Spelling Test!! March 1-31 (copy)

Abhor

To hate very much, to detest utterly

Abridge

To shorten

Abstruse

Hard to understand

Copius

Abundant, plentiful

Tenacious

Tough, stubborn, not letting go

Voracious

Eager to consume great amounts of food

Gregarious

Sociable

Alienate

To estrange

Amplify

To make larger, louder

Appalling

Filling with dismay, causing horror

Arduous

Hard, difficult, tiresome

Badger

To tease, annoy, harass persistently

Dauntless

Fearless

Defame

To take away a good name

Dilemma

A difficult situation where one must choose between unfavorable choices

Nonplussed

Totally puzzled

Flummoxed

Totally confused or puzzled

Pundit

An authority or expert on a subject

Limelight

The center of attention

Masticate

To grind food down with the teeth

Cogitate

To think over clearly, to consider with care

Reverberate

To echo repeatedly or bounce back and forth

Gape

To stare with a wide-open mouth

Glower

To give a hard, angry frown stare

Flabbergasted

Totally overcome with surprise

Saunter

To stroll or walk along in an aimless or casual way

Clamber

To climb awkwardly using both hands and feet

Query

A question or something you ask

Wring

To force by twisting or squeezing with the hands

Wrest

To twist, pull, tear away, or take by force

Grapple

To struggle closely with something

Unflagging

Never weakening, failing, or giving up

Riveting

Totally fascinating or exciting

Rambunctious

Wild, noisy, rowdy, disorderly, or unruly

Ecstatic

Overjoyed, delighted, and thrilled

Slothful

Lazy, idle, or slow

Paramount

Being above all others in importance

Peerless

Without an equal, matchless, above all others

Zeal

Strong, deep enthusiasm or eagerness

Zenith

The highest point, peak, or greatest achievement

Belligerent

Hostile, wanting to fight

Elated

Filled with joy

Vanquish

To defeat, overcome

Affluent

Having a lot of money

Gregarious

Happy to be with others

Brawl

A loud fight

Harass

To bother repeatedly

Maneuver

To move skillfully or cleverly

Ventriloquist

An entertainer who speaks without moving his or her lips

Frigid

Very cold

Rickety

Likely to fall or break due to weakness

Trivial

Of little or no importance

Immaculate

Extremely neat and clear

Vigorous

Full of strength and energy

Snob

A person who feels he or she is better than others

Congested

To be over-crowded or filled to over-filling

Deplete

To empty

Ponder

To think about something very carefully

Killjoy

A person who spoils the fun of others

Falsehood

An untrue statement

Invincible

Not able to be defeated

Loathe

To dislike greatly

Tantilize

To tease by showing something and then keeping it out of reach

Brawny

Muscular and strong

Curfew

A deadline for people to be off the streets in the evening

Inondate

To flood or overflow

Vital

Necessary for supporting life

Scropulous

Careful of small details; honest

Carrion

Dead and rotting flash

Jaunt

Short pleasure trip

Gullible

Easily cheated or fooled

Intrepid

Fearless; bold

Diffident

Lacking self-confidence; timid

Choleric

Hot-tempered; quick to anger

Adroit

Skillful

Saga

A long story, often telling the history of a family

Armament

Military supplies and weapons, the process of arming for war

Corpulent

Fat; obese

Mammote

Huge; giant

Purblind

Having poor vision nearly or partly blind

Malice

A desire or intention to harm others or see them suffer

Ransack

To search thoroughly; pillage

Sage

A person of wisdom and prudence

Courier

A messenger

Spector

A ghost or a phantom

Forbearance

Patience

Cataract

A large waterfall

Pinguid

Fat

Castigate

To criticize harshly usually with the intention of correcting wrong doing

Dearth

Scarcity

DOrmant

Asleep or inactive

Efface

To rob away

Enrage

to put in a rage, infuriate, anger