English Final Vocab

units 6-10

atone

to make up for

credible

believable

ghastly

frightful, horrible, dreadful

hamper

to hold back

incessant

never stopping, ceaseless

intricate

complicated; difficult to understand

lucid

clear, easy to understand; rational

superfluous

exceeding what is required, excess

supplant

to take the place of

tenacious

holding together firmly; persistent, stubborn

assimilate

to absorb or adapt fully

exorbitant

unreasonably high (cost)

inundate

to flood, overflow; to overwhelm

malign

to speak badly of; evil

meander

to wander about

obstreperous

noisy; uncontrolled, wild

pensive

thoughtful, contemplative

perilous

dangerous

shoddy

or poor quality

surly

angry and bad tempered; rude

tirade

a long angry speech

vagrant

a homeless wanderer; wandering aimlessly

assurance

a pledge, promise; self-confidence

dilate

to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

dross

garbage

dwindle

to lessen, decrease

flippant

lacking in seriousness; disrespectful

liability

a debt; something disadvantageous

pugnacious

quarrelsome; argumentative

rejuvenate

to make young again; to renew

remunerate

to reward, pay, reimburse

sparse

meager; few and far between

venture

a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger

candid

sincere; impartial; unposed

drudgery

work that is hard and tiresome

escalate

to elevate; to increase in intensity

expedient

a faster way to an end; advantageous, useful

feign

to pretend

grievous

causing sorrow or pain; serious

heterogenous

composed of different kinds, diverse

horde

a vast number of people; a crowd, swarm

impel

to force, drive forward

incredulous

disbelieving, skeptical

repugnant

offensive, disagreeable, revolting

scuttle

to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry

adept

thoroughly skilled; an expert

bleak

dreary, gloomy, bare

chide

to scold, reprimand

erroneous

incorrect, containing mistakes

exploit

to make improper use of for personal profit

extemporaneous

spontaneous

impair

to damage, harm

languid

without energy, sluggish

mire

mud; to get stuck

obtrusive

sticking out in a bad way

render

to cause to become; to deliver officially

skeptical

incredulous, disbelieving

slipshod

untidy in dress; careless, sloppy