VPP 1-14 Review Book One-Freshmen

to make into a god, to worship like a god

elated

sharpen skills, sharpen a blade

person or object not fitting the time period

to give too much attention

alienate

Forced loyalty

pensive

relating to crime; criminal

The best of a group

silly; trivial; wasteful

person representing a group on a mission; ambassador

glean

Main point

making mistakes; imperfect

to gulp, guzzle or swig, chug

belated

trick, deceive, lie to trick others

slave; follower

dawdle

Jill was ____ by the blinking, spinning lights on the costumes.

tear flesh; gash; slash skin

warlike; military in charge of government

produce noise or light

to waste time

to draw into a conflict, fight, argument

to cheat, con

bandy

believing you have no control in life

swerve side to side; skid; slide

penury

slow person; last person in group

to attack someone's reputation

rush of water, emotions, people; surge

to interrupt, intrude

perfect; clean; spotless

nerve; no shame; boldness

an intentionally hurtful lie

character flaw or weakness

complain; nag; nitpick

hatred; antagonism; mutual enemies

disease; something taking away value

a noble; person with ties to royalty

The ___ was green, large and called Shrek.

crazy; mentally ill

ambidextrous

satisfy; please

blessing; a prayer

follower; servant

desist

person or thing that speeds up a reaction or change

dastardly

discourage, intimidate, make afraid

paucity

death; end; conclusion

numismatist

sermon

witty quote about life

personification

barren; empty; isolated

The ____ substance stuck to everything it came in contact with.

small amount; bit

unproductive; empty; barren

Jim, who hired his brother, was accused of ______

educe

someone who receives benefits

bloodshed; slaughter

citizen; resident; inhabitant

funeral; burial ceremony (usually historical connotation)

kind, compassionate

During the debate, the two candidates ___ against each others abilities.

wise, sensible judgement

cartoon drawing exaggerating personality or features

weird; creepy; mysterious

to envy, to resent

deliberate; intentional

to drink, usually alcohol

no morals (lie, cheat, steal)

extinct; no longer working

irritate, bother; friction; chap

imbue

shameless; on purpose

to produce, to make happen

push into motion

Charm, magnetism

loosing morals; moral decline

to suggest, to hint at

way of walking

amalgamate

pointless; useless

not caring; sloppy

berserk

An influential leader

strategy; game plan; maneuver

same kind or type; alike

Promote, encourage, support

avoid, escape

liveliness, eagerness

creepy, dark fiction; middle ages

causing stress, death, or harm

self-confidence

Kate became____ about dating after being dumped for the 3rd time in a month.

to punish; to yell at

envision; to picture

vocabulary unique to a profession or group of people; usually technical language

efface

pale, thin, looking like a corpse

complete killing of a group of people

to eat or do something too much

loud physical fight; brawl

bibliophile

emotionally excessive; overly affectionate

Prescription pain killer

entice

edifice

The town ____ for the blizzard

to mourn

universal; broad