Unit 4 Chapter 16-20 Vocab. Review

Ch. 21

100

thorough, diligent

What is assiduous?

200

sarcastic, biting, stinging

What is caustic?

300

To explain, clarify

What is elucidate?

400

Overused, commonplace, stale

What is trite?

500

Person who revolts against established authority.

What is insurgent?

Ch. 22

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. 23

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. 24

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. 25

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?