Vocabulary Lists 6 & 7 - 8H

reiterate

• say something again

• attempt to prevent

• dispose of

• get frustrated by

conflagration

• a hot temper

• a destructive fire

• general impatience

• a major promotion

induce

• to double in quantity

• to lessen; to make smaller

• to persuade; to cause

• to repel

soporific

• exceptional

• clean

• porous

• drowsy

anarchy

• state of order

• state of disorder

• state of harmony

• state of love and trust

strident

• loud and harsh

• quiet and withdrawn

• short and stout

• tall and lanky

nonchalant

• eagerly awaiting

• noticeably agitated

• casually calm

• mildly apprehensive

malleable

• easily influenced

• incredibly rigid

• lightly humorous

• prone to violence

ludicrous

• crude

• realistic

• idealistic

• ridiculous

abridge

• span

• shorten

• build

• embellish