English Vocab Words Midterm

Abhor

Feel hatred or disgust toward

Phosphorescent

Emitting light without appreciable heat

Exorcise

Expel through adjuration or prayers

Squall

A loud and harsh cry

Coy

Affectedly shy, especially in a playful or provocative way

Naive

Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity

Soothsayer

Someone who makes predictions about the future

Foretell

Foreshadow or presage

Initiation

The act of starting something for the first time

Taciturn

Habitually reserved or uncommunicative

Malicious

Having the nature of threatening evil

Innuendo

An indirect and usually malicious implication

Diabolical

Showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness

Myth

A traditional story serving to explain a worldview

Bellow

Make a loud noise, as of an animal

Goddess

A female deity

Hospitality

Kindness in welcoming guess or strangers

Humble

Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

Quest

The act of searching for something

Practice

A customary way of operation or behavior

Hero

Someone who fights for a cause

Courage

A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain

Faith

Complete confidence in a person or plan, etc.

Wisdom

Accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

Treasure

Any possession that is highly valued by its owner

Regain

Get or find back; recover the use of