Vocab Units 8-17

v. behave in a festive or high-spirited manner

v. persuade with flattery, appeals, or soothing words

n. smuggled goods

v. to make something continue indefinitely (positive or negative)

adj. inborn, native, inherent

v. suggest or hint something negative

n. a contrast between two things that are entirely different

adj. sly; clever and decieving

adj. having a great deal of money

v. evade, escape

n. person or thing that comes before a specific event

adj. necessary for completeness

adj. strongly felt; usually sadnesss

n. puzzling or inexplicable occurence or situation

n. long or tedious account

v. to extinguish, put down, suppress

adj. being very talkative

adj. cautious; exercising good judgement

v. equal or beat, typically through imitation

n. adherance to moral and ethical principles

v. stress or single out as important

adj. extremely distasteful, unacceptable

v. depart from established course or standards

adj. unusually severe or cruel

v. to go around or bypass; to avoid failure through deception

v. grow vigorously

n. person who like foreigners or foreign things

adj. beginning to exist or develop

adj. not needed or useful; unnecessary

adj. greatly attentive to detail

adj. involving or limited to basic principles

adj. describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

adj. using as few words as possible when speaking

n. a public declaration of beliefs

adj. continuing without interupption; unending

n. widely accepted truth or beliefs; a typical pattern or model

n. moment of great or sudden revelation

v. stimulate or startle into activity

adj. craving or consuming large amounts

v. increase in number or spread rapidly

n. uncertain of meaning or intention

n. atmosphere or mood of a place

n. a plan used to trick or decieve

v. pull up or remove, as if by the roots

n. natural tendency or inclination

n. difficult or disagreeable task, burden or obligation

n. the action of wearing down resistance

n./adj. a dishonest person; deviating from the norm

n. the ability to understand and share feelings of another

v. implant by repeated statement; cause someone to accept an idea

v. depart in a secret and sudden manner

v. move stealthily; lie in hiding

adj. crdible, believable, seems worthy of acceptance

n. timely blessing or benefit

n. a deviation from normal, not typical

adj. inflexible or complicated (sometimes as a result of age)

n. an ideal model to be copied or imitated

v. to place side by side for comparison or contrast

n. a crafty plot designed with a sinister end in mind

adj. appearing to be true, but not actually true

n. one who stays in bed until a late hour, a sluggard

n. one who is regarded as out of date, reclusive, reactionary or brutish; also a cave dweller

n. a display of skill, trickery, artful deception

adj. incongruously varied in appearance or character

n. the act of or the person who willfully distorts the original meaning of a word

v. to babble; to talk without meaning

n. something left to someone in a will; a legacy

adj. inclined to avoid exertion; lazy

n. a close friend or companion

v. to force out, as through a small opening

n. a remedy for all ills or difficulties

adj. provoking laughter; worthy of laughter

n. the act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow

n. a confusing or difficult problem or question

adj. grayish, greenish, yellow color suggesting sickliness

n. a loud mixture of sound or voices; activity

v. to think again and again, to muse, meditate, ponder, reflect

v. to protest or complain noisily

n. power; force; energy; spirit; activity; vigor

n. a technology enthusiast, a person with a deep interest in the inner workings of things

adj. smart; jaunty; dashing

n./v. pass time in idleness; or a fool, simpleton

n. high seriousness

n./v. an encampment (usually military); to make camp

adj. lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest; listless

v. hinder, block, thwart

v. instigate or foster; promote the growth or development of

n./v. work; to do work of little or no value merely to look busy