120 vocab words

to surrender or repudiate; to formally give up a throne, high office, responsibility, or function

to encourage or support; to urge on in the achievement of a purpose; to help especially in wrongdoing

to shorten in duration or extent; to shorten by omission of words without sacrificing the sense of the text

a ceremony marking the recognition of special merit; an award or salute

bitter or harsh in temper, manner, or speech

to warn or criticize mildly

easy to approach and talk to; agreeable in manner

a natural attraction; kinship; similarity

prosperous, wealthy, rich

to argue vehemently; a heated quarrel

to wither away

stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain

excessive greed; insatiable desire for wealth

to speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down

inclined to quarrel; warlike

kindly; charitable

gay and lighthearted in spirit or mood

a hiding place/objects hidden in a hiding place

unfeeling or insensitive; hardened and thickened

free from bias, prejudice, or malice; frank

mood, feeling, general atmosphere; an environment or its distinctive atmosphere

unclear; vague; capable of being interpreted in more than one way

willing to yield or submit; easily led

having a friendly, pleasant disposition; sociable

a feeling of strong dislike or hatred

going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding another

a contrast; the direct opposite

belonging to an earlier time; ancient; outdated

hard to accomplish or achieve, difficult; marked by great labor/effort, strenuous; hard to climb, steep, lofty; tiresome

to speak clearly or distinctly; capable of speech; clear

inclined through some whim, to change one’s mind/purpose/actions suddenly

to criticize harshly, usually with the intention or correcting wrongdoing

an emotion or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal

closed meeting of political party to make decisions; to assemble in/hold a caucus; a group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause

an item of personal, movable property; slave

continuing for a long time; habitual; always present

to gain an advantage by trickery; to evade by deception; to go around

secret; stealthy

compelling a person by actual or threatened violence or pressure to do something against his will

working together secretly for an evil purpose

roomy; comfortable; spacious

self-satisfied; narrowly contended with one's own accomplishment

to consist of; to include, to contain

to forgive or over look (an offense) volunatarily

possessing similar temperament and tastes; able to get along with others

to guess, based on incomplete information

to set apart as sacred; to devote or dedicate to some aim

general agreement

great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered

to interpret; to explain the sense of, or analyze

violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment

a thorough coward

worthy of belief

deserving blame or condemnation

to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from

denying the sincerity of ppl's motives and actions

sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure

submitting to the wishes or judgement of another; courteous regard or respect

great flood or downpour

leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the ppl

to speak against

to empty; to use up

of low morals; corrupt

to reduce in value or price

to dry out completely

to confuse; to embarrass

depressed; so unhappy that nothing will comfort

inequality

to scatter and drive away

to disagree

easily taught or controlled

hard; severe; cruel

hardship, restraint

a public command issued by authority

conspicuously bad

to beautify by adding ornaments

to lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion

person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure

short, witty, or satirical poem or saying it often w/a cleaver twist in thoughr

tombstone inscription; brief statement commemorating a deceased person or something past

an adjective, noun, or phrase used to characterize a person or thing

learned; having wide knowledge gained from reading

to set forth in detail; to explain

not essential; foreign; irrelevant

given to joking, especially at an inappropriate time

liable to make mistakes or be decieved

to understand thoroughly

workable

to pretend

something that is believed to have magical powers

often changing for no reason; not consistent

extremely conspicuous; outrageous

display or wave boastfully

to waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly

to search or hunt for food or provisions

to exercise self control; an ancestor

pertaining to public discussions or law

at abandon; to give up; renounce

something fortunate occurring by change

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