#4 Vocab Midterm

(v.) to compel, force; pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain

(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to point: persuasive, compelling: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

(v.) to include or contain; to be made up of: compose, constitute, encompass: exclude

(v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together: meet, unite, intersect, merge: diverge, separate

(adj.) cowardly; (adj.) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous

(adj.) of or related to cooking or kitchen;

(adj.) hasty, not thorough; quick, superficial, perfunctory

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine: insufficiency, want, paucity: surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance

(adj.) skillful, nimble: dexterous, adroit, proficient, clever, masterful: clumsy, awkward, bungling, inept

(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out; remove, cancel, expunge

(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position; decease, passing away; downfall

(v.) to position or arrange ; to utilize; to form up; station, organize

(adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in: wanting, devoid, impoverished, penniless, rich, wealthy, luxurious, bountiful, full, replete

(adj.) shy lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty

(n.) a difference; lack of agreement: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency: agreement, convergence, consistency

(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide: break up, dispel: collect, congregate, assemble, muster

(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored; harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

(n.) treachery, deceitfulness; fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

(v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest: commence, launch, begin, board

(v.) to regard highly: respect, admire, honor, revere: disdain, scorn, contempt

(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to; stimulate, excite, gladden

(adj.) definite, clearly stated: distinct, forthright, unambiguous, clear: vague, ambiguous, implied, implicit

(v.) to erase, obliterate: delete, efface, annihilate: insert, mark, imprint, impress

(v.) to tear up by roots; to destroy totally: uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise: implant, sow, foster, nourish

(v.) to praise extravagantly; glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent: easily shown but not sincerely felt: effortless, assured, poised, specious: labored, awkward, halting

(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (adj.) unproductive, inert, dormant

(adj.) possible, able to be done; workable, practicable, viable

(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time: bounded, measurable: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal

(n.) courage in facing difficulties; resolve, steadfastness, mettle

(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide; gawk, orgle