VOCAB GIM FINAL

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CUR, COUR

run

DICT

say, speak, tell

Subverted

sdj. Disruptive; overturn

VID, VIS

see, look

CAP(T), CEPT, CIP, CEIV, CEIT

seize, take

MIT, MISS

send

CLUD, CLUS, CLOIS, CLAUS

shut, close

SED, SID, SESS

sit, settle

GRAD, GRESS

step, go

JAC, JECT

throw, hurl

TEMPOR

time

Commend

to deliver; to entrust

TORT

twist

Concur

v. to agree; to coincide; to act together

Plague

v. to annoy; to afflict

Plead

v. to argue on behalf of someone; to support

Impute

v. to ascribe or attribute; to charge someone with an action, especially a negative act

Subjugate

v. to conquer; to bring under one's control

Dispel

v. to do away with; to remove; to get rid of

Impinge

v. to encroach or invade; to collide; to infringe upon

Wheel

v. to fly in a circle

Relieve

v. to free from burden; to remove a pressure

Indulge

v. to give in to an action or feeling; to give free reign to

Trammel

v. to hamper; to bind; to ensnare

Insinuate

v. to hint indirectly; to imply

Smite

v. to hit; to attack

Dominate

v. to influence; to control

Correspond

v. to match or agree; to be equivalent; to be comparable

Resent

v. to object to something in a strong way; to feel bitter about; to begrudge

Layer

v. to place one thing over another; to make an arrangement in layers

Acclaim

v. to praise; to honor

Pulverize

v. to reduce to fine powder; to disintegrate; to smash

Chafe

v. to rub; to irritate by rubbing; to heat by friction

Derive

v. to stem from; to originate

Scintillate

v. to twinkle; to shine

Saunter

v. to walk idly with no special concern; to amble

AQU

water

SCRIB, SCRIPT

write

CORP

BODY

Galand

a wreath of leaves or flower worn as an honor

Forsaken

adj. Abandoned; solitary

Theoretical

adj. Academic; abstract; hypothetical

Impetuous

adj. Acting with sudden energy, sometimes without thought; rushing with force

Dreadful

adj. Awful; fearful

Intimate

adj. Close; personal

Remorseless

adj. Curel; heartless; inhuman

Audacious

adj. Daring; adventurous

Formidable

adj. Difficult; challenging

Intractable

adj. Difficult; troublesome

Desolate

adj. Dismal; lonely

Anguished

adj. Distressed; heartbroken

Pernicious

adj. Evil; damaging; dangerous

Jaunty

adj. Expressing a lively or playful manner; happy-go-lucky

Scrupulous

adj. Extremely careful; mindful

Limpid

adj. Free of anything that might cloud or obscure; clear

Flawless

adj. Free of blemishes; perfect

Economical

adj. Frugal; thrifty; not wasteful

Magnanimous

adj. Generous; unselfish

Capricious

adj. Given to sudden changes in mood; fickle

Ironical

adj. Having the ability of being inconsistent or contradictory; incongruous

Deliberative

adj. Having the function of considering, judging, or carefully deciding, carefully thinking out

Sensual

adj. Having to do with senses; tangible

Sylvan

adj. Having to do witht he forest; rurual; pastoral

Cloyed

adj. Having too much of a good thing; weary; satiated

Obscured

adj. Hidden; covered up

Evenhanded

adj. Impartial; balanced and fair

Restrictive

adj. Imposing limits; hindering

Incipient

adj. In an initial stage; developing

Casual

adj. Informal; nonchalant

Affronted

adj. Insulted; offended

Base

adj. Low; ignoble; sinful

Perpetual

adj. Never-ending; permanent

Precarious

adj. Not certain; delicately in certain; suggesting danger

Androgynous

adj. Of indeterminate sex; partly male patly female

Eccentric

adj. Out of the ordinary; strange

Grotesque

adj. Outrageous; shocking

Vaulting

adj. Over reaching; ambitious

Tranquil

adj. Peaceful; serene; quiet; undisturbed

Standing

adj. Permanent; fixed

Distilled

adj. Purified; refined

Debased

adj. Reduce in value

Patriarchal

adj. Related to a society ruled by men

Nautical

adj. Related to ships and the sea; naval

Stygian

adj. Related to the river Styx and to hell; dark; somber

Ascetic

adj. Relating to a life of extreme self-denial; Spartan; austere

Reverent

adj. Respectful; devout; dutiful

Sensible

adj. Responsible; down-to-earth; practical

Telling

adj. Revealing; striking

Staid

adj. Serious; sober

Cavalier

adj. Showing a lack of concern for rules or proper behavior; casual

Affectionate

adj. Showing fondness; devoted

Pious

adj. Showing reverance to god; divine

Diminutive

adj. Small; tiny

Grave

adj. Sober; dignified

Foreshadow

adj. To suggest a furture event; to anticipate

Unutterable

adj. Too horrible to describe; unspeakable

Unsavory

adj. Unpleaseant; revolting

Unbecoming

adj. Unworthy; unsuitable

Luminous

adj. bright; glowing

Unmindful

adj. forgetful

Lyric

adj. poetic

Diaphanous

adj. see-through; fine

Parching

adj. thirsting

Interminable

adj. unending; infinite

Aft

adv. Near the stern or end of tail, usually of a boat

Jointly

adv. together

MAL

bad

FER,LAT

bear, carry

CRED

believe

SPIR

breathe

VOC, VOCAT, VOK

call, calling

Placid

calm; peaceful

CLAM, CLAIM

cry, shout

ACT, AG, IG

do, drive, carry on, move

FAC, FACT, FECT, FIC, FEAT, FEAS,FY

do, make

FID

faith

SENT, SENS

feel

CARN

flesh

PLIC, PLI, PLY

fold, bend

SOLV, SOLUT

free, loosen

CEDE, CEED, CESS

go, move, yield

BENE

good

PENS, PEND, POND

hang, weigh

CAPIT

head

DUCT, DUC

lead

SPEC, SPIC

look, see

AM, AMAT

love, loving

Personified

manifested in the form of a person; embodied

Accusation

n. A charge of wrongdoing; an indictment

Chalice

n. A cup

Labyrinth

n. A maze

Altitude

n. A measure of height or elevation above sea level

Courier

n. A messenger

Course

n. A movement along a path; a progression of stone

Sector

n. A part created by division of something; a faction

Cherubim

n. A plural form a cherub; an angel; celestial being

Party

n. A political group; a camp

Commodity

n. A product that can be bought and sold

Retort

n. A quick reply, as to an accusation; a comeback

Furrow

n. A row made by a plow for planting seeds; a trench

Ditty

n. A simple song

Somnambulist

n. A sleepwalker

Anecdote

n. A small story usually entertaining and frequently amusing; a short account

Inspiration

n. A spur to action; encouragement

Apartheid

n. A system of racial segregation in South Africa; separateness

Sojourn

n. A visit; the act of living in a place for a while

Pastoral

n. A work of art that deals with the simple rural life of sheperds

Heifer

n. A young cow

Profusion

n. Abundance; a great amount

Appraisal

n. An assessment of value; valuation

Allusion

n. An indirect reference; a hint; an implied reference to something familiar

Title

n. An office; a rank or position in an organization or society

Redress

n. Compensation or payment for a wrongdoing

Assurance

n. Confidence; calmness

Malevolent

n. Criminal; lawbreaker

Surcease

n. Death; an end

Demise

n. Death; the end

Deceit

n. Deception; trickery

Luxuriance

n. Excess; abundance

Coercion

n. Force; threats

Immunity

n. Free legal of liability; protected from harm

Exultation

n. Happiness; gladness

Confluence

n. Junction, especially of two rivers; meeting

Mode

n. Manner; method; custom; form

Progeny

n. Offspring; children

Suppliant

n. One who asks for something; a beggar; a petitioner

Innovator

n. One who creates new things; pioneer; a groundbreaker

Dominance

n. Power; supremacy

Ancestral

n. Related to those from whom one is descended; traditional

Piety

n. Religious devotion; faith

Idleness

n. State of not working; laziness

Plunder

n. Stolen goods; loot

Opportunism

n. Taking an opportunity without regarding principles or values; exploitation

Efficacy

n. The ability to work or perform; potency

Restraint

n. The act of controlling one's thoughts or actions; caution; inhibition

Martyrdom

n. The death of a person who is killed for his or her religious or other beliefs

Foliage

n. The leaves of plants

Offing

n. The part of the sea visible in the distance

Establishment

n. The ruling class of a society; the authorities in power

Propriety

n. The state of conforming expected behavior; correctness

Recollect

n. To remember; to give consideration

Ferment

n. Turmoil; unrest

Regime

n. government

Dearth

n. lack; a shortage; scarcity

FUS, FUND, FOUND

pour


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