LA Tri Test Vocab Flashcards
Fraught
being anxious or stressed out by something
Pious
acting religious
Abyss
a deep, almost neverending chasm
Pestilential
causing disease
Barometer
a machine that can measure air pressure or opinions
Abominable
being loathsome and hateful
Anguish
extreme pain and torture
Monotonous
something that is boring
Bewildered
making confusion
Invalids
one who is weak/disabled after an illness
Tolerate
to endure something/one without agreeing with them
Notorious
well known for something bad they’ve done
Lucidity
being understood well
Improvise
to perform without preparing and make up as one goes
Oppressive
being cruel and unjust toward a group
Congealing
to become solid by cooling
Blandishments
using flattery to have someone do something
Unremittingly
to not loosen or weaken
Nocturnal
to be active at night
Bestial
savage like an animal
Conviction
being accused guilty of a crime
Lorries
a heavy vehicle like a truck
Deportee
someone who is taken out of the country
Fascist
a dictator like ruler of a government
Ghetto
a neighborhood where people are trapped
Anecdote
words of wisdom that are told in a story
Pathetic
something/one that is sad
Truncheon
a stick that is used to beat people
Indiscriminately
a careless way that doesn’t show judgement
Expulsion
being kicked out of something like a country or group
Pillage
to steal in a violent way when a war is occuring
Peril
in danger
Epidemic
an outbreak of a disease at a time
Keen
feeling eager and enthusiastic about something, sharp
Extraction
removing something forcefully
Innumerable
a very large, uncountable number
Emigrate
to leave a country to live in another
Reprieve
to cancel or delay a punishment like death
Alleged
supposedly, said without proof
Empathy
to understand another’s feelings
Inadequate
not having enough numbers or good quality, not useful
Defiance
being openly against something
Solemn
formal and dignified, serious
Amid
in the middle of
Tempest
windy, violent storm
Meager
not having enough, not good enough, talking about an object. scarce
Liberate
to free someone from an unjust situation
Benediction
blessing the crowd with the Blessed Sacrament
Mirage
an optical illusion when hallucinating caused by the temperature
Emaciated
being thin and weak from lack of food or sickness
Avidly
being interested and enthusiastic about something
Feeble
frail because of age/sickness
Distinguish
treating or thinking someone as different
Indeterminate
undetermined and uncertain
Bereaved
not having access to a loved one, could be by death
Conscientiously
in a way that is motivated by one’s moral sense of right and wrong.
Apathy
not showing enthusiasm and care
Vigilance
watching for danger and difficulties
Scouring
cleaning something by rubbing it harshly with a mixture, like detergent
Simulaneously
at the same time
Robust
strong and healthy
Spectacle
a memorable performance or display
Vulnerable
being helpless and able to be hurt emotionally and physically
Cauldron
a big metal pot used for cooking over a fire
Plaintive
sad and mournful sounding
Bessech
to ask someone urgently to do something
Visionary
someone who plans for the future wisely
Spasmodically
sudden and brief, like a spasm
Summons
asking someone to come before a judge
Timid
not showing confidence, easily scared
Provisions
supplying something to be used
Resistance
refusing to accept something and trying to stop it