cliffs+vocab

(2/9-2/13) 1. infamous(adj) having an extremely bad reputation 2. intrinsic(adj) belonging to a thing by its very nature 3.revulsion(n) a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike 4.virile(adj) of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man 5.abstain(v) to hold oneself back voluntarily 6. aspire(v) to long, aim, or seek ambitiously 7.dissent(v) to differ in sentiment or opinion 8.charisma(n) a divinely conferred gift or power 9.contented(adj) Desiring no more than what one has 10.conversely(adj) (2\16-2/20) 1.extrovert(n) an outgoing, gregarious person; 2.poignant(adj) keenly distressing to the feelings; 3.prevalent(adj) widespread; 4.proponent(adj) widespread; 5. congenial(adj) agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character 6.flippant(adj) frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness 7.rapport(n) relation;

(3/2-3\6) 1.elation(n)a feeling or state of great joy or pride| I felt a great feeling of elation on my birthday. 2.endow(v)to provide with a permanent fund or source of income| My parents have endowed me my whole life. 3.mortify(v)to humiliate or shame| I was mortified by the sight. 4.nullify(v)to render or declare legally void or inoperative| The machine is nullified. 5.credible(adj)capable of being believed| You must provide credible evidence. 6.deviate(v)to turn aside| I have a habit to deviate from a sub improvise(v) to invent as you go| I like to improvise when I play the bass. 8.latent(adj)present but not visible| A monkey can be quite latent. 9.secular(adj)of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred| There is a secular mural on that wall. 10.shun(v)to keep away from| We must shun the non-believer.

(3/23-3\27) 1.commemorate(v)to serve as a memorial or reminder of| 2.complacent(adj)pleased| 3.consensus(n)majority of opinion| 4.deplete(v)to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of| 5.diligent(adj)constant in effort to accomplish something| 6.menial(adj)lowly and sometimes degrading| 7.niche(n)an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched| 8.waive(v)to refrain from claiming or insisting on| 9.facade(n)a superficial appearance or illusion of something| 10.blase(adj)indifferent to or bored with life| (4/13-4\17) 1.conducive(adj)tending to produce| 2.falter(v)to fail| 3.flaunt(v)to parade or display oneself conspicuously| 4.gist(n)the main or essential part of a matter| 5.hamper(n)to hold back| 6.viable(adj)capable of living| 7.transcend(v)to rise above or go beyond| 8.bizarre(adj)odd, queer,or wierd| 9.deviate(v)to stray, orb turn away| 10.ominous(adj)portending evil or harm| (4/20-4\24) 1.devoid(adj)void, untouched by| 2.infuriate(v) to anger| I happen to infuriate my friends every now and then. 3.intimidate(v) to scare| I know a few pwople who intimidate just about anyone. 4.introvert(n)a shy person| I used to be quite the introvert. 5.jeopardize(v) to put in danger of| We have jeopardized our planet with pollutants. 6.sibling(n) a person you are related to| I have an older sibling. 7.smug(adj)contentedly confident of one's ability| I admit I can be very smug sometimes. 8.sneer(v)contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt | Seering isn't the nicest thing one could do. 9.vivacious(adj)lively | What a vivacious game. 10.bovine(adj)of or pertaining to the subfamily Bovinae | We eat bovine meat. (4/27-5\1) 1.condone(v)to disregard|We do not condone this kind of behavior. 2.contemplate(v)to ponder on a certain thought|Scientists tend to contemplate on the most random of subjects. 3.fesible(adj)acomplishible| The job seemed feasible so I took it. 4.fiscal(adj)pertaining to financial matters| These days everyone is talking about fiscal matters. 5.furtive(adj)taken, done, used|She is a furtive person. 6.gape(v)to stare with open mouth| When he heard the news, all he could manage was to gape. 7.precedent(adj)preceding| //Brown v. Board of Edu.// was precedent to //Plessy v> Ferggusun.// 8.punitive(adj)inflicting punishment| Adults always seem so punitive. 9.cryptic(adj)mysterious in meaning| I was sent a cryptic message in the mail, complete with cut-and-paste writing 10.depict(v)to represent with art| "What do you think this painting depicts. (5/4-5\8) 1.detrimental(adj)obviously harmful | Detrimental things always seem to hurt 2.inhibition(v)something that forbids| The alchohol inhibition was known only as Prohibition 3.ironic(adj)constituting irony| How ironic that I would see you here, I was just thinking of you 4.rupture(v)the tearing apart of something| Pants seem to rupture every now and again 5.saturate(v)to satisfy fully\ "Have your wishes been saturated, Your Majesty 6.vindictive(adj)disposed to seek revenge| People who hold a grudge are vidictive 7.fallible(adj)capable of making a mistake| Everyone in the world is fallible,no matter what they say 8.genial(adj)relating to generation| Your familly is a genial matter, per say 9.pragmatic(adj)opinionated| Most of us all are pragmatic until we learn to look past what we are told by politics 10.pretentios(adj)making usually unjustified or excessive claims| I personally can't stand pretentios people (5/11-5\15) 1.reconcile(v)to win over to friendliness| 2.vile(adj)wretchedly bad| My goodness, what a vile person. 3.avid(adj)enthusiastic| I am avid about being in band next year. 4.dwindle(v)to become smaller and smaller| My food supplies have dwindled over the weeks. 5.evoke(v)to call up or produce| Certain things evoke certain memories. 6.legacy(n)anything you inherit| I live on with my grandfathers legacy. 7.muted(adj)of low intensity and reduced volume| I muted my bass so i could tune it without bothering others. 8.pacify(v)to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity| "Pacify your demons and restore your life." 9.surplus(n)extra amount of something| I picked up a few things at the army surplus. 10.humane(adj)sympathy for people and animals| What you are doing is completly inhumane. 2. vile 3. avid 4. dwindle 5. evoke 6. legacy 7. muted 8. pacify 9. surplus 10. humane**
 * 1. reconcile