vocab 2

• to caution, criticize, reprove
• Joe’s mother admonished him not to ruin his appetite by eating cookies before dinner.

• to decorate
• We adorned the tree with ornaments

• to argue in favor of something
• Arnold advocated turning left at the stop sign, even though everyone else thought we should turn right

• rich, wealthy
• Mrs. Grebelski was affluent, owning a huge house, three cars, and an island near Maine

• an insult
• Bernardo was very touchy, and took any slight as an affront to his honor.

• a thing of little value or importance
• people should't get upset for things that make trifle changes to their lives

• the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.
• the onset of winter

• obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
• food procured for the rebels

• unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch
• his skin felt cold and clammy

• push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly
• a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forward
• push, thrust, jar, bump, knock, bang

below an average level

• not in a straight or level position
• the door was hanging askew on one twisted hinge
• crooked, lopsided, tilted

Merit is another way of saying "deserve."

• admit (someone) formally to a position or organization.
• Some schools induct only students who meet their pre-entrance standards.

a poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions

• 1. a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.
• ravine, canyon, gully, defile
• 2. the throat.

• There are good quacks and bad quacks. A good quack is the sound a duck makes. A bad quack is someone pretending to be a doctor. 
• Quackery is when someone poses as a doctor.

• having an oblique or slanting direction or position
• askew; crooked

A hedge is a living fence made of closely planted bushes, which, as they grow and get trimmed and shaped, form a wall of green.

A moniker is a nickname. Basketball player Charles Barkley had the moniker "The Round Mound of Rebound."

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

fall, move, or hang in a heavy, loose, and ungainly way

Atrocities, acts of outrageous cruelty, are often committed during wars and armed conflicts.

To salvage something is to save it...before it's too late. You might try to salvage your damaged reputation by defending yourself

speak or laugh at someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.

Something crooked is not straight, like a trail through the woods, or your cousin's unfortunate set of teeth.

• complete, utter
• what arrant nonsense!

avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

If you crouch down very low and sit on your heels, you squat. If you have to talk to a small child, you might have to squat to talk face-to-face

To crouch is to bend your knees, pull your body in, and sit on your heels.

sincere regret or remorse

on-off switch

An intrusion is a deliberate move into someone else's territory — either literal or figurative.

If you find yourself on a slippery slope, watch out, you could be sliding down a hill. Land that is not level is called a slope.

• try hard to do or achieve something.
• A determined student might endeavor to get straight A on his final exam

having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it.

firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

(of a person) having an insatiable appetite or desire for something, especially sex.

To crave something is to have a great desire for it, as one might crave love, fame, or French fries.

• to increase or make greater
• Joseph always dropped the names of the famous people his father knew as a way to aggrandize his personal stature

• distressed, wronged, injured
• The foreman mercilessly overworked his aggrieved employees.

• quick and light in movement or action; agile
• with a deft motion of her nimble fingers

• neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
• What you want to see in football or basketball is some deft handling of the ball.

a passageway between rows of seats

• false name or identity
• He snuck past the guards by using an alias and fake ID.

• to assert, usually without proof
• The policeman had alleged that Marshall committed the crime, but after the investigation turned up no evidence, Marshall was set free.

• showing love, particularly sexual
• Whenever Albert saw Mariah wear her slinky red dress, he began to feel quite amorous

• something that came before
• The great tradition of Western culture had its antecedent in the culture of Ancient Greece

• to assess the worth or value of
• (A realtor will come over tonight to appraise our house.

• 1. to seize, arrest
• The criminal was apprehended at the scene
• 2. to perceive, understand, grasp
• The student has trouble apprehending concepts in math and science

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

exuberantly plentiful; abundant

something has too many words and goes on too long; tediously lengthy

Nearness

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

curving outward; bulging

making or indicative of timely preparation for the future.

the quality of being prudent; cautiousness

childishly silly and trivial

The quality of affecting the sense of smell.

A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.

able to catch fire and burn easily

A great big pile of something is a heap. Your sloppy brother might keep all of his clothes in a heap on his bedroom floor.

• A fit of nausea.
• anxiety

a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

An utterly trivial objection or criticism.

Of an everyday character; ordinary.

form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out

Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.

breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.

• an improvement in the condition or strength of something
• improvement, recovery

physical strength and good health

• formidable, especially as an opponent.
• awe-inspiring, fearsome, daunting

Imagine yourself pulling a dog who doesn't want to walk. The dog is refractory, or stubbornly resisting your authority.

open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

The killing of a king or sovereign.

To say or do sometning again and again for a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity

To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery.

• To present a verbal or written protest to those
• who have power to right or prevent a wrong.

A meal; figuratively, any refreshment.

To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally

feel or express discontent; fret.

showing deep unhappiness of thought.

persistent petty and unjustified criticism

an irritable petulant feeling

• One abandoned to depravity and sin.
• an unprincipled person

a dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue

arousing intense distaste or disgust

Necessary

You can requite a friend’s kindness by doing your friend a favor or by being kind in return. Requite means "to repay or return."

Resisting control.

• a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person
• entourage, escort, company, court

To regard with worshipful veneration

referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way.

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent

• Risible describes something that is laughable or amusing, like seeing a very large man trying to get into a very tiny car.
• laughable, ridiculous, absurd, comical

A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow.

• If something stands out in a very obvious way, it can be called salient.
• outstanding, prominent, spectacular, striking, conspicuous

To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.