Vocabulary Test 2
February 20
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- Admonish
- To gently critisize or warn
- Affluent
- WEALTHY
- belligerent
- eager to fight
- bolster
- to support; reinforce
- competent
- having adequete ability
- deride
- to speak with or treat with cruelty
- elated
- filled with delight
- espouse
- to give ones support to
- frenetic
- wildy exited; frenzied; frantic
- genial
- friendly, cheerful
- impassive
- having or showing little emotion
- laconic
- using few words
- inundate
- to overwelm with
- mollify
- to soften
- OPaque
- not clearly understood, not transparent
- pervasive
- spread throughout
- placid
- calm or quiet
- reiterate
- to repeat
- sporadic
- occuring at irregular intervals
- warrant
- to justify
- uniform,
- always the same
- utilitARIAN
- having only a useful function
- VEILED
- concealed, disguised
- Volatile
- explosive; changing frequently KNOW BOTH
- adulation
- excessive flattery
- berate
- to critisize angerly
- cathartic
- emotionly cleansing or relieving
- cerebral
- intellectual
- confound
- to confuse
- digress
- to stray away from the main subject
- emulate
- to equal through imitation
- fervent
- greatly emotional or enthusiastic
- inhibit
- to hold back, to restrain
- hinder
- to get in the way of
- mandate
- a requirement
- obstinate
- stubborn
- pompous
- exaggeratively selfimportant
- prudent
- wise or careful
- revoke
- to avoid by reversing or withdrawing
- suppress
- to hold back
- advocate
- to speak in favor of
- ardor
- energy, intensity, or enthusiam
- caustic
- harsh, stinging sarcastic
- cognizant
- aware
- dilatory
- tending to delay; late or slow
- dissapate
- to disapear
- encroach
- advance beyond limits
- fatous
- foolish, ridicuosly stupid
- heed
- to pay close attention to
- impugn
- to attack as false or wrong
- ominous
- menacing or threatning
- perpetual
- continuining forever
- prosaic
- lacking in imagination
- spurn
- to reject with disrespect
- supplant
- to take the place of
- tedious
- tiresomely long or boring
- temper
- to soften or moderate
- tranquil
- calm
- transient
- existing only briefly
- underscore
- to emphazise
- acerbic
- bitter
- adept
- very skilled
- arid
- dry
- brusque
- rudely bold
- candid
- honest, straightforward
- condone
- excuse or overlook
- diligent
- hardworking
- efface
- to erase
- frugal
- stingy, careful with money or food.
- indict
- ACCUSE of wrondoing
- lament
- regret or show greif for
- nebulous
- hazy or confused
- opulent
- rich, superior in quality
- partisan
- devoted to support of a group
- pragmatic
- practicAL
- succint
- precise in expression using few words
- vapid
- lacking interest
- wary
- watchful
- serene
- calm
- whimsical
- fantasy like
- acuity
- sharp perception or vision
- adroit
- very skilled
- buoyant
- cheerful
- cantankerous
- ill-tempered
- dubious
- doubtful or questionable
- flourish
- to grow well
- hail
- to salute or greet
- impetuous
- impulsive or without thinking
- innate
- inborn
- lavish
- excessive, plentiful
- morose
- gloomy
- oblivious
- forgetful, unaware
- patronize
- to treat condescendingly
- pliable
- easily bent or shaped
- pristine
- unspoiled, completely pure
- rancor
- hostility
- subvert
- to ruin, to overthrow
- undermine
- to weaken
- vigilant
- alert, watchful