Vocab midterm Study Guide

(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value * synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully * acronyms: purify, purge, expurgate

(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; decietful, hypocritical * synonyms: versatile, facile * clumsy, all thumbs, maladriot

(v.) to make larger, increase * synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify * antonyms: decrease, diminish

(adj.) deprive of; made unhappy through a loss * synonyms: bereaved * acronyms: replete, well provided

(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up * synonyms: station, organize

(adj.) stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored * synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine * acronyms: cheering, inviting, genial

(n.) courage in facing difficulties * synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle * antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide * synonyms: gawk, ogle

(v.) (n.) to utter taughting words; an expression of scorn * synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer * antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise

(n.) an external appearance, cover, mask * synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

(adj.) intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous * synonmys: cunning, underhanded, perfidious * antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

(n.) a hint; indirect suggestion * synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose * synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant * antonyms: povery-stricken, wretched, destitute

(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced * synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient * antonyms: rigid, in flexible,recalcitrant

(v.) to say again, repeat * synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate

(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive * synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic * antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant * synonyms: provisional, inconclusive * antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude * synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough * antonyms; well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

(adj.) (adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken * synonyms: exact; precisely * antonyms: paraphased

(adj.) cautiously, with great care * synonyms: carefully, prudently * antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

(adj.): Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.

(adj.): peaceable, friendly

(adj.): having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

(adj.): given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

(adj.): kindly, charitable

(adj.): hasty, not thorough

(n): treachery, deceitfulness

(v): to praise extravagantly

(adj.): possible, able to be done

(n): a wry face, facial distortion;

(n): a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

(adj.): not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

(n): a moving force, impulse, stimulus

(n): danger

(adj): extremely careful about small details. syn: careful, wary. ant: careless, sloppy.

(n): a longing for something past; homesickness

(n): the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

(v): to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

(v): to examine closely

adj): lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence or interest

(n)- An enemy, opponent [syn]- antagonist, rival, foe

(v)- To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey [syn]- separate, drive apart, estrange

(n)- A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery [syn]- ruse, stratagem, contricance

(v)- To compel, force [syn]- pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain

(adj)- Cowardly (n)- A coward [syn]- ((adj)): fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous

(adj)- Of or related to cooking or the kitchen

(v)- To erase, wipe out, cut out [syn]- remove, cancel, expunge

(n)- A death, especially of a person in a lofty position [syn]- decease, passing away

(v)- To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to [syn]- stimulate, excite, gladden

(adj)- Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow (n)- Land left unseeded (v)- To plow but not seed [syn]- ((adj)): unproductive, inert, dormant

(v)- To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks [syn]- annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

(adj)- Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action [syn]- blustery, tempestuous, implacable

(v)- To think about in a dreamy way, ponder [syn]- meditate, contemplate, daydream

(adj)- So unimportant that it can be disregarded [syn]- trivial, inconsequential, insignificant

(v)- To make permanent or long lasting [syn]- continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely

(n)- An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action [syn]- guide, tradition, model

(adj)- Inflicting or aiming at punishment [syn]- penalizing, retaliatory

(v)- To set right, remedy (n)- Relief from wrong or injury [syn]- ((v)): rectify, correct, mitigate

(n)- A temporary stay (v)- To stay for a time [syn]- ((n)): visit, stopover, brief stay

(adj)- Refined in manner or style, suave [syn]- elegant

associated, connected

to find out

to accomplish, the act of achieving

to give or pass as an inheritance

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

to scatter; spread far and wide

to regard highly, a highly favorable opinion or judgement

to erase, obliterate, destroy

having limits, lasting for a limited time

not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

cool and confident, unconcerned

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

a remedy for all ills; cure all; an answer to all problems

spiteful, showing ill will

exact, careful, attending to details; having high moral standards, principles

to move about stealthily; to lie hidden

proud and contemptous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

easily excused; pardonable