Vocab. Midterm Review
Terms
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- abash
- to embarass or be ashamed.
- muster
- to bring together for service or battle, list of men for service -mobilize-dismiss
- vie
- to compete, strive-contend
- grapple
- an iron hook used to grab and hold -tackle
- forthright
- frank, direct -candid-evasive
- detriment
- harm or loss, damage, a disadvantage -hindrance-advantage
- excise
- to remove by cutting -delete-insert
- apparition
- a ghostly figure -phantom
- longevity
- long life -brevity
- aghast
- filled with amazement, or terror -shocked-overjoyed
- plebeian
- a common person, vulgar -coarse-aristocratic
- parry
- to ward off, avoid
- residue
- remainder -remnant
- indiscriminate
- without restraint or control -haphazard-selective
- maim
- to cripple, disable, injure
- prone
- lying face down, inclined -prostrate, apt-unlikely
- cower
- to cringe or crouch in fear -cringe-stand up to
- intrigue
- crafty dealings, to puzzle -conspiracy, scheme-fair play
- collaborate
- to work together -team up-work alone
- discordant
- disagreeable in sound -grating, divergent-harmonious
- jostle
- to make force or push -push
- doctrine
- a belief or principle -
- nonentity
- a person of no importance -nobody-celebrity
- churlish
- lacking politeness - surly-courteous
- preclude
- to make impossible, shut out -hinder-facilitate
- durable
- long-lasting not easily worn out-enduring-perishable
- enterprising
- bold, energetic-vigorous-indolent
- invalidate
- to make valueless, void -annul-confirm
- aloof
- withdrawn, standing apart -distant-involved
- laggard
- a person who falls behind -straggler-swift, prompt
- tawdry
- showy and flashy, tacky -garish-tasteful
- audacious
- bold, adventurous, daring -enterprising--timid
- stance
- a way of holding the body, position -posture
- disdain
- to look upon with scorn, or refused -spurn-venerate
- promontory
- a high point extending into water -cliff
- recourse
- a person or thing turned to help -remedy
- genial
- cordial or pleasant -friendly-cold
- finesse
- delicate skill, tact and cleverness -delicacy-clumsiness
- bountiful
- giving freely, generous -abundant-scarce
- servile
- of or relating to a slave -slavish, groveling-masterly
- incapacitate
- to deprive of strength or ability -disable-restore
- sustain
- to support, to withstand -foster
- instigate
- to incite, provoke, stir up -quell
- bonanza
- a rich mass of ore in a mine; something valuable; sudden profit -windfall
- inaudible
- not able to be heard -faint-audible
- prodigal
- wastefully extravagant wastrel-frugal
- turncoat
- a person who switches to the opposing side -traitor-loyalist
- veer
- change direction
- perturb
- to trouble, make uneasy -agitate-delight
- evolve
- to develop gradually -unfold-wither
- skittish
- extremely nervous -jumpy, capricious-bold
- unison
- a sounding together - concord
- belittle
- to make something appear smaller than it is, minimize -disparage-exaggerate
- predatory
- preying on
- unassuming
- unpretentious, modest --conceited
- volatile
- changeable -erratic-steady
- antics
- ridiculous and unpredictable behavior -pranks
- premonition
- a forewarning or foreboding -presentiment
- gingerly
- with extreme care or caution -warily-confidently
- relevant
- connected -pertinent-unconnected
- pulverize
- to grind to a powder, or destroy -crush
- acme
- the highest point -summit-nadir
- bask
- to expose oneself to, pleasure -wallow
- anguish
- great suffering, distress -misery-joy
- myriad
- in great numbers -innumerable-scant
- retentive
- to hold back -porous
- oust
- to expel, or remove -eject-admit
- citadel
- a fortress that overlooks a city -fort
- jaunty
- lively, easy and carefree -unconcerned-downcast
- willful
- stubbornly self-willed, done on purpose stubbornly, self willed -obstinate-docile
- congested
- overcrowded, filled -jammed-unimpeded
- venerate
- to look up to with great respect -worship-despise
- rehabilitate
- make over, restore -reclaim
- plaudits
- applause, enthusiastic, praise or approval -cheers-disapproval
- revert
- to return, go back -regress-progress
- comply
- to yield to a request or command -submit-reject
- excerpt
- a passage taken from a book -section, extract
- epitaph
- a statement written on a tomb
- deplore
- to feel or express regret or disapproval -bemoan-approve
- flaunt
- to show off conceitedly -parade-hide
- frivolous
- of little importance, not meant seriously -inane-serious
- solicitous
- showing concern, anxiousness -concenered, apathetic
- sequel
- continue -follow-up -prelude
- instill
- add on gradually -implant-eradicate
- vigil
- a watch
- staid
- serious and dignified -sedate, sober-jaunty
- amass
- to bring together, collect, gather -accumulate-scatter
- elite
- superior -upper crust-rank and file
- convey
- to transport a message -carry
- exotic
- foreign, charmingly unfamiliar - strange-native
- oblique
- slanting or sloping -diagonal-direct
- bolster
- to support -strengthen-impair
- banter
- to exchange playful remarks, to tease -raillery-serious talk
- incognito
- in a disguised state -undisguised
- waver
- to move to and for, hesitate -falter-stand firm
- decree
- an order having the force of law -proclamation
- adage
- proverb, wise saying
- purge
- to wash away impurities -cleanse-contaminate
- scapegoat
- a person or thing carrying the blame for others -fall guy
- minimize
- to make as small as possible -downplay-enlarge
- blase
- indifferent, bored --enthusiastic
- rubble
- broken stone, ruins -wreckage
- obsess
- trouble, haunt, or fill the mind -preoccupy
- grope
- to feel hesitantly about -fumble for
- hover
- to float or hang suspended over -waver, seesaw-soar
- plausible
- appearing true -believeable-improbable
- articulate
- to pronounce distinctly, able to use language effectively -enunciate-incoherent
- annul
- to cancel, invalidate -cancel-validate
- ethical
- having to do with morals -upright-immoral
- prodigious
- immense, extraordinary -gigantic-puny
- jurisdiction
- an area of authority -purview
- frugal
- economical, avoiding lavish -thrifty-improvident
- resolute
- bold, firm, determined -steadfast-weak
- wanton
- reckless, heartless, justifiable -rash-justified
- ostracize
- to exclude from expel-fraternize
- juncture
- a joining together -union
- proximity
- nearness, closeness
- ravage
- to destroy, ruin -wreck-spare
- qualm
- a pang of concscience -regret
- pseudonym
- a pen name
- glut
- to provide more than needed, overage-inundate-scarcity
- devoid
- not having or using, lacking -bereft-teeming
- porous
- full of tiny holes -permeable, waterproof
- attribute
- quality or characteristic -trait
- haggard
- thin and pale -gaunt-healthy
- wrangle
- quarrel or argue -bicker-concur
- assert
- to declare or state as truth -affirm
- ample
- spacious, more than enough -sufficient-inadequate
- allot
- to distribute, or assign in shares -apportion
- defect
- an imperfection, to desert a cause or organization
- repercussion
- an effect or consequence -cause
- perspective
- a point of view -viewpoint
- avowed
- declared openly and without shame -sworn-undisclosed
- menial
- lowly, humble, lacking importance -underlining-lofty
- legendary
- existing in old stories, mythical -mythical
- tether
- a rope or chain used to fasten -tie-let loose
- wallow
- to roll about in a lazy or clumsy way -bask
- ornate
- to decorate elaborately -fancy-plain
- peruse
- read thoroughly -scrutinize
- facetious
- humorous, not meant seriously -witty-humorless