Junior Level Vocabulary (Buhler High School)

Mr. Froese (United States of America)
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  1. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  2. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  3. menacing
    threatening evil or danger
  4. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  5. plunder
    steal goods; take as spoils
  6. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  7. palpitate
    beat rapidly
  8. defray
    bear the expenses of
  9. discreetly
    with subtle care, avoiding attention or noticeable actions
  10. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  11. conspirator
    a member of a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  12. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  13. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  14. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  15. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  16. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  17. unimpeachable
    beyond doubt or reproach
  18. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  19. summon
    ask to come
  20. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  21. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  22. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  23. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  24. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
  25. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  26. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  27. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  28. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  29. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  30. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  31. corroborate
    give evidence for
  32. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  33. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  34. complacency
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
  35. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  36. dissension
    disagreement among those expected to cooperate
  37. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  38. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  39. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  40. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  41. prevalent
    most frequent or common
  42. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  43. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  44. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  45. extort
    obtain by coercion or intimidation
  46. precipitous
    extremely steep
  47. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  48. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  49. anomalous
    deviating from the general or common order or type
  50. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  51. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  52. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  53. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  54. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  55. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  56. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  57. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  58. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  59. choleric
    characterized by anger
  60. acclimate
    get used to a certain environment
Created on Fri Nov 01 10:28:51 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Nov 01 12:19:16 EDT 2013)

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