Mrs. Yates Orange Book Midterm Vocab

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