Comp midterms Vocab 1-6 Flashcards
to stop proceedings temporarily, move to another place.
adjourn
Foreign, strange
alien
having a pleasing appearance
comely
to make up for
compensate
loose in one’s morals
dissolute
different from what’s expected
erratic
the process of forcing out.
expulsion
a deliberately deceptive movement
feint
food for cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
fodder
to strengthen
fortify
tough to read
illegible
to make fun of rudely
jeer
brings in money
lucrative
average
mediocre
to reproduce
proliferate
to conquer by force, have control
subjugate
to soil, stain, or tarnish
sully
torment
tantalize
brief, to the point
terse
no signs of fear
unflinching
to make shorter
abridge
a follower
adherent
an angry argument
altercation
Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a round face.
Cherubic
to pardon, overlook
condone
to disagree
dissent
famous
eminent
to drive out by magic
exorcise
manufacture
fabricate
greed
gluttony
angry
irate
a raider
marauder
poor person
pauper
steal in small amounts
pilfer
a split or break
rift
a likeness
semblence
to overcome
sermount
to bring to an end
terminate
overused
trite
to hold by force
ursurp
to caution
admonish
a bandit
brigand
to break through
breach
cautious
circumspect
to seize for military usage
commandeer
clumsy
cumbersome
to spread around freely
diffuse
difficult situation
dillema
wreckage
debris
standstill, stalemate
deadlock
to not be known
efface
to make a mess of
muddle
to incline to beforehand
predispose
lasting a long time
perrenial
stubborn, closed minded
opinionated
sudden and violent, not long-lasting
spasmodic
not genuine
spurious
save from fire or shipwreck
salvage
lacking in restraint
unbridled
to give up
relinquish
to run off and hide
abscond
an increase
access
lack of government
anarchy
hard to do
arduous
favorable
auspicious
to overcome with fear
daunt
to free from tangles
disentangle
determined by destiny
fated
to mislead with a trick
hoodwink
not having life
inanimate
to burn to ashes
incenerate
very brave
intrepid
theft
larceny
bending readily
pliant
overly self-important in speech and manner
pompous
brink of disaster, end of a cliff
precipice
original model
prototype
to make right
rectify
temporary delay
reprieve
to attack with words
revile
one who takes part in a crime
accomplice
unreasonable
arbitrary
destroy completely
annihilate
shameless; made of brass
brazen
a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction
catalyst
large scale departure
exodus
assist
facilitate
not able to be corrected
incorrigible
not letting light through, not clear
opaque
a gloomy manner
morose
aggressive for a cause
militint
chief of importance
paramount
not moving
stagnant
careless and hasty
slapdash
slavery
servitude / bondage (is both)
hidden, but not realized
latent
baby talk, babble
prattle
to refute
rebut
to scold
reprimand
to give way to a superior force
succomb
to make up for
atone
believable
credible
sad dreary
doleful
to pay for
defray
hardworking
diligent
frightful, deathly pale
ghastly
to hold back
hamper
state of poverty
impoverish
never stopping
incessant
complex
intricate
easy to understand
lucid
cut down by an ax
hew
bitterly sarcastic
sardonic
to supersede
supplant
doing extra
superfluous
overly neat
prim
published after death
posthumous
to insult
taunt
persistent
tenacious
