Vocab: Fall List 5

adroit

Adj. Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

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amicable

Adj. Characterized by friendship and good will

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averse

Adj. Strongly opposed

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belligerent

Adj. Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

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benevolent

Adj. Generous in providing aid to others

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cursory

Adj. Hasty and without attention to detail

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duplicity

Noun. Acting in bad faith

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extol

Verb. Praise, glorify, or honor

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feasible

Adj. Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances

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grimace

Noun. A contorted facial expression

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holocaust

Noun. An act of great destruction and loss of life

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impervious

Adj. Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

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impetus

Noun. The act of applying force suddenly

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jeopardy

Noun. A source of danger

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meticulous

Adj. Marked by precise accordance with details

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nostalgia

Noun. Longing for something past

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quintessence

Noun. The most typical example or representative of a type

retrogress

Verb. Go back to bad behavior

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crutinize

Verb. To examine closely

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tepid

Adj. Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Vocab for Studying

melancholy: 

[mel-uh n-kol-ee]

noun, plural melancholies.

1.

a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged;depression.

exemplary:

[ig-zem-pluh-ree, eg-zuh m-pler-ee]

adjective

1.

worthy of imitation; commendable:

exemplary conduct.

peculiar:

[pi-kyool-yer]

adjective

1.

strange; queer; odd:

peculiar happenings.

dread:

[dred]

verb (used with object)

1.

to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of:

to dread death.

bough:

[bou]

noun

1.

a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches

pious:

[pahy-uh s]

adjective

1.

having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnestwish to fulfill religious obligations.

communion:

[kuh-myoon-yuh n]

noun

1.

(often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion.Ecclesiastical.

1. the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements.
2. the elements of the Eucharist.
3. the celebration of the Eucharist.
4. the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.

auditor:

[aw-di-ter]

noun

1.

a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts andaccounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verifybalance sheet and income items, and state the result.

multitude:

[muhl-ti-tood, -tyood]

noun

1.

a great number; host:

a multitude of friends.

eloquence:

[el-uh-kwuh ns]

noun

1.

the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.

despair:

[dih-spair]

noun

1.

loss of hope; hopelessness.

hoary:

[hawr-ee, hohr-ee]

adjective, hoarier, hoariest.

1.

gray or white with age:

an old dog with a hoary muzzle.