English III St. Lucy's Vocab Study Set

kempt

tidy and neat

austere

severely simple

kinetic

characterized by motion

beatific

resembling or befitting an angel or saint

languid

lacking spirit or liveliness

apiary

a shed containing a number of beehives

ostracize

avoid speaking to or dealing with

exultant

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

inter

place in a grave or tomb

confer

have a meeting in order to talk something over

register

timbre characteristic of a certain range of the human voice

abase

cause to feel shame 

latent

potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation 

vie

compete for something

reverie

absentminded dreaming while awake

catechism

an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion