Vocabulary Cumulative Review II

impose

put upon

proliferate

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

navigate

to steer or direct a ship or airplane

malocclusion

abnormality in the coming together of teeth

crucify

kill by nailing onto a cross

manicure

a treatment for the hands and nails

foreclosed

to take possession of a property from a mortgagor because of defaults on payments

proletariat

the lowest class of a community

divulge

to tell, reveal; to make public

seclusion

isolation from others, solitude

postponed

put off to later, delayed

curator

superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)

unobtrusive

not readily noticeable, inconspicuous

ag, actig

to do, to drive

am

to love

err

to wander

firm

firm, strong

flect, flex

to bend

ling, lingu

language, tongue

mitt, miss

to send

odor

smell

plac

to please, to appease

prim

first

sanguin, snag

blood

tang, ting, tact, tag

to touch

agent

a person who acts on behalf of another person or group

error

mistake

flexible

pliable, adaptable

mission

assignment, operation

placate

appease

sanguinary

involving or causing much bloodshed

amour

lover

confirm

affirm, verify

linguist

person skilled in foreign languages

odorous

smelly

primer

a manual or handbook, usually used for early childhood reading

intact

together, in one piece

complacence

self-satisfaction

agenda

things to be done

primacy

state of being first

paramour

illicit lover

inflexible

unalterable

firmament

heavens

sanguine

color of blood; optimistic

aberrant

atypical, unusual

emit

send out

deodorize

eliminate offensive odors

tactile

pertaining to touch

lingo

strange or incomprehensible language

manumit

set free

ambiguity

vagueness, obscurity

primogenitor

the earliest ancestor of a people

multilingual

able to speak many languages

malodorous

foul smelling

prime

primary; top quality; prime of one's life

linguistics

the study of language

contingent

chance, unpredictable

amiable

friendly

deflected

divert

placid

calm, tranquil

errant

guilty

ambidextrous

able to use both hands

corpse

dead body

reform

reshape

reject

dismiss

import

bring into the country

prevail

triumph

auditorium

theater, concert hall

influence

effect, impact

generation

age group

manual

book of directions, handbook

regal

royal

victory

win, success

ambi

both

aud, audit

to hear

copr, corpor, corpus

body

flu, flux

to flow

form

form, shape

gen, gener, genit

race, kind, to produce

jac, ject

to throw

manu, main

hand

port

to carry, to port

rex reg

king, royal

val, vail

to be strong, to be worthy

vinc, vict, vanqu

to conquer

genesis

origin

conjecture

surmise

regalia

parapheranelia of royalty

amanuensis

secretary

formulate

devise

corpulent

obese

affluent

wealthy

victor

conqueror

ambience

enviroment

prevalent

widespread

inaudible

incapable of being heard

opportune

favorable

maintain

keep

ambivalent

uncertain as to what to do

uniform

consistent, same form