final english vocab

cadaverous

corpselike, haggard

consign

deliver, send, give out

elocution

public speaking

incorrigible

incapable of being changed

maim

wounded, injure, cripple, mutilate

profuse

plentiful

promulgate

decleration, make public

strident

harsh sound, shrill

subversion

overthrow or undermine

virulent

harmful or spiteful

calumny

false statement

contingency

possibility, chance

impassive

not showing emotions

litigation

related to law, lawsuit

mollify

appease, pacify, soothe

propensity

tendency or ability

recant

take back formally, retract

repudiate

reject, refuse

retaliate

return an injury for an injury, get even

sedentary

sitting still, rarely moving

auspices

approval, support

clandestine

Hidden, concealed, discreet

fervid

intense, enthusiastic

foment

to foster trouble, strife, to stir up

hiatus

a break

reticent

reserved, reluctant,

solicitous

concern, worry, eagerness

temerity

recklessness, boldness, rashness

vestige

hint, remnant, trace of something that no longer exists

vindicate

clear suspicion or blame, justify

differentiate

To tell/know the difference

disparity

difference, unlikeness; inequality

empirical

based on experiment or practical experience

facetious

joking, amusing

officious

to ready to please, praise; unwanted

quiescent

inactivity, quietness; stillness

renounce

to give up or abandon

scathing

harsh or caustic, severe or bitter

testimonial

recommendation or tribute to accomplishments

treatise

formal, written discussion of a subject

Chauvinism

fanatical patriotism; biased belief

devoid

entirely without, empty

cosmopolitan

international; wordly experience

epitome

ideal example, a personality of an entire class

inexorable

unstoppable, unalterable, unchangeable

moot

debateable, resolved

regimen

form of gov., systematic, procedure, regulated system

repository

center for storage

sagacity

keen, sound judgement

tenuous

weak, thin, flimsy

bode

a sign, omen, to portend

burnish

polish, to make shiny by rubbing

coerce

force, compel

esoteric

understood by a few, confidential

guantlet

long, heavy protective glove

mete

give according to measure, to give

misnomer

wrong name, an error in naming

mottled

spots, blotches of different colors

terra firma

solid earth, firm ground

vantage point

position that allows a clear view or understanding

acrimonious

rude, bitter, sharp, lousy in language

anachronism

incorrectly placed, out-dated

atrophy

waste away, wither, weaken

consternation

fear or shock that leaves one confused

desist

to stop doing something, cease, abstain

enigma

mystery, puzzle, riddle, unexplainable

expound

interpret, explain the details

loquacious

fond of talking, talkative

precursor

forerunner, pioneer

voluminous

large, capable of filling volumes