Vocabulary

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Aberration: a departure from what is right, true, correct, or normal

Sanction: The penalty for disobedience to a rule or law; a penalty designed to make people conform.

Penury: Extreme poverty

Sublime: having characteristics that inspire great admiration or awe

Emaciated: to make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation

Delusion: an impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality

Exasperate: to annoy greatly; to make impatient

Writhe: to twist, as in pain or to struggle; to contort

Conflagration: A large destructive fire; war; conflict

Refrain: to hold oneself back; to cease doing

Ravenous: extremely hungry.

Intolerable: unable to be endured

Annihilate: it to destroy completely; to wipe out

Pious: devoutly religious

Devoid: empty

Plunder: to rob of property by force, especially during the war

Abyss: A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

Viscous: thick and sticky, applied to liquids

Perilous: extremely dangerous

Anguish: severe mental or physical pain or suffering

Monical: a single eyeglass, kept in position by the muscle around the eye

Harangue: to lecture someone at length in an aggressive and critical matter

Deprivation: The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society

Endure: to suffer

Travesty: a grotesque or exaggerated imitation; a parody.

Piddling: insignificant; trifling; petty

Ingratiate: to try to force oneself into the good graces of another

Exulted: rejoiced greatly; celebrated triumphantly

Adulation: flattery; high praise; excessive admiration

Plodding: trudging; stepping heavily

Gait: walk; stride; a manner of walking

Engulf: swallow up; overwhelm; overrun

Scapegoat: a person or group of people who are (unjustly) blamed by others

Malingerer: a person who pretends illness or incapacity in order to avoid duty or work

Malcontent: a person who is dissatisfied, hard to please, or grouchy

Abomination: a feeling of disgust; or something that creates a feeling of disgust

Longevity: a long duration of life or occupation

Baffle: to confuse; bewilder; perplex

Procure: to obtain or get by effort

Contemplate: to ponder or consider thoughtfully

Entrails: inner organs of a person or animal

Articulate: to speak clearly and distinctly

Insolent: boldly disrespectful; defiant

Sordid: filthy; squalid; OR vulgar; corrupt

Glib: done in a smooth, offhand manner

Alienate: separate; keep at a distance; come between

Prelude: an introductory event or action that occurs before a more important

Curtail: to cut short (in duration)

Corroborate: prove; verify; support

Erratic: inconsistent; unpredictable; vacillating

Ominous: Menacing;threatening

Malevolence: Desire to harm

Pensive: Deeply thoughtful; seeming to be thinking seriously about some matter ot problem

Audible: Capable of being heard

Plaintive: Mournful, sorrowful

Implore: Beg or plead urgently

Supplication: Appeal; plea

Furtive: Secretive; stealthy

Languid: Weak; lacking energy

Slovenly: Messy, sloppy, unkempt

Fraudulent: Deceitful; dishonest; deceptive

Somnolent: Drowsy; sleepy

Renounce: To reject; to disown

Raucous: Rough sounding, harsh

Incredulous: Doubtful; skeptical

Haggard: Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance

Erudite: Scholarly; wise

Surreptitiously: Secretly; covertly

Unobtrusively: Not readily noticeable; inconspicuously

Notorious: Infamous

Redeemed: To save; to rescue; to make good

Diabolical: Wicked; cruel; evil; fiendish

Tacit: Implied but not spoken; assumed

Appraise: To evaluate; to judge

Scrutiny: Inspection; examination

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