Semester 1 Vocab Test - Units 1-4

Adulterate

verb, to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Ambidextrous

adjective, able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

Augment

verb, to make larger, increase

Bereft

adjective part, deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

Deploy

verb, to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

Dour

adjective, stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

Fortitude

noun, courage in facing difficulties

Gape

verb, to stare with open mouth, to open mouth wide, to open wide

Gibe

verb, to utter taunting words; noun an expression of scorn

Guise

noun, an external appearance, cover, mask

Insidious

adjective, intended to deceive or entrap; sly treacherous

Intimation

noun, a hint, indirect suggestion

Opulent

adjective, wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

Pliable

adjective, easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

Reiterate

verb, to say again, repeat

Stolid

adjective, not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

Tentative

adjective, experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

Unkempt

adjective, not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

Verbatim

adjective adverb, word for word; exactly as written or spoken

Warily

adverb, cautiously, with great care

Adroit

adjective, skillful expert in the use of the hands or mind

Amicable

adjective, peaceable friendly

Averse

adjective, having a deep-seated distaste, opposed unwilling

Belligerent

adjective/noun, given to fighting warlike combative aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war

Benevolent

adjective, kind charitable

Cursory

adjective, hasty not thorough

Duplicity

noun, treachery deceitfulness

Extol

verb, to praise extravagantly

Feasible

adjective, possible able to be done

Grimance

noun/verb, a wry face facial distortion, to make a wry face

Holocaust

noun, a large-scale destruction especially by fire, a vast slaughter, a burnt offering; the holocaust: the massacre of civilians especially Jewish people, by the Nazis in WW2 in Europe 

Impervious

adjective, not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance

Impetus

noun, a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Jeopardy

noun, danger

Meticulous

adjective, extremely careful particular about details

Nostalgia

noun, a longing for something past, homesickness

Quintessence

noun, the purest essence or form of something, the most typical example

Retrogress

verb, to move backward, to return to an earlier condition

Scrutinize

verb, to examine closely 

Tepid

adjective, lukewarm unethusiastic, marked by an absence of interest 

Adversary

noun, an enemy, opponent

Alienate

verb, to turn away, make indifferent or hostile, transfer, convey

Artifice

noun, a skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick or skill, trickery

Coerce

verb, to compel, force

Craven

adjective/noun, cowardly, a coward

Culinary

adjective, of or relating to cooking or kitchen

Demise

noun, a death, especially of a person in a lofty position 

Exhilarate

verb, to enliven, cheer, give spirit, liveliness

Fallow

adjective/noun/verb, plowed but not seeded, inactive, reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

Harass

verb, to disturb, worry, trouble by repeated attacks

Inclement

adjective, stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

Liquidate

verb, to pay a debt, settle an account, eliminate

Muse

verb, to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

Negligible

adjective, so unimportant that it can be disregarded

Perpetuate

verb, to make permanent or long lasting

Precedent

noun, an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

Punitive

adjective, inflicting or aiming at punishment

Redress

verb/noun, to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

Sojourn

noun/verb, a temporary stay; to stay for a time

Urbane 

adjective, refined in manner or style, suave

Affiliated

adjective part, associated, connected

Ascertain

verb, to find out

Attainment

noun, an accomplishment, the act of achieving

Bequeath

verb, to give or pass on as an inheritance 

Cogent

adjective, forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point

Converge

verb, to move toward one point, approach nearer together 

Disperse

verb, to scatter, spread far and wide

Esteem

verb/noun, to regard highly, a highly favorable opinion or judgement 

Expunge

verb, to erase, obliterate, destroy

Finite

adjective, having limits; lasting for a limited time

Invulnerable

adjective, not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

Malevolent

adjective, spiteful, showing ill will

Nonchalant

adjective, cool and confident, unconcerned

Omniscient

adjective, knowing everything; having unlimited awareness to understanding

Panacea

noun, a remedy for all ills, cure-all, an answer to all problems

Scrupulous

adjective, exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standard, principled 

Skulk

verb, to move about stealthily, to lie in hiding

Supercilious

adjective, proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

Uncanny

adjective, strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

Venial

adjective, easily excused, pardonable