Senior vocabulary list - It's right here, Alicia!

Infidel (159, 185) -  a person who has no religious belief; unbeliever —adj: 2. rejecting a specific religion, esp Christianity or Islam

Solemn (182) -  characterized or marked by seriousness or sincerity: a solemn vow: 2. characterized by pomp, ceremony, or formality

Polarize  (178) - cause division of opinion: to make the differences between groups or ideas ever more clear-cut and extreme, hardening the opposition between them, or become ever more clear-cut and extreme in this way

Duplicity (175)  -

1. deceitfulness: the fact of being deceptive, dishonest, or misleading
2. condition of being double: the state of being double or in a pair

Console (174) - to comfort or express sympathy

Petty (174) - having secondary rank or importance : minor , subordinate 2 : having little or no importance or significance 3 : marked by or reflective ...

Knead (173) -

1. work dough until smooth: to fold, press, and stretch a soft substance such as dough or clay, working it into a smooth uniform mass
2. massage muscles: to rub, squeeze, or press a part of the body with the hands, e.g. in order to relax the muscles
3. shape something with hands: to make or shape something out of a soft substance by kneading it

 

Manic (173) -

1. relating to mania: relating to or affected by mania
2. hectic: extremely or excessively busy
3. overexcited: in a state of unusually high excitement, especially

   Inconsequential - (172) - 

1. unimportant: of little or no importance
2. triviality: something without importance or significance

Jihad ( 172) - a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty; also: a personal struggle in devotion to Islam especially involving spiritual ...

Coup (171) -

1. seizure of political power: the sudden violent overthrow of a government and seizure of political power, especially by the military
2. successful action: a success that is unexpected and achieved with exceptional skill
3. feat of bravery: among some Native American peoples, a feat of bravery during battle, especially touching an enemy warrior without harming him

Ingratiate (169) - seek to please somebody: to try to win somebody's favor by pleasing him or her, especially in order to gain an advantage

Impassioned - (168) -

1. expressing strong feelings: expressing or revealing strong feelings

Tumultuous (160, 166) -  full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration. 2. raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy ...

 

 

Wary (165) -

1. cautious: cautious and alert for problems
2. showing suspicion: showing watchfulness

Lavish (165) -

1. abundant: given or produced in abundance or to excess
2. generous: giving or spending generously or to excess
3. be extravagant with something: to give or spend something generously or to excess

Jostle (164) -  to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely. 2. to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or ...

Imbibe (163) -

1.drink something: to drink something, especially alcohol

1. take in something mentally: to take in and assimilate something such as an idea or experience
2. absorb something: to absorb moisture, gas, light, or heat

Sulky (154) - angrily silent: in a bad mood and refusing to communicate because of resentment for a real or imagined grievance

Unpalatable (151) -

1. hard to accept: not pleasant, agreeable, or acceptable
2. not tasting good: having an unpleasant taste