Vocabulary Level 13-15F

partying (usually drunken) Carousal

rule/test; standard for judgment Criterion

deeply unhappy; without hope Disconsolate

promote trouble; rebel Foment

good timing; convenient Opportune

very productive; profuse Prolific

agreeable, submissive Amenable

arrange, order; compare critically Collate

immature; lacking nutrition or value Jejune

break; tap bring up Broach

reply or response Rejoinder

powerful; hard to do Herculean

gullible; easily deceived Credulous

affirm or declare confidently Aver

expert, especially in fine arts Connoisseur

weigh down or burden Encumber

unquestionable, beyond dispute Incontrovertible

beginning, start, outset Inception

obvious; flagrant; noisy Blatant

prop up; strengthen Buttress

empty, use up, consume Deplete

massacre; bloodbath Carnage

without emotion Impassive

frightful, horrible Grisly

elaborate; expand upon at length Expatiate

foreign; from the outside; irrelevant Extraneous

assist or encourage Abet

beg earnestly; petition Supplicate

weakness, ailment; defect Infirmity

puzzled, stressed Nonplussed

diverse collection; general mixture Potpourri

unfavorable; unlucky Inauspicious

self-righteous; preachy; aphoristic Sententious

brutal, vicious; enjoying cruelty Sadistic

Overindulgence; excess or surplus Surfeit

stronghold; defensive position Bulwark

gifted; showing early development Precocious

stubborn; unyielding Obdurate

scold sharply Berate

swollen, bloated, inflated Turgid

easily angered, bad-tempered Choleric

unyielding, inflexible Adamant

winding, twisted; complex, difficult Tortuous

uproar, commotion Brouhaha

courteous; consideration Deference

glut, satiate; spoil by overindulgence Cloy

vague sense of impending misfortune Presentiment

conclusive, final; authoritative Definitive

needed, necessary, essential Requisite

pay, hand in; forgive; postpone Remit

resist, oppose; prevent; frustrate Thwart

cut short, reduce, limit, halt Curtail

wasteful; reckless; self- indulgent Profligate

to soften, calm, or appease Mollify

behavior, manner; facial expression Demeanor

puzzling, confusing; mysterious Enigmatic

mushy; too sentimental Mawkish

spontaneous; w/o preparation Impromptu

burden; obligation; blame Onus

having to do with clothing/tailoring Sartorial