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Reiter Vocab 2021
Vocabulary Test 2021
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| interminable | (adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless UNIT 1 |
| recompense | (v.) to pay back, give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss service or injury UNIT 1 |
| insinuate | (v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly UNIT 1 |
| interrogate | (v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning UNIT 1 |
| foretaste | (n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning UNIT 1 |
| humdrum | (adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation UNIT 1 |
| unscathed | (adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured UNIT 2 |
| indignant | (adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean UNIT 2 |
| seethe | (v.) to boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed UNIT 3 |
| peevish | (adj.) cross, complaining, irritable; contrary UNIT 3 |
| goad | (v.) to drive or urge on; (n.) something used to drive or urge on UNIT 3 |
| inflict | (v.) to give or cause something unpleasant; impose UNIT 4 |
| mortify | (v.) to hurt someone's feelings deeply, to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering UNIT 4 |
| malignant | (adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious UNIT 4 |
| orthodox | (adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things UNIT 4 |
| wayward | (adj.) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious UNIT 4 |
| fruitless | (adj.) not producing the desired result, unsuccessful UNIT 4 |
| fickle | (adj.) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by lack of constancy or steadiness; inconsistent UNIT 5 |
| fallible | (adj.) capable of being wrong, mistaken or inaccurate UNIT 5 |
| entreat | (v.) to beg, implore, ask earnestly UNIT 5 |
| substantial | (adj.) large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material UNIT 5 |
| inimitable | (adj.) not capable of being copied or imitated UNIT 6 |
| quaint | (adj.) odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made UNIT 6 |
| dupe | (n.) a person easily tricked or deceived; (v.) to deceive UNIT 6 |
| eradicate | (v.) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely UNIT 6 |
| vengeance | (n.) punishment in return for an injury or wrong; unusual force or violence UNIT 6 |
| makeshift | (n.) a temporary substitute for something else; (adj.) crude, flimsy, or temporary UNIT 6 |
| marginal | (adj.) in, at or near the edge of the margin; only barely good, large or important enough for the purpose UNIT 6 |
| salvo | (n.) a burst of gunfire or cannon shot, often as a tribute or salute; a sudden burst of anything; a spirited verbal attack UNIT 7 |
| wrath | (n.) intense anger UNIT 7 |
| fledgling | (n.) an inexperienced person, beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest; (adj.) inexperienced, budding UNIT 7 |
| flagrant | (adj.) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous UNIT 7 |
| onslaught | (n.) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something UNIT 8 |
| disputatious | (adj.) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate UNIT 8 |
| insubordinate | (adj.) disobedient, rebellious UNIT 8 |
| canvass | (v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss UNIT 9 |
| melancholy | (adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess UNIT 9 |
| downtrodden | (adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed UNIT 9 |
| shirk | (v.) to avoid getting out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink UNIT 10 |
| beneficiary | (n.) one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will UNIT 10 |
| hospitable | (adj.) offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange UNIT 10 |
| dilapidated | (adj.) falling apart or ruined, run-down UNIT 10 |
| implore | (v.) to beg earnestly for UNIT 11 |
| misdemeanor | (n.) a crime of offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or misconduct UNIT 11 |
| innumerable | (adj.) too many to count, without number UNIT 11 |
| mull | (v.) to think about, ponder, to grind or mix; to heat and flavor with spices UNIT 11 |
| cache | (n.) a hiding place; something hidden or stored UNIT 12 |
| lethargic | (adj.) unnaturally sleepy,; dull, slow-moving; indifferent UNIT 12 |
| heartrending | (adj.) to cause mental pain or anguish UNIT 12 |
| despondent | (adj.) sad, without hope, discouraged UNIT 12 |
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