Vocab Final Flashcards by Sasha hausman

Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hiddne from view; not detectable by ordinay means; to hide, conceal; eclipse; matters involving the supernatural

Occult

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A special right or privilege; a special quality showing exellence

Prerogative

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To attempt to dissuage someone from some curse or decision by earnest reasoning

Expostulate

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Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

Nominal

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A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

Innuendo

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Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

Callow

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Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Brusque

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Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Petulant

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To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

Ameliorate

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To make amends, make up for; to avert

Expiate

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Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intesity or lack of restraint

Lurid

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A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

Ferment

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Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Hackneyed

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Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Decadence

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Saliva or musus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

Drivel

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Resulting from chance rather than rom an inherent cause or character; accidnetal, not essential; acquired, not congenital

Adventitious

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To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Infringe

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A gap, opening, break

Hiatus

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Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

Intrinsic

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Resulting from or marked by lack or attention; unintentional, accidental

Inadvertent

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To assign or refer to, attribute

Ascribe

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A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Coalition

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To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Simulate

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Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

Sangfroid

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Wearied, worn-out, dulled

Jaded

Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier form a province or colony

Provincial

A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

Epitome

To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

Intercede

Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

Amorphous

To mock, treat with contempt

Flout

To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

Wheedle

To steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use

Peculate

By virtue of holding a certain office

Ex Officio

Relating to, characteristic of, or situatted on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Insular

A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality

Megalomania

Persistent, showing industry and determination

Sedulous

One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

Interloper

To whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

Scourge

Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Inscrutable

Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Anomalous

Lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time

Transient

Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Ennui

To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

Remonstrate

Roundabut, not direct

Circuitous

Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Erudite

Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Salutary

A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Caveat

The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Approbation

Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Lassitude

A rule of conduct or action

Precept

To punish severely; to criticize severely

Castigate

To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effore

Extricate

Worthy, deserving recognitioon and praise

Meritorious

Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contraty; unpredictable

Fractious

Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

Resilient

Fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Equitable

To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

Disabuse

To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

Contrive

Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

Straitlace

To steal, especially in a neaky way and in petty amounts

Filch

To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof

Surmise

Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an extablished government

Seditious

That which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality

Aura

Incapable of being changed or called back

Irrevocable

A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

Amnesty

To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

Blazon

To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process

Precipitate

Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

Bombastic

Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed

Scurrilous

To make easy, cause to progress faster

Expedite

The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

Acculturation

To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Assuage

To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

Commiserate

Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

Aplomb

To urge strongly, advise earnestly

Exhort

Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

Umbrage

Dull, uniteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

Vapid