Mr. Thomas vocab words

Shrik

Avoid a task or obligation

Behoove

To benefit

Scald

To burn burn with water or steam

Scold

To criticize sharply

Amputate

To cut of a limb

Immolate

To destroy by burning; to sacrifice in flame.

Spelunk

To explore caves

Emulate

To imitate someone out of respect

Mollify

To make someone feel better; to ease their discomfort

Udlulate

To move in a wave like motion

Vilify

To portray someone as a villain.

Interrogate

To question someone formally

Emit

To release/give off

Indicate

To show or point out

assert

To state or express firmly

Abulate

To walk

Defenestrate

means throw something or someone out a window.

commence

to begin, to start

allot

to distribute in portions

plummet

to fall rapidly

Omit

to leave out

delude

to mislead; to fool

oscillate

to move back and forth

incarcerate

to put someone in jail

extricate

to remove from entanglements

emancipate

to set free

Squander

to spend/waste foolishly

pilfer

to steal

boondoggle

to waste time with trivial tasks

dilute

to weaken by adding water