Unit 14 Vocabulary- 8th grade

rote

(n) unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something; (adj) based on a mechanical routine

obliterate

(v) to blot out completely, to destroy utterly

disclaim

(v) to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to

estrange

(v) to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance

amplify

(v) to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like

gratify

(v) to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor

infinite

(adj) exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; (n., preceded by the) an incalcuable number, the concept of infinity; (cap I) a name for God

bland

(adj) gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste

arrogant

(adj) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance.

naive

(adj) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of wordly knowledge and experience

tedious

(adj) long and tiresome

niche

(n) a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing

epoch

(n) a distince period of time, era, age

vendor

(n) a person who sells something

kindred

(n) a person's relatives; a family relationship; (adj) related by blodd; like, similar

armistice

(n) a temporary peace, halt in fighting

solvent

(adj) able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; (n) a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, or softens

ramshackle

(adj) appearing ready to collapse, loose and shakey

irascible

(adj) easily made angry, hot-tempered

ransack

(v) to search and examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder