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vocab week 9

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stringent strict
capricious changable
fickle changable
whimsical changable
mercurial changeable
caprice changeableness
capriciousness changeableness
oscillate to swing between the two different opinions
slavish 1. lacking in creativity2. of a slave; lacking in independence
intrigue 1. to arouse great interest or curiosity of2. to make and carry out secret plan/ plot
collude to conspire
intrigue conspire
forsake to give up; abandon
forsaken abandoned
farlorn abandoned
derelict abandoned
forgo to give up pleasure; to do without
forego to precede
antecede to precede
waive to give up a right
abdicate to give up high office
abjure [to force] to give up a cause, faith, etc
relinquish to give up possessions; to surrender
augment to increase
deplete to use up
replete to fill with abundantly fed
expedient usefulness
futile useleess
futility usefulness
expediate to speed up; to help the progress of
expeditious quick and efficient; prompt
expatiate to speak or write in detail and at length
expiate to pay for the sin, etc
arbitrary 1. random2. dictatorial
plausible reasonable
implausible unreasonable
hermetic 1. airtight2. not easily influenced
acquit to declare not guilty
incriminate to accuse someone w/ crime
inculpate to accuse someone with crime
exculpate to free from charge
culpable blameworthy
culpa crime
culprit criminal
transgressor a criminal
perpetrator criminal
malefactor criminal
transgress 1. to break the law2. to go beyond
ingress enterentrance
egress to exitan exit
perpetrate to commit a crime
perpetual eternal
perpetuate to keep from being forgotten; to make or become perpetual
manufacture to make or do
facsimile fax
facile easily made, done, or obtained
facilitate to make easy
felicitate to congratulate
felicity great happiness; bliss
felicitous [remark] well-chose; ape; appropriate
exonerate to free from the alleged guilt
posthumous happening afer death
benevolence mercy
benevolent merciful
clement 1. merciful2. [weather] mild
clemency being mercy
inclement 1. not merciful2. not mild
drivel a silly nonsense
catagorical absolute
seedy dirty
sordid dirty
filthy dirthy
squalid dirty
squalor noun for squalid
immprovident having no foresight; wasteful w/o considering the future needs
prolific producing much
proliferate to produce much
vivacious lively
vivacity liveliness
valliant brave
valorous brave
gallant brave
mettlesome brave
stalwart brave
game brave
valor bravery; courage
gallantry bravery; courage
mettle bravery; courage
temerity bravery; courage
nerve bravery
fortitute bravery
bravado bravery
aloof apart; unfriendly
afoot in process; being prepared for
obscure hidden; darkto hide; to darken
sporadic happening here and there occasionally
variegated marked irregularly w/ different colored patches; various
multifarious many and various
nultifaceted having many different aspect
inveterate established over a long period of time
ingrain established over a long period of time
deep-seated established over a long period of time
deep-rooted established over a long period of time
innate born with
congenital born with
inborn born with
prosaic dull and uninteresting; too common
banal dull and uninteresting; too common
pedestrian dull and uninteresting; too common
ponderous dull and uninteresting; too common
vapid dull and uninteresting; too common
drab dull and uninteresting; too common
flat dull and uninteresting; too common
trite dull and uninteresting; too common
trivial dull and uninteresting; too common
commonplace dull and uninteresting; too common
hackneyed dull and uninteresting; too common
pedestrian [writing] dull and unintesting; too common w/o originality
ponderous 1. heavy and bulky2. dull and uninteresting
preponderant greater in significance, importance, size, weight, etc
preponderate to be greater in significance, etc
hackneyed [phrase] time-worn; repeated too often; too common
threadbare clothe
magnanimous very generous
embellish to decorate
embroider to decorate
bedeck to decorate
invest to decorate
adorn to decorate
veneer to decorate
drape to decorate
garnish to decorate
ornament to decorate
florid decorative; decorated
ornate decorative; decorated
flamboyant decorative; decorated
invest 1. to decorate2. to givce formal power, authority, etc to a ruler with appropriate symbols3. to put clothes on
investiture formal ceremony of giving poewr, etc to a ruler
facade 1. fontal face of a building* 2. false appearance
drape to coverto decorate
frill decoration
garish overly bright, colored, or decorated to an annoying degree
flamboyant decorative in speech, etc
severe simple and plain in design
austere simple and plainvery strict and severe in spending, consuming, etc
homely simple and plainnot good-looking
chaste simple and plain
comely pleasant to look at
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