SL Vocab List

inauspicious

boding ill; unfortunate

petrify

to make something like a stone or literally turn to stone

indubitably

without doubt

scouge

something makes people miserable or causes them great pain and tourment

infamy

being famous for something bad or negative

brazen

describes something shocking or done shamelessly

flagrant

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

impediment

anything that slows or blocks progress

visage

someone's face or facial features

exhort

thoroughly encourage

lurid

vivid and attention grabbing in a shocking, graphic, or horrible way

amenable

willing to comply

intangible

incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch

callous

emotionally hardened

insidious

slowly and secretly causing harm

dexterity

skillful performance or ability without difficulty in using the hands

procure

get by special effort

despondency

feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

profilic

bearing in abundance especially offspring

inexplicable

incapable of being explained or accounted for

adverse

in an opposing direction; contrary

depravity

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

vindicate

clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof

zeal

dedication or enthusiasm for something

affinity

a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

emaciated

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

latent

potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

ethereal

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

defile

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

inextricable

not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied

admonish

take to task

beseech

ask for or request earnestly

benign

gentle, kind, mild, or unharmful; kind in disposition or manner

derisive

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

bane

something causing misery or death

blighted

anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity

reproach

express criticism towards; mild rebuke or criticism; disgrace or shame

petulant

easily irritated or annoyed

vivacious

vigorous and animated

satiate

fill to satisfaction

vestige

an indication that something has been present

subjugate

make subservient; force to submit or subdue