Final Exam Vocabulary Review English 9 Ms. Torchia
IRATE
Angry; furious; mad
RANCOR
Resentment; bitterness; hatred
MANDATORY
Obligatory; not optional; necessary
CHRONIC
Ongoing; habitual
CAPRICIOUS
Unpredictable; changeable; impulsive
VERSATILE
Flexible; adaptable; capable of doing many things
DIGRESS
Deviate; stray off topic
DEVOID
Empty; lacking
INTERMINABLE
Without end; never ending
COGENT
Convincing; forceful
SUBSIDE
Collapse; cave in; sink or fall to one side
DILAPIDATED
In ruins; falling to pieces; destroyed
BOISTEROUS
Energetic; loud and noisy; rough in manner; animated
ACCLIMATE
To get used to; adapt; adjust
CREDENCE
Belief; confidence
COMMEMORATE
To honor; memorialize; remember
REDUNDANT
Repetitive; more than necessary
DORMANT
Inactive; latent
GARRULOUS
Extremely talkative
CONCISE
Brief; expressed in few words
CRUCIAL
Vital; essential; fundamental
OPPORTUNE
Well-timed; convenient; appropriate
RESILIENT
Tough; durable; resistant
ADVENT
Arrival; beginning; start of
POMPOUS
Pretentious; arrogant; self-involved
ABRIDGE
To shorten; condense
BLAND
Mild; without flavor; tasteless
TAUT
Firm; tight; rigid
ABSTAIN
To refrain from
WONT
Habitual; custom
CADAVEROUS
Deathly pale; gaunt
RANCID
Rotten; spoiled
IMPERIAL
Pertaining to an empire; royalty
POTENT
Strong; powerful
CONFORM
To adjust to fit in
ACCELERATE
To speed up
EMANCIPATE
To set free
DETRIMENTAL
Harmful; damaging
UNKEMPT
Messy; unorganized
DISCREET
Subtle; tactful
BLEAK
Dreary; miserable; hopeless
CLARIFY
To make clear
MALICE
Ill-will; bad feelings towards another
DISPEL
Disperse; scatter; drive away
DEJECTED
In low spirits
SYMMETRICAL
Balanced; even on both sides; well proportioned
AGITATE
Stir up; excite
ANIMOSITY
Intense hatred; dislike
DEVOUT
Attentive to religious duties
ABHOR
Detest; loathe; extreme hatred
REPLENISH
To refill
BLITHE
Carefree and light-hearted
HOMOGENEOUS
Uniform; consistent; the same
SQUALID
Filthy; dirty
BIZARRE
Odd; eccentric; strange
ABSOLVE
Free from guilt; pardon; forgive
OMNIPOTENT
All powerful; of unlimited power
ERR
To make a mistake
LURK
To lie in wait; hidden
SARCASM
Verbal irony; cynicism
INSUPERABLE
Unable to be defeated or conquered; unbeatable
COSMOPOLITAN
Feeling at home in any environment; sophisticate
BIASED
Prejudice; partial to one side
WHIMSICAL
Having idle notions; fanciful
EMINENT
Distinguished; well-known; famous