Vocabulary Section 5 Honors 9

Front 1

Omnipotent

Back 1

all powerful or having unlimited power or influence.

Front 2

Arbitrary

Back 2

dictorial or characterized by absolute power or authority; refers to people or to ideas, decisions, government, etc.

Front 3

Arbitrary 2

Back 3

Selected at random; based on ones whim or notions rather than rule or law

Front 4

Vanquish

Back 4

to conquer, overpower, or to defeat completely or to gain mastery or control over.

Front 5

Override

Back 5

to dominate, suppress, or prevail over or to disregard or annul

Front 6

Constrain

Back 6

to force or compel, or to restrain, confine, or to imprison or restrict the movement of; to force in an unnatural way

Front 7

Provocation

Back 7

something that irritates, insights, angers, or excites

Front 8

Militate

Back 8

to have weight or effect or to operate against or in favor of something.

Front 9

Embroil

Back 9

to involve in a quarrel, conflict, or problem, or to throw into confusion.

Front 10

Contrive

Back 10

to scheme or plan, to invent or design, to manage to do, or o bring about. [devising of ideas and nonmaterial things, sometimes inventions]

Front 11

Conduce

Back 11

to contribute toward; further or promote, or to lead toward a desirable result.

Front 12

Ingratiate

Back 12

to bring one’s self into another’s favor or good graces. Usually followed by with.

Front 13

Incantation

Back 13

the use of magical words to cast a spell or magic or sorcery.

Front 14

Conciliate

Back 14

to pacify, placate, or soothe the anger of, or to win good will by friendly acts [win someone over with persuasion, sometimes to settle a dispute]

Front 15

Mollify

Back 15

to soothe, pacify, soften, or reduce in intensity.

Front 16

Assuage

Back 16

to pacify, calm, or satisfy, or to make less severe

Front 17

Sufferance

Back 17

toleration or permission implied by failure to interfere; patient endurance or the ability to bear or endure pain, distress, etc.

Front 18

Succumb

Back 18

to yield or give way to superior force; or to die [followed by to]

Front 19

Susceptible

Back 19

easily influenced or impressionable or sensitive to [followed by to or of]