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| N. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer. He taught by engaging his pupils in a catechism untill they gave him the correct answer |
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| Adj. Without exceptions; unqualified; absolute Though the captain claimed he wase never, never sick at sea, he finally had to qualify his categorical denial: He was "hardly ever" sick at sea |
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| v. supply something desired. The chef was happy to ater to the tastes of his highly sophisticated clientele |
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| N. purging or cleansing of any part of the body. Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts |
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| N. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy. The members of the democratic party held a caucus |
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| v. Make water tight by filling in cracks Jack had to caulk the tiles |
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| Adj. Burning; sarcastically burning The critics caustic comments angered the actors |
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| N. Procession; parade. The cavalcade of Canterbury pilgrims was a motley group |
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| Adj. offhand or casual. He resented the cavalier way in which the palace guards treated him |
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v. make frivolous objections
But it really bugs me when ou cavil about unimportant details |
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v yield to; surrender formally
Eventually they were forced to cede |
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| Adj someone famous He is a celebrated actor |
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| N. speed Hamlet resented his mother's celerity in remarrying |
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| Adj heavenly relating to the sky. Pointing his primitive telescope at the heavens, Galileo explored the celestial mysteries |
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| Adj critical censorious people delight on casting blame |
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| Adj. Radiating departing from the center Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by centrifugal force |
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| Adj. tending toward the center. The centripetal force of graffiti brings things down to the earth |
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| Adj. pertaining to the brain or intellect The heroes of Dumb and Dumber were poorly equipped by cerebral pursuits |
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| N thought mathematics problems sometimes require much cerebation |
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| N certainty thought there was no certitude of him getting a job he had hope |
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| N. stoppage the airlines employees threatened a cessation of all work |
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| N. yielding to another the cession of Alaska to the United states is discussed in this chapter |
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| v warm by rubbing The collar f his school uniform chafed tom's neck |
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| N. Worthless products of an endeavor When you separate the wheat from the chaff throw out the chaff |
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| Adj: bantering; joking Sometimes chad's flippant, chaffing remarks annoy us |
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| N. vexation disappointment Doug felt hi parents visit to school would bring him nothing but chagrin |
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| N. lizard that changes color in different situations. Like the chameleon, he assumed the political thinking of every group he met |
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Hard,strenous.
Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy |
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Operatic solo
At her metropolitan opera audition, marian Anderson sang an aria |
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Dry; barren
The cactus has adapted to survive in an arid environment |
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Fragrant
Medieval sailing vessels brought Aromatic herbs from china to Europe |
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Awakening, provocation
On arousal, papa was always grumpy as a bear |
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Charge in court, indict
After his indictment by the grand jury, the accused man was Arraigned in the county criminal court |
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Marshal, draw up in order
His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him |
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Being in debt
He was in arrears with his payments on the car. |
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Stop or slow down, catch someone's attention.
this near-disaster arrested the crowds attention |
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Pride, haughtiness.
Convinced that emma thought she was better than anyone else in the class, ed rebuked her for her arrogance |
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Storage place for military equipment
People are forbidden to smoke in the arsenal for fear that a spray of spark might set off the munitions stored there |
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Effective, distinct.
Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers. |
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Deception, trickery.
The trojan war proved to the greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effective than military might |
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Manually skilled worker, craftsmen, as opposed to artists.
A noted artisan, Arturo was known for the fine craftsmanship of his unlaid cabinets |
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Without guile, open and honest.
Sophisticated and cynical, jack could not believe jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be |
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Controlling influence, domination.
Leaders of religious cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on brainwashing. |
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Find out for certain.
Please ascertain her present address. |
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Practicing self-denial, austere.
The wealthy self indulgent yound man felt oddly drawn to the strict ascetic life led by members of some monastic order. |
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Refer, attribute, assign.
I can ascribe no motives for her actions |
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Preventing infection, having a cleansing effect.
Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced aseptic conditions. |
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Ash colored.
Her face was ashen with fear |
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Stupid.
"What an asinine comment!" said Bob contemptuosly. "Ive never heard such a stupid remark." |
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With a sideways or indirect look.
Looking askance at her questioner, she displayed her scorn |
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Crookedly, slanted, at an angle.
Judy constantly straightened the dollies on her furniture. she couldnt stand seeing them askew |
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Sharpness.
These remarks spoken with Asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed. |
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Slander, slur, derogatory remark.
unscrupulous politians practice character assassination as a political tool, casting aspersions on their rivals. |
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seeker after position or status.
Although i am an aspirant for public office, i am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses. |
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Seek to attain, long for.
Because he aspired to a career in professional sports, philip enrolled in a graduate program in sports management. |
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Assault
He was assailed with questions after his lecture. |
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Analyze, evaluate.
When they assayed the ore they found that they had discovered a very rich vein. |
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Agree, accept.
It gives me great pleasure to assent to your request. |
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Declare or state with confidence, put once self forward.
Malcolm asserted that if reese quit acting like a whimp, he'd improve his chances of getting a date |
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Evaluation, judgement.
Your highschool record plays an important part in the admission committees assessment of you as an applicant. |
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Diligent.
He ease assiduous, working at this task for weeks before he felt satisfied with his results. |
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Ease or lesson, satisfy, soothe.
Jilted by jane, dick tried to assuage his heartache |
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