English II - vocab 8

Connoisseur

an expert, particularly in matters of art/taste

Asunder

in separate parts; apart from each other in position

Raze

to tear down; demolish to the ground

Blighted

ruined; destroyed; withered

Aghast

horrifed

Milieu

environment or surroundings

Arduous

hard, difficult, tiresome

Coterie

a circle of close associates/friends; inner circle

Awry

twisted; crooked; askew; out of whack; wrong

Table

to remove from consideration; postpone

Harried

to be troubled/bothered

Irascible

easily angered; irritable

Congenial

pleasant to be around; social, agreeable

Boisterous

rowdy

Chimerical

far out; bizarre

vertigo

the sensation of dizziness; a confused/disoriented state of mind

Fallacious

false, wrong, incorrect

Impasse

a dead end (impassable)

zeal

enthusiasm

berate

to scold severely