Vocab. Set D Quiz

strong dislike or hatred

random; done without much judgement

a liking or attraction for someone toward something

fanciful; amusing and playful

removal or suspicion or blame from someone; the condition of having been proven right or justified

trying to be amusing, but instead seeming offensive

irresponsible; ineffective

not having a serious purpose; of little importance

hostile; aggressive

rudely brief and abrupt in manner

describe something precisely

a person who opposes or attacks strongly held beliefs and traditions

a heavy flood

belonging to someone or something by nature; describing a natural characteristic of something or someone

something that cures everything; a solution for all problems

away from the correct or expected course; gone wrong

someone who supports or defends a person/people or a cause

annoy to an intense degree

a particular period of time in history characterized by distinct events

not genuine or true

describing a person who cannot be corrected or improved

loyalty to a person, belief, or cause

appearing everywhere (or seeming to appear everywhere); all over

taking great care, effort, and attention

stop resisting; surrender

to confirm something as true

following expected standards or traditional practices

capable of being molded or changed

having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something

satisfy one's thirst

all powerful; having unlimited power

thrilling; exciting

not personally involved in a particular matter

having one's complete attention on something; captivated

shift between opinions; act indecisively

the highest level of something

oily or greasy; (of a person) excessively flattering, usually to get what one wants from someone else

strengthen with evidence

satisfied, with no desire to improve

unable to be disproven

a piece of music by a particular composer

comparable or similar

go around a thing or situation

stubborn; refusing to change in order to improve

describing a person who misleads others; two-faced

faint in color; pale

overused; unoriginal

give a false impression of something

quickly fading or vanishing

the ability to make good judgements and have perceptive knowledge, especially in a particular area

a fear or dislike of people from other countries, their customs, cultures, etc

dull; common

a place surrounded by armed forces trying to capture it or make its people surrender

disastrous

weak; uncertain

belonging to a period before a war (in the U.S., this usually refers to a time before the Civil War)

acting without thought or care; rash

not revealing one's identity

mature for one's age; developing abilities at a younger age than is expected

say again

something that is not in its correct historical time

a long and angry speech used to accuse or criticize someone or something

careful effort and determination

to add on to something; increase

describing a disorderly, agitating, and possibly confusing situation

excessive pride

make dirty or impure

something different from the rest of a group

the state of being famous for a bad deed or bad reputation

spread widely

cruelly insensitive

to use something or someone for selfish purposes

luxurious; fancy

talkative

having little interest or enthusiasm

an agreement between groups to stop hostilities

awful; disgusting

easily angered

everyday speech; common speech of a particular group or location

something that is required to happen before something else can take place

full of complaints

humiliating

skill and beauty in writing and speaking

said or done without preparation; on the spur of the moment

the highest point of something

optimistic; cheerful

be consistent with; be in harmony

extraordinary, in a bad way; shockingly bad

to add as an attachment to something