VOCAB SET 1-11

Abstain

to choose not to do something

Atrocious

shockingly wicked

Convoy

a group of vehicles traveling together

Curator

A person in charge of a museum

Decipher

to interpret something unknown or unreadable

Diligent

focused and hard working

Duration

The time something lasts

Emboss

to decorate, usually with a raised design

Forcible

with force; powerful

Indict

To accuse of a crime or an offense

Masonry

stone, brick, or tile held together with mortar

Narrate

To give a detailed account or personal story

Pillage

to steal by force, especially as trophies during war

Prattle

Meaningless chatter

Privy

knowing private or secret information

Anxious

fearfully distressed

Bale

A bundle

Clan

a group of people united by a common trait, interest, or relative

Console

To comfort in times of sadness or grief

Dire

Causing fear; dreadful

Endear

To make beloved; to cause to be loved

Hoodwink

To trick by deceiving

Hysteria

overwhelming emotion, usually fear

Overbearing

arrogant and overpowering

Resolute

firmly determined

Revelation

something revealed, often dramatically

Sham

A trick

Solicit

To plead for or request urgently

Stabilizer

a device, substance, or person that prevents unwanted changes

Stagnant

Stale and inactive

Abominable

Horrible; revolting

Boycott

To refuse to buy or use as a form of protest

Breach

To break through or make a hole in

Clad

clothed; dressed in

Decisive

Firmly decided; conclusive

Esteem

great respect; admiration

Eviscerate

to remove the vital parts of, especially internal organs

Garrison

A military post or fort

Legislate

To create laws

Loom

to appear huge and threatening

Lurk

to move in a secretive way

Misgiving

A doubt about something

Shiftless

lazy

Statute

a law or permanent rule enacted by a government or an organization

Unison

harmony; acting at the same time

Chide

to scold

Civic

pertaining to citizenship and living in a community

Clamor

A loud, continuous noise

Conjoin

to join or become joined together

Contusion

A bruise

Deficit

a loss or disadvantage; a lack

Evasive

avoiding attention or danger

Hapless

wretched and unlucky

Hilt

The handle of a tool or weapon, especially a sword

Maintain

To carry on; to continue the existing state

Palsy

paralysis, sometimes in a single area of the body

Pare

to cut away unnecessary parts

Poise

a dignified and self-confident manner

Relevant

related to the present matter; to the point

Unify

to bring together as one

Adage

an old saying that is accepted as true

Adhere

To stick as though glued

Concede

To admit defeat or blame

Defiant

resisting; rebellious

Devise

To come up with a plan in one's mind

Emporium

a place for trading and selling merchandise

Foreman

the leader of a work crew

Innovative

like nothing seen before; new and advanced

Manifest

To become apparent or visible

Necrosis

The death of cells in the body, usually in one area or part

Pneumatic

using air or gas under pressure

Regent

the ruler of a nation, especially while the monarch is gone

Studious

serious and steady in work

Surplus

The excess beyond what is needed

Wrangle

to pull into a herd, as animals

Boon

A benefit; a blessing

Coax

To persuade gently

Corrode

To destroy or be destroyed gradually, as though eaten away

Eccentric

Unusual

Germinate

To sprout and grow

Magnate

a wealthy, powerful person, especially in business

Menace

To threaten with danger

Militia

citizen soldiers, called to serve in emergencies

Nomadic

roaming from place to place

Penal

Relating to punishment

Polarize

To cause groups to cling to opposing ideas

Sate

To fill to satisfaction

Supple

Flexible and graceful

Trait

A feature unique to a certain person or thing

Upbraid

To scold angrily

burnish

to make smooth or shiny by polishing

conquer

to defeat or overcome, especially by force

context

the setting or circumstances surrounding particular words or actions

debut

the first public appearance of something, especially in show business

edition

a version of a book, film, or newspaper from one printing

engaging

intresting

Hemmorrhage

to lose excessively and uncontrollably, especially blood.

heritage

something handed down from one generation to the next

ligament

tough, fiber-like tissue that connects bones and holds organs in place

modulate

to change in pitch, amount, or rate of