MAT VOCAB WORDS D-F

to discourage, intimidate

demoralize, disheartenm consternate

lack, scarcity, insufficiency

abscene, shortage, paucity

respectful and polite in a submissive way

courteous, obsequious

no longer existing, dead, extinct

gone, vanished, deceased, departedm extinguished

to give power to another

assign, entrust, commit, appoint, authorize

harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way

pernicious, harmful, detrimental, nocent, nocuous

leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudices

agitator, inciter, instigator, fomenter, firebrand

to express doubts or objections

protest, remonstrate, kick, expostulate, dissent

to slur or blacken someones reputation

malign, belittlem disparage, vilify, slander

sinfulness, moral curruption

decadence, debauchery, enormity, corryption, degradation

to betlittle, disparage

minimize, denigrate, discount

tyrannical ruler

authoritarian, autocrat, dictator, totalitarian

allowing light to show through; delicate

sheer, transparent, gauzy, trandlucent; tenuous

bitter verbal attack

tirade, jeremiad, fulmination, harangue, philippic

division into 2 parts

split, distinction, bifurcation, opposition

authoritative statements; popular saying

decree, edict; adage, apothegm, aphorism

excessively instructive

educational, improving, moralistic

shyness, lack of confidence

timidity, reticence

to turn aside, to stray from the main point

diverge, deviate, wander

in disrepair, run-down, neglected

decrepit, ramshackle, deteriorated, decayed

slow, trending to delay

sluggish, tardy, unhurried

funeral hymn

elegry, threnody, lament

difference between

contradiction, divergence, incongruity, disparity, incompatibility

subject to ones own judgement

elective, optional, voluntary, unforced

moving from topic to topic without order

digressive, rambling, unfocused

to regard with scorn and contempt

spurn, slight

untidy, disarranged, unkempt

disordered, messy, rumpled

fair-minded, unbiased

impartial, evenhanded, unprejudiced, dispassionate

to belittle, speak disrespectfully of

denigrate, derogatem ridicule, deride

contrast, dissimilarity

discrepency, contradiction, divergence, incongruity, incompatibility

free from emotion; imparital, unbiased

impassive, stolid; disinterested, evenhanded, unprejudiced

to drive out or scatter

disband, disperse

to break up, scatter

dissipate, disintegrate, dispel

disgrace, dishonor

ignominy, infamy

to pretend, disguise ones motives

feign, concea, cloack, camouflage

to spread far and wide

circulate, diffuse, disperse

to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess

squander, disperse, consume, dissolve; carouse

harsh and unpleasant sounding

discordant, inharmonious

to presuade someone to alter original intentions

discourage, deter

daily

daylight, daytime

stubbornly persevering

tenacious, obstinate, pertinacious, determined, mulish

rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated

inflexiable, dictatorial, doctrinaire, authoritative, obstinate

sad, mournful

funereal, somber, lungubrious, dismal, woeful

sullen and gloomy, stern and severe

austere, strict, grave, solemn, somber

money or property given by a bride to her husband

dower, hope chest

pull, drag, attract

haul, towm tug, lure, entice

amusing in a wry, subtle way

witty, comic, funny, entertaining, risible

pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear

melodious, agreeable, sweet, harmonious

to decieve, trick, fool, pawn

hoodwink, cozen, beguile, gull

deception, dishonesty

perfidy, infidelity, disloyal, treachery, guile

suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable 

morose, solemn, melancholy, sour, acerb

to fade away, recede

retreate, subside, abatem wane, withdraw

selecting from various sources

catholic, selective, broad

impudent boldness, audacity

presumption, brashness, temerity, nerve, gall

conspicuously bad

blatant, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank

mournful poem, usually about the dead

dirge, manumit, release

to set free, liberate

deliver, manumit, release

to involve in; cause to fall into disorder

implicate, ensnare; entangle

enthsiastic praise 

eulogy; panegryic, tribute

to weaken, sap strenght from

deplete, debilitate, drain, exhaust

to produce, cause, bring about 

procreate, propagate, originate, generate

puzzling, inexplicable

mysterious, cryptic, baffling

to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit. as by judicial order

direct, instruct, charge; prohibit, proscribe

hostility, antagonism, ill will

 animosity, antipathy, rancor, animus

boredom, lack of interest and energy

tedium, listlessness, world-weariness

state of being gigantic or terrible

outrageousness, atrociousness

momentary; transient, fleeting

transitory, fugitive, evanescent

person with refined taste in food and wine

gourmet, gourmand, connoisseur, gastronome

short, witty saying or poem

maxim, adage, aphorism

concluding section og a literary work

afterward, finale

representative  of an entire group; summary

paragon, exemplar, prototype, quintessence; abstract

relating to horses

horsy, asinine, mulish

ambiguous, open to more than one interpretation

doubtful, misleading, uncertain

to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally

mislead, prevaricate

inconsistent, irregular

eccentric, capricious, unstable, unpredictable

learned, scholarly

knowledgable, culturedm educatedm well-read, literate

understood by only a learned few

mysterious, arcane, occult, recondite, secret

to support or advocate; to marry

champion, embrace, adopt

to alienate, keep at a distance

disaffect, separate, divorce

not earthy, spiritual, delicate

intangible, diaphanous, airy, gossamer, sheer

to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight

blanch. decolorize

high praise, often in a public speech

tribute, comendation, encomium, panegryic, salute

momentary, transitory, short-lived

transient, ephemeral, fleeting, fugative

to aggravate, deepen the bad qualities of

worsen, escalate, intensify

to clear of blame or fault, vindicate

exonerate, acquit

urgent, excessively demanding

pressing, imperative, compelling, critical, crucial

extravagant, greater than reasonable

excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extreme

to atone for, make amends for

answer, compensate, pay

to erase, eliminate completely

delete, cancel, efface, annul, obliterate

to censor

cut, bowdlerize, sanitize

to obtain something by threats

wring, coerce, blackmail, bludgeon, bully

irrelevant, unrelated, unnecessary

immaterial, impertinent, extrinsic, foreign, alien

to free from, disentangle

disengage, untanglem releasem disencumber

face, front; mask, superficial appearance

surface; pretens, cloak, guise, semblance

easily done; simplistic; poised, assured

effortless; simple; nimble, fluent

uncultivated, unused

unseeded, inactive, idle

extreme devotion to a cause

zeal, mania, obsession

careful with details

meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, punctilious, precise

to measure te depth of, gauge

comprehend

stupid, foolishly self-satisfied

silly, absurb, preposterous, ridiculous, ludricrous

to flatter excessively, seek the favor of

kowtow, grovel, truckle

to bother, upset, or disconnect

discomfort, rattle, chargrin

ineffective, carelessm irresponsible

aimless, shiftless, lazy

fertile, fruitful, productive

prolific, flourishing

passionate, intense zealous

vehement, ardent, enthyysuastuc, avid, eager

foul-smelling, purtrid

noisome, stinky, funky, malodorous, rank

to bink, chain, confine

shackle, manacle, handcuff, curb, tether

ornamented openwork of delicate or intricate design on metal

ornament, embellishment, decoration, latticework

to decline in vigor, strenght, or interest

wane, subside, ebb, dwindle, slacken

outrageous, shameless

glaring, egregious, blatant, gross, rank

to show off

parade, foursihm vaunt, exhibit, display

plants

vegetation, botany, verdure, herbage

gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed

ornate, flamboyant, ostentatious, loud, garish

to falter, waver, muddle, struggle

blunder, stumble, bumble, lurch, lumber

of, relating to, or living in a stream or river

flowing, alluvial

minor weakness or character flaw

faultm failingm frailtym vice, blemish

to defeat, frustrate

thwart, balk, check, baffle

to aroude or incite

instigate, abet, promote

recklessly bold

reckless, rash, precipitate, temerarious

a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress

coxcomb, dandy

patience, restraint, leniency

resignation, long-suffering, tolerance

to cross a body of water at a shallow place 

traverse, wade

strong point, something a person does well

metier, speciality

happening by chance, fortunate

accidental, contingent, incidental

to nourish, cultivate, promote

nurture, nurse, advance, further

to fall helplessly, sink

miscarry, immerse, plunge

noisy dispute

brawl, broil, donnybrook, fray, melee

unruly, rebellion

peevish, cranky, quarrelsome, contentious

widly frantic, frenzied, hectic

exicted, active, bustling, feverish

secret, stealthy

covert, clandestine, surrepitious, underhand, shifty