vocab words

frenzied, frantic, highly agitated

disorder, confuion
to throw into disorder

the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure
to waste away

to affirm earneslty and with emphasis

to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a filed by the reapers

complete or perfect in the highest degree
to bring to a state of completion of perfection

a type of game bird; a complaint
to complain, grumble

a fortified place, stronghold

urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency

floating debris; homeless, impoversished people

a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty

pleasing, tending to create a favorable impression

in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

to imprison, confine, jail

ridiculous, laughable, absurd

biting or caustic in throught, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited

a prickly or stinging plant
to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely

a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

obligatory, required
one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

consisting of or measured in money; of or realted to money

humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

holding or sticking together; making a logical whole comprehensible, meaningful

to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

to avoid, shun, keep away from

able to get and to retain ideas or information concerned with acquiring welath or property

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpasssing the model

to claim or take without right

hackneyed, trite, commonplace

a strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin

to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make infelxible or rigid

tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way
pretty, nagging criticism

desirous of something to the point of greed, intensely eager

a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent

straying or wandering from a stragiht or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

to approach and speak to first

deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion
one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes strife

a comment indication strong criticism or disapproval

a solemn agreement

in chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor pieces in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type

having a salty tast and unpleasant to drink

very much agitated or upset as a result of emoiton or mental conflict

belife, mental acceptance

pertaining to actors and their techniques theatrical, artificial, melodramatic

swiftnes, rapidity of motion or action

asking humbly and earnestly
one who makes a request humbly and earnestly

to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration; to set forth

the state of being proper, appropraiteness
standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers

nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment

without delay or fomality; briefly, conciesely

tending to make worse

whirlpool

lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible,unreliable

to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints
expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ a language clearly and forcefully; jointed

designed to belittle or degrade; disparaging

to romp or prance around exuberantly

to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

a formal statement of commendation; high praise

to remove from a grave; to bring to light

to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke

green in tint or color;immature in expericence or judgement

language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression

dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

nearness in place or time; kinship

hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline

stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealing provocative

founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impratical

wicked; depraced, devoid of moral standards

having a gelatinious or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

not usual or expected; not in character

developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

to set apart as holy or sacred, snactify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

to correct; to alter to serve a new or different purposee

a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or conscriousness

intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

sharpness

to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring

brought to a state of evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

eathly, wordly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

a strong attraction or inclination

present or existing everywhere

according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged

a curse, expression of hatred and condemnation

conceited, presumptuous;excessive, immoderate

reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

a subtle or slight variation, delicate gradation or shade of difference

costly, rich, magnificent

shame and disgrace

a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

silly, empty of meaning or value

one who belives that nothing is known about God; skeptic; without faith; skeptical

the act of accusing; a formal accusation

the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and qual treatment; something that is fair, the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim

degraded, wretched;base contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelived

a better and prolonged verbal attack

stopping and beginning again, sporadic

someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; left abandoned; neglectful of duty

a crude image of a despised person

certain, not to be doubted or denied

a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disquise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion

a watch kept over a person; careful, close and disciplined observation

superficially attractive in a showy, cheap, or vulgar way; lacking sincerity; sham, spurious

meretriciousa new convert, beginner, novice

pertaining to or charactersistic of forests; living or lcated in a forest; wooded, woody

oopen to discussion and devate, unresolved; hypothetical law case argued by students

keeneness in observing and understanding

easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

a principal idea or feature; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

having a highly favorable reputation, of high standing, commanding respect