Perennial

recurring regularly

Infamous

having a bad reputation

Perfunctory

performed without care

Biennal

happening every two years

Adamant

stubborn

Estranged

made strangers

Facade

the face of a building

Panacea

cure-all

Excplicit

definite, clearly stated

Terse

concise

Benign

kindly

Mausoleum

a large tomb

Commuted

substituted a lesser thing for a greater one

Surreptitious

secret, stealthy

Defamation

slander

Discordant

harsh or unpleasant sound

Effigy

a likeness (usually of a hated person)

Lascivious

lustful

Illiterate

unable to read or write

Baffled

confused

Relevant

relating to the matter at hand

Sagacious

wise

Terminate

to bring to an end

Transcend

to rise above

Calligraphy

science of handwriting

Propitious

favorable

Increment

increase

Pandemonium

chaos

Felony

criminal, wicked deed

Criterion

rubric

Remiss

careless

Gouge

to dig out

Virulent

extremely poisonous

Undulation

rising and falling like waves

Entail

need

Retract

to take back

Diatribe

long, abusive speech

Destitution

extreme poverty

Anesthetist

a person trained to administer anesthetics

Wizened

dry, shrunken, wrinkled

Enhance

to improve

Sinister

evil

Cadaverous

resembling a corpse

Repurcussion

reaction to something said or done

Cryptic

secret

Pittance

small portion

Apparition

a ghost or phantom

Pinnacle

highest point

Ostracized

Shut out

Superfluous

unnecessary

Distraught

crazed

Hirsute

hairy, shaggy

Ubiquitous

omnipresent

Exemplary

example-worthy

Querulous

complaining

Indomitable

unconquerable

Circumspect

cautious

Assimilate

make alike

Irreparable

cannot be repaired

Incredulity

disbelief

Renaissance

rebirth

Sedentary

sitting

Avarice

greed

Feasible

possible

Degradation

disgrace

Contentious

arguementative

Obtrusive

intruding

Procrastinator

one who delays or puts off

Improvised

made up without preparation

Hypochondriac

one who thinks he is always sick

Credulous

gullible