12th Applied Vocabulary Review Final Exam

abdicate

• to echo

• to think about

• to resign or give up position

• to make plain or clear; to explain

abduct

• stingy with money

• a fitting for a pipe

• short, staccato answer

• to kidnap

abhorrent

• stinky

• hateful

• scary

• lovely

adjacent

• next to

• honesty, frankness

• occurring regularly

• feelings of excessive pride

admonish

• a declaration of innocence

• to ignore

• to praise

• to caution or advise against

allege

• a sharp cliff

• to claim without proof

• to question

• to answer boldly

ambient

• to explode

• to refuse to take notice of

• surrounding, on all sides

• sly

ambrosial

• very decorative

• loud

• skill in dealing with people

• pleasing to the taste or smell

boisterous

• block 2

• rough and noisy, loudly high-spirited

• the hallways

• the senior section at games

cajole

• to scold

• to question

• to persuade with false flattery

• a spicy dish from New Orleans