Vocabulary List

Divert

To turn aside; veer

Influx

A flowing or pouring in.

Allot

To give or assign in shares, tasks, or portions.

Congregate

To come together; assemble, especially in large numbers.

Intricate

Difficult to follow or understand.

Unseemly

Not suitable; inappropriate or improper.

Tumult

Noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance.

Staple

A basic food that is used frequently and in large amounts. A U-shaped fastener with sharp ends.

Humdrum

Lacking excitement; boring or monotonous.

Memento

Something kept as a reminder of a past event; a souvenir.

Query

A question; to ask or ask about.

Sporadic

Happening occasionally; not regularly.

Abet

To encourage or assist in some activity, especially a questionable one.

Agile

Able to move quickly and easily; nimble.

Balmy

Soothing, mild.

Abject

Most miserable; wretched.

Advocate

To plead in favor of; to defend.

Atrocity

An act of great cruelty and wickedness.

Atrocious

Very brutal, wicked, or cruel. Appallingly bad, outrageous.

Commemorate

To serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner.

Dialect

A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.

Dire

Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate.

Elite

A group that enjoys superior status to others. (adj.) Considered superior to others.

Enhance

To make greater or better.

Flagrant

Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right.

Languish

To lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions.

Mute

To soften or tone down the sound of. (adj.) Not speaking or not able to speak; silent.

Raze

To level to the ground; to destroy completely.

Reprisal

A retaliation for an injury.

Turmoil

A state of confusion or agitation; tumult.

Wreak

1. To bring about or inflict. 2. To express or vent.

Augment

To increase in size, amount, or degree.

Benign

1. Kind; gracious; gentle. 2. Favorable; not threatening.

Connoisseur

A person with extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste.

Discern

1. To detect with the eyes. 2. To understand or comprehend. 3. To recognize as separate or different.

Embellish

1. To make beautiful by adding decorative elements. 2. To add fictitious details to.

Execute

1. To carry out; to perform. 2. To create, as a work of art. 3. To put to death as a legal penalty.

Exemplify

To illustrate by being an example of.

Hallowed

Greatly respected; holy; sacred.

Impersonate

1. To assume the character or appearance of. 2. To mimic.

Malevolent

Showing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil.

Ornate

Heavily and elaborately decorated.

Pastoral

1. Having to do with shepherds and herders. 2. Relating to country life, and often presented as charmingly simple.

Precarious

Not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain.

Renown

Fame; honor.

Grotesque

So distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical.