Vocab List #4

Front 1

abode

Back 1

home

Front 2

agony

Back 2

great pain

Front 3

anarchy

Back 3

having no government; chaos

Front 4

antagonist

Back 4

one who opposes another; adversary

Front 5

apathy

Back 5

lack of emotion; indifference

Front 6

archipelago

Back 6

group of islands

Front 7

ascending

Back 7

going up

Front 8

barren

Back 8

unable to produces (offspring or vegetation)

Front 9

bludgeon

Back 9

i) to beat severely
ii) the club used for beating

Front 10

coalesce

Back 10

join together

Front 11

coarse

Back 11

crude; rough

Front 12

composure

Back 12

self-possession, calmness

Front 13

concise

Back 13

succinct, short and to the point

Front 14

cordial

Back 14

pleasant, gracious

Front 15

credulous

Back 15

gullible, willing to believe anything

Front 16

decorous

Back 16

decent, well-mannered

Front 17

despise

Back 17

to hate

Front 18

devious

Back 18

scheming, underhanded

Front 19

diffuse

Back 19

i) to spread out
ii) unclear, not concentrated

Front 20

dilatory

Back 20

tardy

Front 21

dolt

Back 21

idiot

Front 22

egotist

Back 22

a self-centered person

Front 23

enmesh

Back 23

entangle, to catch

Front 24

euphemism

Back 24

a nice way to say something offensive

Front 25

exacting

Back 25

demanding, rigorous

Front 26

fervor

Back 26

enthusiasm, passion

Front 27

fickle

Back 27

ever-changing, not committed to one opinion

Front 28

gaunt

Back 28

very thin

Front 29

hypothesis

Back 29

a theory, guess

Front 30

impute

Back 30

charge, blame

Front 31

indebted

Back 31

owing

Front 32

indigenous

Back 32

native to an area

Front 33

indigent

Back 33

extremely poor

Front 34

indignant

Back 34

angry

Front 35

ineffectual

Back 35

unsuccessful, useless

Front 36

intimate

Back 36

i) close; private
ii) hint, suggest

Front 37

intransigent

Back 37

uncompromising, stubborn

Front 38

intrepid

Back 38

fearless, bold

Front 39

libel

Back 39

written or oral lie which harms someone's reputation

Front 40

malleable

Back 40

abel to be shaped

Front 41

indebted

Back 41

owing

Front 42

indigenous

Back 42

native to an area

Front 43

indigent

Back 43

extremely poor

Front 44

indignant

Back 44

angry

Front 45

ineffectual

Back 45

unsuccessful, useless

Front 46

intimate

Back 46

i) close; private
ii) hint, suggest

Front 47

intransigent

Back 47

uncompromising, stubborn

Front 48

intrepid

Back 48

fearless, bold

Front 49

libel

Back 49

written or oral lie which harms someone's reputation

Front 50

malleable

Back 50

abel to be shaped

Front 51

coarse

Back 51

crude; rough

Front 52

composure

Back 52

self-possession, calmness

Front 53

concise

Back 53

succinct, short and to the point

Front 54

cordial

Back 54

pleasant, gracious

Front 55

credulous

Back 55

gullible, willing to believe anything

Front 56

decorous

Back 56

decent, well-mannered

Front 57

despise

Back 57

to hate

Front 58

devious

Back 58

scheming, underhanded

Front 59

diffuse

Back 59

i) to spread out
ii) unclear, not concentrated

Front 60

dilatory

Back 60

tardy

Front 61

dolt

Back 61

idiot

Front 62

egotist

Back 62

a self-centered person

Front 63

enmesh

Back 63

entangle, to catch

Front 64

euphemism

Back 64

a nice way to say something offensive

Front 65

exacting

Back 65

demanding, rigorous

Front 66

fervor

Back 66

enthusiasm, passion

Front 67

fickle

Back 67

ever-changing, not committed to one opinion

Front 68

gaunt

Back 68

very thin

Front 69

hypothesis

Back 69

a theory, guess

Front 70

impute

Back 70

charge, blame

Front 71

libel

Back 71

written or oral lie which harms someone's reputation

Front 72

malleable

Back 72

able to be shaped

Front 73

miser

Back 73

one who spends little in order to hard his wealth

Front 74

nefarious

Back 74

evil

Front 75

obdurate

Back 75

stubborn

Front 76

obstinate

Back 76

stubborn

Front 77

parody

Back 77

to ridicule through comical imitation

Front 78

pedant

Back 78

one who parades his learning

Front 79

pious

Back 79

devout, religious

Front 80

plunder

Back 80

to steal, take by force

Front 81

libel

Back 81

written or oral lie which harms someone's reputation

Front 82

malleable

Back 82

able to be shaped

Front 83

miser

Back 83

one who spends little in order to hard his wealth

Front 84

nefarious

Back 84

evil

Front 85

obdurate

Back 85

stubborn

Front 86

obstinate

Back 86

stubborn

Front 87

parody

Back 87

to ridicule through comical imitation

Front 88

pedant

Back 88

one who parades his learning

Front 89

pious

Back 89

devout, religious

Front 90

plunder

Back 90

to steal, take by force

Front 91

potable

Back 91

drinkable

Front 92

pragmatic

Back 92

practical

Front 93

preclude

Back 93

to prevent; rule out in advance

Front 94

propel

Back 94

force into action

Front 95

putrid

Back 95

awful-smelling, spoiled

Front 96

quake

Back 96

to tremble

Front 97

quibble

Back 97

i) to bicker
ii) a minor disagreement

Front 98

rancid

Back 98

rotten, spoiled

Front 99

redundant

Back 99

unnecessarily repetitive

Front 100

scoff

Back 100

to mock

Front 101

stymie

Back 101

to block, hinder

Front 102

subdue

Back 102

to bring under control

Front 103

sychophant

Back 103

brown-noser, kissass

Front 104

tensile

Back 104

bendable

Front 105

tyrant

Back 105

an oppressive, cruel ruler

Front 106

unkempt

Back 106

sloppy

Front 107

uproarious

Back 107

hilarious

Front 108

vacillate

Back 108

to move back and forth, fluctuate

Front 109

verbose

Back 109

talkative, using more words than necessary

Front 110

watershed

Back 110

turning point

Front 111

willful

Back 111

intentional, stubborn

Front 112

woe

Back 112

grief, sadness