Eng 2A Vocab Quiz 1

brunt (n)

the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack); the greater part

blight (n)

a thing that __spoils__ or damages something

catharsis (n) 

the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

clairvoyant (n)

a person who claims to have a __supernatural__ ability to __perceive__ events in the future or beyond normal __sensory__ contact

delude (v)

__impose__ a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool

despondent (adj)

in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

dirge (n)

a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral __rite__

façade (n, architecture)

the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space

futile (adj)

__incapable__ of producing any useful result; pointless

hearth (n)

the area in front and floor of a fireplace

implore (v)

beg someone __earnestly__ or __desperately__ to do something

inviolate (adj)

free or safe from injury or violation

luxuriate (v)

enjoy __oneself__ in a luxurious way; take __self-indulgent__ delight

mantic (adj)

relating to __divination__ or __prophecy__

maraud (v)

__roam__ in search of things to steal or people to attack; raid and plunder

omen (n)

an event regarded as a __portent__ of good or evil

revile (v) 

criticize in an abusive or __angrily__ __insulting__ manner

sanctimonious (adj)  

making a show of being __morally__ superior to other people

surmise (v, n)

v. suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

n. a __supposition__ that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it

zeal (n)

great energy or __enthusiasm__ in pursuit of a cause or an objective