Tier 2 Vocab Flashcards by Jayme Pupatelli

Beguiling (v)

To influence by trickery, flattery, to charm

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Entreatingly (v)

Strongly requested, begging

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Obeisance (n)

A bow made in deference or homage

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Countenance (n)

Face, expression

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Appease (v)

To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe

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Loathsome (adj)

Arousing great dislike

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Abhor (v)

Regard with disgust

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Abominable (adj)

Thoroughly detestable

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Ascribe (v)

To attribute to a specified cause or source

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Mitigation (n)

Lessening of something that causes suffering

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Repudiate (v)

To reject the validity or authority of

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Ethical (adj)

Dealing with principles of right and wrong; morals

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Welling (v)

To rise, spring, or gush, as water, from the earth or some other source

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Begrudge (v)

To resent another person’s possession of something

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Preeminent (adj)

Superior or surpassing

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Synthesis (n)

The combining of separate elements or substances to form a cohesive whole

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Usurpations (n)

Wrongful or illegal encroachment

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Arbitrary (adj)

Subject to individual will or judgement without restriction

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Laconic (adj)

Short and to the point

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Transient (adj)

Not lasting or permanent

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Theology (n)

A system of religious beliefs

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Materialism (n)

A preoccupation with worldly rather than spiritual concerns

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Nocturnal (adj)

Of or pertaining to the night

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Archaic (adj)

Marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated

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Enmities (n)

A feeling or condition of hostility or animosity; hatred, ill will

Precipitately (adv)

Steeply

Engender (v)

To produce, cause, or give rise to

Pilgrimage (n)

A journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion

Variant (n)

Something that differs slightly from others of its kind

Reverence (n)

A feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration

Consummate (adj)

To fulfill or complete

Emergence (n)

The process of coming forth into existence

Tenuous (adj)

Weak, thin, delicate

Tacitly (adv)

Silently

Disavow (v)

To disclaim knowledge of or connection to or responsibility for

Dissolutions (n)

The breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal

Endowed (v)

To furnish or equip as with some talent, faculty or quality

Reluctant (adj)

Unwilling, unenthusiastic

Impediment (n)

Barrier, obstacle, deterrent

Paltry (adj)

Poor, meager, insignificant

Endeavor (v)

To undertake or venture aim

Beatific (adj)

Angelic, blissful, saintly

Gamut (n)

Full or complete extent or range

Forte (n)

A strong suit; something one excels at

Deem (v)

To form or have an opinion; judge, think

Harangue (v)

To address forcefully with strong emotion

Maudlin (adj)

Tearfully or weakly emotional

Wizened (adj)

Withered; shriveled

Fetid (adj)

Having an offensive odor; stinking

Deference (n)

Submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc of another

Laissez faire (n)

The practice or doctrine of non interference in the affairs of others

Harried (v)

To harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry

Contingencies (n)

Dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty, fortuitousness

Obstinate (adj)

Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion etc; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty

Impropriety (n)

The quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness

Inexorably (adv)

Unyielding, unalterable

Scourge (n)

Anything that inflicts discomfort or suffering

Skeptically (adv)

Doubting or questioning something

Laboring (adj)

Working that involves physical labor

Mollified (adj)

Soothed; pacified

Pugnacious (adj)

Eager and ready to fight

Derogatory (adj)

Belittling and insulting

Gingerly (adv)

In a careful, cautious way

Brusque (adj)

Rough, abrupt

Apprehensive (adj)

Anxious, fearful

Complacently (adv)

In a pleased, satisfied manner

Derision (n)

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

Receptive (adj)

Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas

Sarcastically (adv)

In a manner suggesting the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

Reprehensible (adj)

Deserving censure or condemnation

Bemused (adj)

Puzzled, confused

Bleated (v)

To speak or complain in a weak or foolish way

Cowering (v)

To crouch down in fear

Imperiously (adv)

Arrogantly, conceitedly

Juncture (n)

Turning point

Lumbered (v)

Walk heavily, clumsily

Morosely (adv)

Unhappily, gloomily

Yammered (v)

Whine, complain, fuss

Recumbent (adj)

Lying down, horizontal

Mottled (adj)

Speckled

Wearily (adv)

Laboriously, sluggishly

Tier 2 Vocab Flashcards

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