278583712 | Acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another the resultant blend | |
278583713 | Anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual | |
278583714 | Contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan | |
278583715 | Soporific | Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy something that induces sleep | |
278583716 | Blazon | To adorn or embellish to display conspicuously to publish or proclaim widely | |
278583717 | Flout | To mock, treat with contempt | |
278583718 | Jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | |
278583719 | Decadence | decline, decay or deterioration a condition or period of decline or decay excessive self-indulgence | |
278583720 | Expedite | to make easy, cause to progress faster | |
278583721 | Sangfroid | composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances | |
278583722 | Scourge | To whip, punish severely A cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism | |
278583723 | Simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate to show the out signs of | |
278583724 | Seditious | resistant to lawful authority having the purpose of overthrowing an established government | |
278583725 | Ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute | |
278583726 | Inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental | |
278583727 | Meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise | |
278583728 | Innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a degogatory sense) | |
278583729 | Vapid | Dull, uninteresting, tiresome lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force | |
278583730 | Unctuous | excessively smooth or smug trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety, fatty, oily pliable | |
278583731 | Hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality | |
278583732 | Lurid | causing shock, horro, or revulsion sensational pale or sallow in color terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | |
278583733 | Ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action | |
278583734 | Querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful | |
278583735 | Petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | |
278583736 | Provincial | pertaining to an outlying area local narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside a person with a narrow point of view a person from an outlying area a soldier from a province or colony | |
278583737 | Aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, or wealth to build up or intensify to make appear greater | |
278583738 | Elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | |
278583739 | Intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | |
278583740 | Unwieldy | Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity | |
278583741 | Castigate | to punish severely to criticze severely | |
278583742 | Hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | |
278583743 | Interloper | one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder | |
278583744 | Repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of | |
278583745 | Contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods; adj. illegal, prohibited | |
278583746 | Aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere) a distinctive air or personal quality | |
278583747 | Brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities | |
278583748 | Exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly | |
278583749 | Epitome | a summary, condensed account an instance that represents a larger reality | |
278583750 | Aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement the act of slandering or defaming | |
278583751 | Stringent | strict, severe rigorously or urgently binding or compelling sharp or bitter to the taste | |
278583752 | Circuitous | roundabout, not direct | |
278583753 | Affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to | |
278583754 | Scathing | Bitterly severe, withering causing great harm | |
278583755 | Propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward | |
278583756 | Infer | to find out by reasoning to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought to hint, suggest, imply | |
278583757 | Surmise | to think or believe withut certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess likely idea that lacks definate proof | |
278583758 | Caveat | A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior | |
278583759 | Bizarre | extremely strange, unsual, atypical | |
278583760 | Equitable | Fair, just, embodying principles of justice | |
278583761 | Tenuous | thin, slender, not dense lacking clarity or sharpness of slight importance or significance lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
Mrs. Yates Orange Book Midterm Vocab
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