English Midterm

Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense

To let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense

To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others

Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

To make a violent attack on words, express strong dissaproval

Strict, sever; rigorously binding or compelling; sharp or bitter in taste

Roundabout, not direct

Resulting from a lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

Thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; poorly supported

Shapeless, without a definite form; of no particular type or character

Scholarly, learned

Thin, delicate, insubstantial

Very thin cloth

To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint; suggest; imply

Incapable of being changed or called back

Natural inclination toward

Peevish, complaining, fretful

To argue or plead with someone against something

To re-echo, resound

Coursely abusive, vulgar or low; foul-mouthed

Persistent, showing determination

Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; inferior in quality or character

General pardon for an offense against a government

Self-government; political control

To adorn; to display consipicuously

A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Fair, just

To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

To mock, treat with contempt

Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome

Rule of conduct or action

Beneficial, helpful; healthful

Bitterly severe, withering; causing a great harm

To whip, punish severely

Cause of affliction or suffering

Tending to cause sleep

Something that induces sleep

Extremely strict in regardd to moral standards and conduct

Lasting only a short time

One who stays for a short time

Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

Dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness

Abnormal, irregular

Act of slandering

Extremely strange, unusual

Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

To coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Punish severely

Plan with ingenuity, invent

Leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

Weariness and dissatisfaction from laxk of occupation or interest, boredem

Chain or shackle place on the feet

To chain; render helpless

Very wicked, offensive, hateful

Not subject to change, constant

One who rebels or rises against authority

Rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority

A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent

Position requiring little or no work

Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation

To go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin; violate a law

To change from one nature to another

Performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another