english vocab 10/31

acquit

relieve from an accusation, pronounce not guilty, discharge, exculpate, exonerate

acquittal

exculpation, discharge

complex

having varied interrelated parts, and therefore hard to understand, complicated, hard to understand, complicated, intricate

complexity

difficulty, intricacy

consign

give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over, hand over, commit

consignee

person to whom something it shipped

effrontery

shameless boldness, insolence, gall, temerity, nerve, chutzpah

excruciating

causing great pain or anguish, agonizing, unbearably painful

forbearance

act of refraining, abstaining, leniency, patience

hamper

interfere with, hinder, impede

nettlesome

literally, full of nettles, irritating, causing annoyance or vexation

oblivious

forgetful, unmindful, not aware, unwitting

oblivion

condition of forgotten or unknown, forgetfulness

prodigious

extraordinary in amount or size, enormous, gigantic, huge, colossal

prodigy

person of extraordinary talent or ability, wonder

rejuvenate

make young or youthful again, give new vigor to, reinvigorate, refresh

residue

whatever is left after a part is taken, disposed of, or gone, remainder, rest

residual

remaining after a part is used or taken

salutary

favorable to health, healthful, curative, beneficial, salubrious

scrutinize

examine very closely, inspect, vet

scrutiny

examination, inspection, review

supersede

force out of use, displace, supplant, replace

sweltering

oppressively hot, torrid, sultry

swelter

suffer from oppressive heat

unruffled

not upset or agitated, calm, cool, unflustered, imperturbable, collected

unwieldy

hard to handle because of size or weight, unmanageable, bulky, cumbersome

unwieldiness

bulkiness

withdraw

take back, remove// draw back, go away, retreat, leave

withdrawal

taking back, removal// drawing back, retreat, departure

zany (adj)

having the characteristics of a clown, mildly insane, crazy, clownish, loony

zany (n)

clown, baffoon