Vocabulary Words

-n- a tuft or ridge on top of the head of a bird or other animal                 a plume used as a decoration on the top of a helmet                       a device placed above the shield on a coat of arms or its representation            the top, as of a hill or wave; the highest or culminating point; the peak, summit or ridge                                                                       -v- to reach a crest or highest point

-adj- competent in many things; capable of motion in any direction

v- fail to carry out a promise or commitment (followed by on)

-n- a ceasing; a stop; the act of discontinuing motion or action of any negative kind, whether temporary or final; an armistice or truce agreed by the commanders of armies

n- the chanting of magical words or a formula in casting a spell or performing magic

-adj- sharp, bitter, tart, pungent; sharp or biting to the taste stinging, sharp, bitter, or caustic of temper, speech, etc.

-adj- bitterly sharp, biting, or rancorous in relations with another

-n- bitter and sharp animosity, esp. exhibited in speech or behavior

-v- to cover or shelter; to protect; to hide  to place comfortably, snugly or securely

-adj- developed earlier than usual, as a child’s mentality                                    showing premature development

adj- present or seeming to be present, everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

adj- sharply painful to the feelings; deeply moving, heartfelt

-n- the act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive; a professed but feigned reason or excuse, a pretext (under false pretenses); a right asserted with or without foundation; a claim

-adj- making claims, explicit or implicit, to some, distinction, importance, dignity, or excellence; showy, ostentatious

n- a false assumption of excellence

-n- wealth, riches, abundance (refers to things, not people)

-adj- wealthy, rich, affluent; having a large estate or property

-v- to avoid; to shun; to stay away from

-n- a stately or brilliant display; splendor; magnificence; pageantry

-adj- having or exhibiting marked self-importance; ostentatious, boastful, arrogant, haughty

-adj- liable to be lost or changed at the pleasure of another                         dependent upon circumstances; uncertain; insecure; risky, dangerous, doubtful

adj- physically thin, slender or fine (as in an object) insubstantial, slight, flimsy (as in a condition, plot, etc.)

-adj- of the color of blood, ruddy                                                           cheerful, confident, optimistic, hopeful, animated, lively

n- a brief fight or encounter carried on between small groups                   usually part of a battle or war; a slight conflict; a contention

v- to strive in opposition or combat; to fight, struggle, dispute                       to compete; vie

-n- verbal strife; argument; controversy; dispute; quarrel                           alteration; dissension, feud, discord

adj- argumentative; quarrelsome; controversial

-n- pleasantness or attractiveness; a desirable feature of a place, climate, etc. p. courteous, acts, civilities

adj- that which can be touched, felt, or handled; tangible; easily perceived by the senses; clear to the mind; obvious, evident

-n- a great abundance; an overflowing quantity; richness, plenty                     actions or speech showing high spirits

-adj- growing profusely; luxuriant; prolific; superabundant                                   overflowing with good health and spirits; said of a person

-adj- very productive or fruitful; fertile, fecund

-v- to turn away or wander from the common or right way or course             to divulge; to digress

-adj- abnormal by society’s accepted standards; divergent

-n- an abnormality; a departure; a divergence; a difference

-v- to make unlike; to distinguish between (with from or between)

v- to calm, soothe, or appease, especially by offering to “be nice” or to do someone a favor

-adj- that which cannot be appeased or pacified; relentless    inexorable

-adj- highly joking; esp. at any inappropriate time; witty; jocular

adj- blameworthy; deserving censure; as the person who has done wrong; guilty or at fault for a crime

-v- to satiate; to gratify with more than enough or so as to weary or disgust; to glut; to satisfy (an appetite, desire, etc.) to the full

-adj- incapable of being satisfied or appeased             very greedy; voracious; ravenous; rapacious

-adj- full of juice; juicy

-n- a vain female who endeavors to attract amorous advances and rejects them when offered; a flirt

adj- practical, not idealistic; sensible

-v- to illustrate by example; to serve as an example; to typify

adj-adj- serving as an example of; commendable, audible, praiseworthy

-n- a sudden change of opinion or humor; a whim or particular fancy

-adj- fickle; whimsical; fanciful; changeable; unsteady (temper)

-n- a major belief, principle, or doctrine of a group

-adj- capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an attack (a position or argument) or attempts to take it (a fortress)

-adj- indefensible; unable to be occupied (by a tenant)

-n- the surrounding space or area; environs; a perimeter

adj- around the edge or periphery                                                   auxiliary; or minor; not central, importance

-adj- fond of the company of others; sociable; convivial

-adj- not apt to change; steady, faithful, loyal

adj- extremely careful, particularly in regard to small details fussy, meticulous

-adj- strong; powerful; effective; influential (an argument, a remedy)

-n- ruler; a monarch     potency-n- strength; power

-adj- lacking effectiveness; weak; lacking strength

-adj- all-powerful; almighty

v- to draw out or lengthen in time; to continue; to prolong

adj-very small; tiny; minute

adj- wacky, absurd, ludicrous, clownish, buffoonish, bizarre

-v- to give in; yield; surrender; acquiesce              capitulation-n-

-v- to cease to flow; to be motionless; to become dull or inactive

adj- unmoving or not flowing (water); stale or foul (air); inactive                    lacking vitality or briskness; dull or sluggish (a stagnant mind)

-adj- smooth and sophisticated (often said of men); suave

-n- a mark of disgrace or reproach; something that detracts from the character or reputation of a person, group, etc.

v- to brand; to characterize or mark as disgraceful

-n- soft, wet, miry ground that shakes or yields under the feet like quicksand; a difficult position, as of one sinking or stuck

-n- deep mud, slimy soil                                                       -v- to cause to get stuck (like in problems)