Final Vocab Flashcards
Allocated
Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose
Amenable
Ready or willing to answer, act, agree or yield; open to influence, persuasion or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable
Appall
To overcome with horror or fear
Arbitrary
Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
Audacity
The willingness to take bold risks
Augment
Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase
Axiom
A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently
Bedlam
A scene of uproar and confusion
Botched
Carry out (a task) badly or carelessly
Bygones
A thing dating from an earlier time
Canvas
A strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, cotton, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting
Capitulate
Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender
Carousing
Drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way
Chastise
Rebuke or reprimand severely
Contemptible
Deserving contempt; despicable
Countenance
A person’s face or facial expression
Covert
Not openly acknowledged or displayed
Cower
Crouch down in fear
Cryptic
Having a meaning that is mysterious and obscure
Cynic
A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons
Diffident
Modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence
Discreet
Careful and circumspect in ones speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage
Disinterred
Dig up (something that has been buried , especially a corpse)
Dubious
Not to be relied upon; suspect
Embossed
Carve, mold or a stamp a design on (a surface) so that it stands out in relief
Enmity
The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
Faction
A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
Fervor
Intense and passionate feeling
Florid
Having red or flushed complexion
Foreseen
Be aware of before hand; predict
Gorge
Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food
Hearth
The floor of a fireplace
Hiatus
A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process
Impeded
Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder
Impervious
Not allowing fluid to pass through
Infraction
A violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules
Insolence
Rude and disrespectful behavior
Jubilation
A feeling of great happiness and triumph
Knoll
A small hill or mound
Lament
Passionate expression of grief or sorrow
Laudable
Worthy of high praise
Loathsome
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Obscure
Not clearly understood or expressed
Obstinate
Marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Officious
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Pliant
Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Plunder
Steal goods; take as spoils
Procure
Get by special effort
Prow
The front part of a vessel
Purge
Rid of impurities
Ramparts
An embankment built around a space for defensive properties
Rancor
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Relic
An antiquity that has survived from the distant past
Relish
Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
Reverent
Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
Satire
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
Shrewd
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Solace
Comfort in disappointment or misery
Sordid
Foul and run-down and repulsive
Superfluous
More than is needed, desired, or required
Surmise
Infer from incomplete evidence
Tacit
Implied by or inferred from actions or statements
Umbrage
A feeling of anger caused by being offended
Vigilant
Carefully observant or attentive
Vivacious
Vigorous and animated
