Vocab Test
Ardent: Enthusiastic or passionate.
Peruse: To read or examine carefully or at length.
Foreboding: A feeling that something bad will happen.
Dauntless: Showing fearlessness and determination.
Conjecture: An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
Derive: Obtain something from (a specified source).
Inure: Accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
Capacious: Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
Fastidious: Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Capitulate: Cease to resist an opponent or unwelcome demand; surrender.
Endeavor: Try hard to do or achieve something.
Poignant: Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
Inexorable: Impossible to stop or prevent.
Repose: A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.
Evince: Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).
Ameliorate: Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Acquit: Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
Countenance: Admit as acceptable or possible.
Harrowing: Acutely distressing.
Repugnance: Intense disgust.
Precipice: A very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one.
Incipient: Beginning to develop or emerge.
Erroneously: In a mistaken way; incorrectly.
Penury: Extreme poverty; destitution.
Vacillate: Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
Verdant: Green with grass or other rich vegetation.
Dogma: A principle or belief laid down as incontrovertible truth.
Abhor: Regard with disgust and hatred.
Odious: Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
Exculpate: Show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing.
Facile: Easily achieved; effortless.
Convalescence: Time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.
Undulate: Move with a smooth wave-like motion.
Venerable: Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
Impetuous: Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
Indelible: Making marks that cannot be removed.
Progeny: A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.
Obdurate: Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
Pernicious: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Aureole: A radiance surrounding the head or body of a sacred personage in religious painting.
Specious: Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
Sanguine: red color
Fitfully: In an irregular way; not continuously or steadily.
Adherent: Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.
Urbane: Suave, courteous, and refined in manner.
Archaic: Very old or old-fashioned.
Sordid: Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
Gesticulate: Use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
Tableaux: A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history.
Mutable: Liable to change.
Myriad: A countless or extremely great number.
Zealot: A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
Vapid: Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; insipid.
Invariably: In every case or on every occasion; always.
Pugnacious: Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Thwart: Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Drivel: Nonsense.
Depreciating: Expressing disapproval of.
Harangue: A lengthy and aggressive speech.
Dissemble: Conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.
Supercede: Take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.
Repudiate: Refuse to accept or be associated with.
Apoplectic: Overcome with anger; extremely indignant.
Burly: (of a person) large and strong; heavily built.
Hapless: Unfortunate.
Homely: (of a person) unattractive in appearance.
Jocund: Cheerful and lighthearted.
Proclivity: A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
Supercilious: Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
Sycophant: A person who tries to win favor from wealthy or influential people by flattering them.
Vacuous: Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
Edify: Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
Occult: Supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena.
Galvanize: Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
Paucity: The presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
Eschew: Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Anachronistic: Belonging to a period other than that in which it exists.
Colloquially: Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
Visceral: Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.
Valiant: Possessing or showing courage or determination.
Pestilence: A fatal epidemic disease.
Abide: Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
Disdain: The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.
Turncoat: A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.
Flout: Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
Canker: A destructive inflammatory condition of the ear, typically suppurating, in animals such as dogs and rabbits.
Subdued: Quiet and rather reflective or depressed.
Throng: A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
Shrewd: Having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.
Solicit: Ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
Dissuade: Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
Perturb: Make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
Covertly: In a secret or disguised manner.
Semblance: The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.
Blithe: Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
Requited: Return (a feeling or action).
Coy: (especially with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring.
Bestow: Confer or present (an honor, right, or gift).
Disparage: Regard or represent as being of little worth.
Lament: A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
Enigmatic: Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
Penance: Voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong.
Epithet: An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
Solace: Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
Sumptuous: Splendid and expensive-looking.
Defile: Sully, mar, or spoil.
Extenuate: Cause (an offense) to seem less serious.
Qualm: An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving.
Entreat: Ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Unmitigated: Absolute; unqualified.
Rancor: Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.
Recompense: Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.
Reproach: Address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
Impediment: A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
Vanquish: Defeat thoroughly.
Appertain: Relate to; concern.
Ensue: Happen or occur afterward or as a result.
Impious: Not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god.
Vernal: Of, in, or appropriate to spring.
Supplicant: A person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority.
Hearth: The floor of a fireplace.
Renowned: Known or talked about by many people; famous.
Impel: Drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.
Apportion: Divide and allocate.
Keen: Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Frieze: A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially near the top of a wall.
Libation: A drink poured out as an offering to a deity.
Apt: Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.
Congenial: (of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one's own.
Impregnable: (of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into.
Engulf: (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
Circumvent: Find a way around (an obstacle).
Moor: A tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath.
Deference: Humble submission and respect.
Adamant: Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
Ingenuity: The quality of being clever