English Vocab Midterm Practice Flashcards
Admonish
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
Brigand
Robber, Criminal
Predispose
Make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition; influence.
Opinionated
Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind.
Comandeer
to seize for military or official use
Relinquish
To let go, give up
Perennial
Lasting for a long time
Circumspect
Careful, cautious
Breach
an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.
Dilema
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more choices
Unbridled
uncontrolled; unconstrained
Spasmodic
Sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
Debris
scattered pieces of waste or remains
Deadlock
A situation, usually one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made.
Cumbersome
clumsy, hard to handle ; slow- moving
Spurious
Not what it seems to be; false
Salvage
To save or rescue objects from a disaster (fire, shipwreck), property that is saved
Diffuse
Spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people
Efface
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Muddle
bring into a disordered or confusing state, mess up.
Comely
having a pleasure appearance
Alien
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
Erratic
not regular or consistent different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable
Fodder
food for horses or cattle raw material for a designated purpose
Fortify
to strengthen to build up
Jeer
to make fun of rudely or unkindly a rude remark or derision
Mediocre
average, ordinary, undistinguished
Subjugate
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
Tantalize
to tease, torment by teasing
Terse
brief and to the point
Adjourn
to stop proceedings temporarily, to move to another place
Compensate
to make up for, to repay for services
Dissolute
loose in one’s morals or behavior
Expulsion
the process of driving or forcing out
Feint
a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense
Illegible
difficult or impossible to read
Lucrative
bringing in money, profitable
Proliferate
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
Solely
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
Unflinching
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
Adherent
a follower, supporter
Abridge
to make shorter
Altercation
an angry argument
Chuberic
resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
Condone
to pardon or overlook
Emiment
famous, outstanding, distinguished
Exorcise
to drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
Dissent
to disagree
Fabricate
to make, manufacture, invent
Gluttony
engaging in extreme eating or drinking, greedy overindulgence
Irate
angry
Marauder
a raider, pirate
Pauper
an extremely poor person
Pilfer
To steal in small quantities
Rift
a split, break, breach
Semblance
air, and outward appearance, aura
Terminate
to bring to an end
Surmount
to overcome, rise above
Trite
commonplace, overused, stale
Usurp
to seize and hold a position by force or without right
Anarchy
a lack of government and law, confusion
Auspicious
favorable, fortunate
Daunt
to overcome with fear, intimidate, to dishearten or discourage
Hoodwink
to mislead by A trick, swindle
Inanimate
not having life, without energy or spirit
Incinerate
to burn to ashes
Larceny
theft
Pliant
bending readily, easily influenced
Prototype
an original model on which later versions are patterned
Rectify
to make right, correct
Abscond
to run off and hide
Access
approach her admittance to places, persons, things
Arduous
hard to do, requiring much effort
Disentangle
to free from tangles or complications
Faded
determined in advance by destiny or fortune
Intrepid
very brave, fearless, unshakable
Precipise
a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
Pompous
overly self-important in speech and manner, excessively stately or ceremonious
Reprieve
a temporary relief or delay, postponement
Revile
to attack with words, call bad names
Arbitrary
unreasonable, based on one’s wishes or wins without regard for reasons or fairness
Catalyst
a substance that causes or Hastings a chemical reaction any agent that causes change
Facilitate
to make easier, to assist
Incorrigible
not able to be corrected, beyond control
Paramount
chief and importance, above others
Militant
give in to fighting, active and aggressive in support of cause; an activist
Rebute
to offer arguments or evidence that contradict and assertion, to refute
Reprimand
to scold, find fault
Servitude
slavery, forced labor
Slapdash
careless and hasty
Accomplice
a person who takes part in a crime
Annihilates
to destroy completely
Brazen
shameless, impudent; made of brass
Exodus
the large scale departure or flight
Latent
hidden, present but not realized
Morose
have a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable
Opaque
not letting light through, clear or lucid; dense, stupid
Prattle
to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; babble or baby talk
Stagnant
not running or flowing, foul from standing still; inactive
Succumb
to give way to superior force, yield
Credible
believable
Atone
to make up for
Doleful
sad, dreary
Hamper
to hold back
Impoverished
poor, in a state of poverty, depleted
Posthumous
occurring or published after death
Lucid
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
Sardonic
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
Supplant
to take the place of, supersede
Tenacious
holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
Bondage
slavery; any state of being bound or held down
Defray
to pay for
Diligent
hard-working, industrious, not lazy
Ghastly
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
Hew
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
Incessant
never stopping, going on all the time
Intricate
complicated, difficult to understand
Superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Prim
overly needs, proper, or formal; prudish
Taunt
to jeer at, mock
