Vocabulary Power Plus Level 8 LESSON 4

haphazard

(adj.) by chance; not planned; lacking order

repudiate

To reject as untrue

waif

a homeless and helpless person, especially an orphaned child

trepidation

a state of uncertainty

perceptive

adj. extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

solicitude

anxiety and concern

cryptic

having hidden meaning

fanatic

one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

legacy

something handed down from an ancestor or from the past

Acclaim

to approve or praise loudly

illuminate

to brighten with light

taint

to corrupt or ruin by contaminating

maim

to disable or disfigure

ebb

to flow or fall back, as the tide does

bedraggled

wet and filthy, as though have been dragged through mud