Big Vocab Test (Fox)

enigma (noun)

• inessential; not important

• a mystery; something seemingly unexplainable

• uninterested

• doubtful or distrustful of the goodness of human motives

libation (noun)

• numerous; large in quantity

• free; not imprisoned

• made up

• a drink, especially an alcoholic one

anathema (noun)

• a hated person or thing, or a curse

• a disease

• to criticize someone when they have done something wrong

• avoidable

banter (noun)

• easy to teach; calm

• teasing; playful conversation

• a crime

• to delay

castigate (verb)

• to criticize or punish severely

• to kick out or leave out

• death penalty

• a disgrace; shame to those they are close with

gauche (adjective)

• the throat

• skeptical

• extremely thin; wasted away

• lacking social graces; tactless

ignominy (noun)

• public shame; disgrace, or dishonor

• easily irritated; annoyed

• reckless; unaware of dangerous situations

• to make a testimony

Definition of extol

• to praise highly

• a mystery something seemingly unimaginable

• a slight or subtle degree of differnce

• to erase or elimnate

cliche

• professed but not necessarily true

• merciful, tenient

• a worn out idea of overused expression

• sounding, grating

opus (noun)

• unyielding; firm in opinion

• extreme, chauvinistic, patriotism

• inequailty, diffrence

• a creative work, especially a musical composition