Vocab Austin

1. Abhor, v.   - to hate or strongly dislike.

2.  Cynical, adj.  - believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human    sincerity or integrity.

3. Pandemonium, n.  - an uproar; a great commotion.

4. Negligent, adj.  - failing to take proper care in doing something.

5. Demarch, n.  - the ruler or leader of a political region

6. Supersede, v.  - to replace; to take the place of

7. Plebeian, adj.  - common; not extraordinary

8. Dissonant, adj.  - sounding harsh or disagreeable

9. Insurgent, n.  - one who takes part in forcible opposition to the authorities of a place; a revolutionary

10. Misanthropy, n.  - the hatred of man or mankind

11.  Abduct, v.  – to carry someone away against his/her will

12.  Dubious, adj.  – unclear; uncertain

13.  Penultimate, adj.  – the second to last member of a series

14.  Necropolis, n.  – a city inhabited by the deceased

15.  Futile, adj. – pointless; incapable of resulting in success

16.  Bulwark, n.  – anything that provides shelter or defense

17.  Confide, v.  – to reveal in trust or confidence

18.  Enthralled, adj.  – captivated, fixated, held under any powerful influence

19.  Grotesque, adj.  – ill-proportioned, odd or unnatural in shape or appearance.

20.  Catharsis, n.  – the process of releasing any strong or overpowering emotions. 

21.  Juxtapose, v.  – to place close together; to closely compare

22.  Obsolete, adj. – no longer practiced or accepted; out of date

23.  Sanction, v.  – to approve authoritatively

24.  Dearth, n.  – a lack of something, especially something essential or desirable

25.  Epizootic, adj.  – prevailing among animals

26.  Zeitgeist, n.  – the defining characteristics of a generation; the things that stand out about a generation

27.  Philander, v.  – to court a person; to flirt romantically

28.  Aberration, n.  – deviation from the norm

29.  Omniscient, adj.  – having unlimited or infinite knowledge

30.  Pedestrian, adj.  – lacking excitement, dull, boring

31.  Abscission, n.  – the process of cutting off, as if in a surgical procedure

32.  Chastise, v.  – to punish or reprimand

33.  Myriad, n.  – a large, indefinite number or amount

34.  Gregarious, adj.  – socially active; not habitually solitary; friendly

35.  Heterogeneous, adj.  – containing dissimilar elements; composed of different kinds of ingredients

36.  Caricature, n.  – a picture or description in which natural features are greatly exaggerated

37.  Prodigious, adj.  – immense, great

38.  Sepulcher, n.  – a tomb or burial place

39.  Despondent, adj.  – extremely sad or disheartened

40.  Symbiote, n. – an organism that must form a bond with different living thing in order to survive

41. Draconian, adj.  – extremely strict or harsh

42. Domicile, n.  – the place where one live 

43.  Oratory, n.  – the art of public speaking

44. Resonance, n.  – the ability to reflect sound; the ability to produce an echo

45. Inundate, v.  – to fill with an overflowing abundance; to flood

46. Antecedent, n.  – a thing or event that exists/goes before another

47. Contuse, v.  – to bruise by striking

48. Belligerent, adj.  – having and demonstrating a loud, expressive nature; aggressive, war-like

49.  Mediate, v.  – to act as a negotiator between two parties

50. Charlatan, n.  – a liar or a fraud

51. Epidermis, n.  – the outer skin of a person or thing

52.  Rupture, v.  – to separate or break violently

53.  Monotheistic, adj.  – believing in only one god or deity

54.  Conscientious, adj.  – governed by good moral standards

55.  Diminutive, adj.  – very small in size or stature

56.  Retrospect, n. – the review of past events or choices/actions

57.  Unctuous, adj.  – greasy, oily, describing a person who is overly flattering

58.  Vivacity, n.  – the quality of being lively and/or animated

59.  Coddle, v.  – to treat as a young child or baby

60.  Indelible, adj. – incapable of being erased or taken back