English IV, Q2 Vocabulary

having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation

• arid
• feeble
• inevitable
• lofty

to forcibly put an end to something; to prevent the development, action, or expression of (something)

• wheedle
• suppress
• liable
• divert

to steal or misappropriate money (from someone or some organization)

• divulge
• divert
• incite
• embezzle

to feel or express sorrow or regret for

• lament
• divulge
• procure
• pulverize

having deep insight or understanding

• potent
• censure
• heinous
• profound

to express severe disapproval of

• cower
• forthright
• censure
• procure

frail; physically weak

• feeble
• vapid
• jaunty
• barren

to obtain by flattery or whining

• articulate
• deplete
• irrepressible
• wheedle

cruel and unusual; wicked; hateful

• heinous
• deft
• exemplary
• potent

skillful and quick in one's movements

• jaunty
• lofty
• deft
• feeble