Townsend Press- Advance Word Power Unit 2
appall
to horrify; dismay
loquacious
very talkative
diatribe
a bitter, abusively critical speech or piece of writing; denunciation
infraction
a breaking of a law or rule
edifice
a building, especially of large, imposing size
clamor
a loud outcry; hubbub
heretic
a person who holds unpopular or unaccepted beliefs; dissenter; nonconformist
recluse
a person who leads a solitary life; someone who withdraws from others
paucity
a scarcity; an insufficiency
uniform
all or always the same; without variety
hindrance
an obstacle; impediment
cognizant
aware
censure
blame; a rebuke
negligent
careless; irresponsible; casual
duplicity
deliberate deceptiveness; deceit
opaque
difficult to understand or explain; obscure; incomprehendable
blasphemy
disrespect toward something sacred or important; irreverence
irascible
easily angered; irritable
lavish
extravagant
affable
friendly; easy to get along with
cacophony
harsh, discordant aounds
enmity
hatred
ludicrous
laughable
erroneous
mistaken; in error
garbled
mixed up to such an extent as to be misleading or incomprehensible
desultory
moving from one thing to another in an unplanned way
stagnant
not moving; not flowing; motionless
apocryphal
of doubtful authenticity; not genuine
equivocal
open to more than one interpretation and often intended to mislead
accolade
praise
expedient
self-serving; convenient
gravity
severity; weighty importance
profane
showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things; irreverent
obtuse
slow to understand; dull
somber
solemn; sad and depressing; melancholy
garner
to collect
scrutinize
to examine carefully
peruse
to examine; read with great care
languish
to lose strength; fail in health; be weak
vilify
to make abusive statements about
contract
to reduce in size; become compressed
renounce
to reject; cast off; disown
assuage
to relieve; lessen
rescind
to repeal; take back
incite
to stir up
kindle
to stir up; arouse
recapitulate
to summarize or repeat briefly
commiserate
to sympathize; express compassion
untenable
unable to be held or defended; insupportable
irresolute
uncertain how to think or act; undecided