Vocabulary Drill
Chapter Seven
abolish · put a stop to
absolve · pardon
abstemious · self-denying
antiquated · old-fashioned or out-of-date
aspect · part or phase
astute · smart or clever
avalanche · landslide
betray · give away
bolstering · giving a boost to
boorish · rude
brilliant · clever or inspired
ceremoniously · formally or properly
clemency · forgiveness
commit · perform or do
consumed · eaten
contempt · dislike
contender · candidate or rival
convict · find guilty
deranged · crazy or insane
deserted · empty or isolated
disconsolate · depressed or sad
discrepancy · difference
disgruntled · irritated or discontented
dispassionately · without emotion
distinction · honor or worth
eddy · gust or current
embellished · decorated
encrypted · protected or hidden with a secret code
ensconce · install
enthralled · fascinated or gripped
epitome · ultimate example
era · time period
extensive · large or far-reaching
fragile · delicate
genially · in a friendly manner
grudgingly · unwillingly
hampers · gets in the way of
haphazardly · randomly or messily
hapless · unlucky
heralding · signaling
import · importance
improbable · unlikely
inarticulate · speechless or incoherent
initiate · start
inordinately · overly or excessively
integral · essential
irreproachable · perfect
lapse · error
lauding · praising
legible · readable
levity · humor
listless · limp or lacking energy
meandered · wandered or zigzagged
mordantly · bitingly or sarcastically
morose · gloomy or glum
mutinous · defiant
newfangled · new or original
nook · corner
objective · neutral
obliterated · wiped out
overwrought · emotional or overexcited
peccadillo · small crime or wrongdoing
pecuniary · financial
poignant · moving or touching
potential · possible
premeditated · thought out beforehand
probe · search or investigation
regale · entertain or please
remotely · the least bit
saccharine · overly and falsely sweet
sinister · menacing or creepy
snubs · ignores or rejects
spontaneously · suddenly or without thought
stern · harsh or serious
taciturn · quiet or distant
tantamount · roughly the same as
trajectory · route or flight path
tremor · vibration or tremble
turbulent · chaotic or restless
universal · common or widespread
unwary · innocent or unsuspecting
unwittingly · unknowingly
verify · prove or confirm
wizened · wrinkled or aged
