Vocabulary for Finals Flashcards
to caution or advice against something; to scold mildly; to remind of duty
admonish
an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction, to create an opening, break through
breach
a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Brigand
careful, cautious
circumspect
to seize for military or official use
commandeer
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
cumbersome
to disagree; disagreement
dissent
famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
eminent
to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
exorcise
to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
fabricate
angry
irate
a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions. To bring it to such a standstill.
deadlock
scattered fragments wreckage
debris
to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused
diffuse
a difficult or perplexing
dilemma
to let go, give up
relinquish
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
subjugate
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
proliferate
to seize and hold a position by force or without the right
usurp
average, ordinary, undistinguished
mediocre
commonplace; overused, stale
trite
excessive fatness
obesity
a raider, plunderer
marauder
to pardon or overlook
condone
an angry argument
altercation
resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
cherubic
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
unflinching
brief and to the point
terse
to tease, torment by teasing
tantalize
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
sully
a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to
adherent
to make shorter
abridge
bringing money; profitable
lucrative
to make fun of rudely; a rude remark
jeer
difficult or impossible to read
illegible
to strengthen, build up
fortify
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
fodder
a deliberately deceptive movement; to make a deceptive movement
feint
the process of driving or forcing out
expulsion
not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected
erratic
loose in one’s morals or behaviors
dissolute
to make up for; to repay for services
compensate
having a pleasing appearance
comely
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
alien
to stop proceedings temporarily move to another place
adjourn
to incline to beforehand
predispose
lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
perennial
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind
opinionated
to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess
muddle
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
efface
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
unbridled
to bring to an end
terminate
to overcome, rise above
surmount
a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
semblance
a split, break, breach
rift
to steal in small quantities
pilfer
an extremely poor person
pauper
not genuine, not true, not valid
spurious
to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
salvage
sudden and violent but breif; fitful; intermitten
spasmodic
