Vocab Units 10-12 Flashcards
To be good enough
Suffice
To worsen; deteriorate
Degenerate
A place of safety, protection or relief
Sanctuary
To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else
Intercede
Open to damage or attack; susceptible
Vulnerable
Difficult to believe; unlikely
Implausible
Evil; wicked
Sinister
Close inspection; careful examination
Scrutiny
Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way
Incoherent
An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is
Qualm
To Mia up or confuse; scramble
Garble
To feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully
Gloat
Something that weakens, damages, or destroys
Blight
Using someone else’s writings or ideas as ones own
Plagiarism
To plan cleverly; think up
Contrive
To return an injury for an injury; pay back
Retaliate
Very obvious, often offensively so
Blatant
Perfectly clean
Immaculate
Thin and bony
Gaunt
Bend
Flex, flect
Partly; half
Semi-
Life; of living things
Bio-
Father
Pater, patri-
Cause to become
-ate
In the direction of; toward
-ward
Call; cry out
Claim, clam
Strong
Forc, fort
Person; having to do with people
Hum
End
Fin
Having many parts arranged in a complicated way, complex
Intricate
