trompeter final vocab

dissemble

conceals one’s true motives, feeling, or belief

supersede

take the place of a person or thing that was previously in authority

repudiate

refuse to accept or be associated with

apoplectic

overcome with anger

burly

heavily built; large

hapless

unfortunate/unlucky

homely

unattractive (poor, humbly - house)

jocund

cheerful & LIGHHEARTED

proclivity

a tendency to choose or do something regularly; liking

supercilious

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superiors to others

sycophant

a person who acts spineless and sucks up to someone to gain an advantage

vacous

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence

anachronistic

belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

edify

to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually

effete

affected and over refined (femine)

galvanize

to shock or excite someone into action

paucity

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amount; shortage

colloquial

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

visceral

relating to deep inward feelings rather than intellect (gut feeling)

eschew

deliberately avoid using

malady

disease or aliment

ambiguity

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation

requisite

made necessary by particular circumstances

rudimentary

limited to basic principle/elementary level

ransack

go hurriedly through a place stealing and causing damage

ruminate

think deeply about something

portend

be a sign or warning that something momentous is likely to happen

abjure

solemnly renounce something; reject

firmament

the heavens or the sky, esp when regarded as a tangible thing

exhort

strongly encourage or urge someone to do something

scrumptous

expensive looking, luxury

engender

cause or give rise to a feeling, situation or condition; cause

arduous

involving or requiring strenuous effort, tiring

wrack

to utterly ruin

tremulous

shaking or quivering slightly

solace

comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

primordial

existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval

tumult

a loud, confused, noise, esp one caused by a large mass of people (impossible to understand)

lamentation

the passionate expression of grief or sorrow

putrefy

decaying or rotting of a body or other organic matter that produces a fetid smell

sanguine

blood or red color

fitfully

not regularly; irregularly

adherent

someone who supports a particular party, person, or belief; follower

urbane

courteous and refined in manner (typically abt a man)

aureole

a circle of light or brightness surrounding something; halo

specious

superficially plausible but actually wrong

archaic

very old or old fashioned

sordid

arousing in moral distaste/contempt

geticulate

use gesture, esp dramatic one, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words

tableaux

a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story

mutable

liable to change

myriad

countless or big number

zealot

a person who is extremely passionate in the pursuit of their belief (neg)

vapid

offering nothing stimulating or challenging

invariably

always; in every case or everytime

pugnacious

eager to fight, argue, or quarrel

thwart

to prevent someone from accomplishing something

depreciating

diminish in value over a period of time or belittle something

harnague

a lengthy lecture given to someone in an aggressive and critical manner

drivel

nonsense

obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or action

pernicious

having a harmful effect in a gradual or subtle way

indelible

not able to be forgotten or removed

impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

undulate

move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion

venerable

give a great deal of respect, esp because of age, wisdom, or character

exculapte

show or declare that someone is not guilty

abhor

regard with disgust or hatred

convalescence

time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment

odious

extremely unpleasant

facile

appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities; superficial

vacillates

alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; indecisive

verdant

green with grass or other lively vegetation

dogma

a principle laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true (cant go against it)

incipient

in an initial stage; beginning to happen

erroneously

in a mistaken way, incorrectly

repugnance

intense disgust

precipice

a very steep rock face or cliff

penury

extremely poor or poverty

progeny

a descendant

harrowing

acutely distressing

fastidious

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

ameliorate

make something bad better

evince

reveal the presence of a quality or feeling

counteance

a person’s face or facial expression

repose

a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

poignant

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret (strong emotion)

inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

capitulate

cease to resist an opponent ; surrender

endeavor

to try hard to do or achieve something

capacious

having a lot of space or roomy (mostly talking abut the mind)

acquit

conduct oneself or perform in a specified way

dauntless

showing fearlessness and determination

inure

accustom to someone or something (annoying)

derive

where something or someone come from, origin

peruse

read something carefully or glance to it

foreboding

a feeling something bad will happen, fearful apprehension

ardent

enthusiastic or passionate

vehemence

the display of strong feeling; passion

conjecture

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information