Vocabulary Commulative Review 1-6

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promontory: noun - cliff, headland
prom' on tor y
genial: adj - friendly
gen' ial
jurisdiction: noun - purview
jur is dic' tion
scapegoat: n - a person or thing carrying the blame
scape' goat
anguish: n - misery, woe, torment
v - to be deeply anguished
an' guish
instill: verb - implant
in still'
perspective: noun - viewpoint, point of view
per spec' tive
rehabilitate: v - reclaim, rebuild, reform
re ha bil' i tate
articulate: v - enunciate
ar tic' u late
adj - tongue-tied
ostracize: v - to exclude from a group, banish, send away
os' tra cize
perturb: verb - upset, agitate, anger, irritate
per turb'
retentive: adj - able to hold, keep, or recall
re tent' ive
tether: noun - a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object
verb - tie up, chain up, leash
teth'er
purge: v - cleanse
n - the process of getting rid of something
purge
instigate: verb - to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
in' sti gate
resolute: res'o lute
adj - bold, determined, firm
wanton: adj - rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked
noun - a spoiled, pampered person, one with low morals
want'on
forthright: forth' right
frank, direct, straightforward
adj
veer: verb - to change direction or course suddenly
veer
premomition: n - forewarning
pre mo niti' on
audacious: adj - enterprising, brave, bold
au da' cious
pseudonym: n - pen name
pseu' do nym
abashed: a bashed'
adj - embarrassed
repercussion: n - cause, source, effect or consequence
re per cuss' ion
oust: verb - to remove, expel, eject
oust
glut: verb - flood, inundate
noun - surplus, plethora
glut
aghast: a ghast'
adj - shocked, horrified, stupefied
bonanza: noun - a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amoung; sudden profit or gain
bo nan' za
elite: noun - cream of the crop, upper crust
adj - superior
e lite'
durable: adjective - long-lasting, enduring
noun - consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
dur' a ble
inaudible: adj - faint, indistinct
in au' di ble
Adage: a proverb, wise saying
ad'age
residue: noun - remnant, remains, leavings
res' i due
wrangle: verb - squabble, bicker
noun - a noisy quarrel
wran'gle
peruse: verb - study, scrutinize
pe ruse'
citadel: noun - fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion
cit' a del
plebeian: lowborn (adj) (n) commonperson
ple be' ian
collaborate: team up, join forces
co llab' o rate
ethical: adj - upright, virtuous, honorable
eth' i cal
churlish: adjective - lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude
chur' lish
obsess: verb - preoccupy
ob sess'
preclude: verb - hinder, check, stop
pre clude'
intrigue: noun - scheme, plot, comspiracy
in' trigue
verb - to form and carry out plots, to puzzle or excite with curiosity
in trigue'
incognito: adjective - disguised
noun - the state of being disguised
in cog ni' to
muster: verb - mobilize, marshal
noun - roster
mus' ter
plaudits: noun - cheers, acclaim
plau'dits
qualm: noun - regret
qualm
congested: adjective - jammed, packed, choked
con gest' ed
frivolous: silly, foolish, inane, petty, trifling
friv' o lous
enterprising: adjective - vigorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious
ent' er pri sing
cower: verb - cringe, flinch
cow' er
evolve: verb - unfold, emerge
e volve'
assert: verb - affirm, avow
a ssert'
jostle: verb - push
jos' tle
amass: verb - accumulate, pile up, garner
a mass'
grope: verb - to fumble for, cast about for
grope
grapple: noun - an iron hook used to grab and hold
verb - to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
grap'ple
detriment: noun - hindrance, liability, a disadvantage, harm or loss
det' ri ment
unison: harmony, concord, assent
u' ni son
invalidate: verb - cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit
in val' i date
annul: verb - cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify
a nnul'
vigil: noun - a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention
recourse: noun - a person or thing turned to for help or advice, the act of seeking help or protection
re' course
discordant: adjective - grating, shrill, different, divergent
ornate: or nate'
fancy, elaborate
(adj)
avowed: adjective - admitted, sworn
a vowed'
skittish: adj - jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle
skitt' ish
rubble: rub' ble
wreckage, debris
allot: verb - apportion, parcel out, allocate
a llot'
decree: noun - proclamation, edict
verb - proclaim
relevant: adj - pertinent, germane, applicable, related to
rel' e vant
mimimize: verb - belittle, downplay, underrate
min' i mize
willful: adj - headstrong, obstinate, premeditated
will' ful
revert: relapse, regress, to return, go back
re vert'
solicitous: adj - concerned
so lic' it ous
antics: an'tics
pranks, shenanigans
longevity: noun - long life, long duration
lon gev' i ty
legendary: mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated
(adj)
leg' en dar y
bolster: verb - to support
noun - a long pillow or cushion
bol' ster
excerpt: noun - portion, section, extract
verb - to take such a passage
ex' cerpt
sequel: noun - follow-up
se'quel
hover: verb - linger, waver, seesaw
hov' er
epitaph: noun - tombstone
ep' i taph
servile: adjective - slavish, groveling, fawning
ser'vile
prodigal: adj - improvident
noun - spendthrift, wastrel
prod' i gal
banter: verb - joking, tease
noun - talk that is playful and teasing
ban' ter
prone: adj - lying face down, inclined, likely
prone
laggard: noun - slowpoke, straggler
adjective - sluggish
lagg' ard
pulverize: v - crush, demolish
pul' ve rize
bountiful: adjective - liberal, abundent, copious
bount' i ful
disdain: verb - spurn, reject noun - a feeling of comtempt
dis dain'
gingerly: adjective - cautiously, warily, circumspectly, with extreme care
gin'ger ly
nonentity: noun - nobody
non en' ti ty
frugal: thrifty, skimpy (adjective)
fru'gal
sustain: verb - foster, maintain
su stain'
maim: verb - to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
maim
volatile: adj - unstable, erratic
vol' a tile
oblique: adjective - diagonal, indirect
o blique'
blase: adj - indifferent
bla se'
vie: contend, rival (verb)
vie
porous: adj - leaky, permeable
por' ous
deplore: lament, bemoan, bewail - verb
de plore'
proximity: n - nearness, closeness
prox im' i ty
ample: adj - more than enough, large, spacious
am' ple
aloof: adj - distant, cold, standoffish
a loof'
staid: adj - sedate, sober, prim
staid
myriad: adjective - in very great numbers
noun - a great number
myr' i ad
devoid: adj - not having or using, lacking
de void'
prodigious: adjective - gigantic, tremendous, astounding
pro dig' ious
plausible: appearing true, reasonable, or fair
plau' si ble
incapacitate: verb - disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple
in ca pas' i tate
venerate: verb - worship, rever, idolize
ven' e rate
bask: v - wallow, revel
bask
finesse: n - delicacy
v - accomplish something with cleverness
fi nesse'
defect: n - imperfection, flaw
de' fect
v - abandon cause or organization
de fect'
indiscriminate: adj - haphazard, random, uncticical
in dis crim' i nate
facetious: adj - humorous, comical
fa ce' tious
apparition: noun - ghose, specter
app a rit' ion
comply: verb - submit to, consent to
com ply'
flaunt: v - show off, parade
flaunt

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