Unit 4 Chapter 16-20 Vocab. Review

Ch. 16

100

able to float

What is buoyant?

200

to weaken, rob of strength

What is enervate

300

restricted to a narrow scope or outlook

What is parochial?

400

uncontrollable, unmanageable 

What is incorrigible?

500

feeling of resentment, wounded pride

What is pique?

Ch. 17

100

To persuade with flattery; to sweet talk.

What is cajole?

200

To yield; to give in.

What is capitulate?

300

Obviously bad; highly noticeable in a negative way.

What is egregious?

400

A feeling something bad is going to happen.

What is premonition?

500

Elegant; sophisticated; smooth in manner

What is urbane?

Ch. 18

100

Something abnormal; an oddity.

What is aberration?

200

To glorify; to praise highly

What is extol?

300

Mysterious; puzzling

What is inscrutable?

400

Advanced for one's age; unusually early mental maturity.

What is precocious?

500

Deadly; lethal

What is virulent?

Ch. 19

100

Having the power to "see" beyond the senses.

What is clairvoyant?

200

Adjoining; adjacent; sharing a boundary.

What is contiguous?

300

Interfering; offering unwanted advice.

What is officious?

400

To make impossible; to prevent.

What is preclude?

500

Habitually nontalkative; uncommunicative.

What is taciturn?

Ch. 20

100

Gracious; friendly.

What is cordial?

200

Lacking agreement or harmony; having opposing opinions.

What is discordant?

300

Physically or mentally exhausting; tiring.

What is grueling?

400

Senseless; random.

What is wanton?

500

To block; to stop, frustrate or defeat.

What is thwart?