English Vocabulary 1-96

wither

wither

definition: shrivel and dry up; lose energy clue: with her

banal

definition: boring, trite, unoriginal clue: ban Al

intermittent

definition: happening infrequently or without predictability clue: in her mitten

among; between

inter= ______; _______ ex: intersection

profound

definition: deep and insightful; wise clue: professor found!

depths; bottom

found/fund= ______; ______ ex: foundation

futile

definition: hopeless; useless; in vain clue: few tiles

benevolent

definition: kind; generous; charitable clue: ben elephant

concur

definition: agree clue: can curl

affable

definition: friendly, easy-going clue: a fable

flagrant

definition: obviously wrong, offensive, or evil clue: flag rent

destitute

definition: extremely poor; having few possessions clue: dusty tooth

disclose

definition: reveal information clue: this close

elated

definition: overjoyed; extremely happy clue: eel ate ted

inane

definition: stupid; silly; insignificant clue:insane

gravity

definition: seriousness clue: same as word

induce

definition: arouse to action; cause something to happen; persuade someone to do something clue: in deuce

infamy

definition: extremely bad reputation; the state of being known for a bad or evil action clue: in for me

insolent

definition: rude and arrogant; lacking respect clue: insulin

rampant

definition: widespread; uncontrolled; unrestrained clue: ramp ants

loath

definition: reluctant; unwilling clue: load

reticent

definition: reluctant to speak; quiet clue: redder cent

obsequious

definition: acting like a spineless wimp; doing everything someone wants so they will like you clue: hobb's sequins

good; well

ben= ____; ____ ex: benefit

together

con= ________ ex: conversation

apart; against shut; closed; hold close

dis= _____; _______ clos= ____; ______; ____ _____ ex: claustrophobia

heavy; burdened; serious

grav= _____; _______; ________ ex: grave

into; onto

in= ____; ____ ex: invite

not

in= ___ ex: inaccurate; insane

hateful; repulsive

loath= _______; _________ ex: loathe; loathsome

being in the state of or condition of

ent= _____ __ ___ _____ __ __ _________ __ (adj marker)

follow

sequ= ______ ex: sequel; sequence

somber

dark and gloomy; grave

reserve

ability to keep emotions in check

opaque

too thick or dark for light to pass through

ponderous

labored; heavy; weighty

predecessor

a person who came before in the same position or office

listless

lacking energy, enthusiasm, or motivation

acclaim

enthusiastic praise; applause

impede

get in the way of something; hinder; interfere with progress; hamper

kinetic

in motion; active

parity

equivalence; equality, particularly in status or pay

tangent

a comment that goes off topic

perfunctory

going through the motions without regard of quality; checking the boxes; not thorough

legacy

something inherited, either a physical thin or an abstract quality

malice

desire to cause harm or suffering

atrophy

waste away from lack of use

condone

overlook or accept something that is considered an fence; allow

back; again

re= ____; _____ ex: resume

weight; consider

pond= ______; ________ example: ponder

before; up; from

pre= ______; __; ____ ex: preview

lacking cannot be; does not

less= _______ ______ __; ____ ___ Ex: careless

to cry out disclaimer

claim (clamare)= __ ___ ___ _________

foot

ped/pod= ____ ex: pedicure

move

kine= ____ ex: kinesiology

state or quality of being sanity

ity= _____ __ _______ __ _____ ______

touch

tang/tan: _____ ex: tangible

perform or complete

fun= _______ __ ________ ex: function

bind or choose

leg= ____ __ ______ ex: legal

bad

mal= ___ ex: malignant

without; not

a= ________; ___ ex: atheist

gift

don= ____ ex: donation

slough

discard; shed; throw away

monologue

long uninterrupted speech

relegate

move to a lower position or authority; demote

salutary

healthful or promoting health

qualify

limit the meaning of a previous statement

surreptitious

secretive; clandestine

vapid

dull; boring; predictable

jettison

discard, throw overboard

capacious

roomy; spacious

petulance

grouchiness; bad temper

endemic

native to a particular group, region, or people

embellish

decorate; make more interesting by adding details

candor

truth

bombast

high-sounding language used only to impress

one

mono = ___ ex: monocle; monopoly

to send

legate= __ ____ ex: delegate

of a sort or kind

qual= __ _ ____ __ ____ ex: quality

over, above, upon, in

sur= ____, _____, ____, __ ex: surround

steam

vap = _____ ex: evaporate

rush or fly

pet= ____ __ ___ ex: compete

people

dem= ______ democracy

to glow, shine or burn

cand: __ ____, ____, __ ____ ex: candle; incandescent

cotton stuffing put into clothing

bomb= ______ _________ ___ ____ _______ ex: empty words

idolatry

worship of something or someone who isn't God

worship

latry= _______ ex: bibliolatry = worship of books

extol

praise highly; laud

out of, from

ex= ___ __, ____ ex: expel, extract

disperse

hand out or distribute

apart or away

dis= _____ or ____

ex: disappear

marred

blemished; damaged

appease

give into in order to keep the peace; pacify someone by giving in to their demands

peace

pais/pac = _____

pacific= peaceful ocean

cursory

done quickly and with little regard to quality; perfunctory

hurried

curs= _______

ex: cursive

apex

high point

to take, to reach, toward

ap= __ ____, __ _____, ______

ex: appeal

exacerbate

make a bad situation worse

bitter; sharp; tart

acerb= ______; _____; ____

ex: acerbic(bitter or sharp)