English Study Guide

Final Exam Study Guide

TKMB Vocabulary

Condescend: To behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity

Erratic: unpredictable bahavior

Misdemeanor: a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.

Auspicious: promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable

Contradict: to speak or declare against; oppose

Empathy:the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing f the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another

Benevolence: an act of kindness

Morbid:having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events

Malignant: disposed to cause harm, suffering,

Bewilderment:  to cause to become lost

Perpetual: continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.

Malevolent: evil; harmful; injuriousAscertain: to make certain, clear, or definitely known

Contentious: tending to argument or strife;

Summon: to call upon to do something specified.

Elusive: difficult to catch

Antagonize:to act in opposition to or counteract

Resilient: recovering easily and quickly from shock

Succinct: marked by brevity and clarity

Appeal: to have need of or ask for proof, a decision, andcorroboration

Inevitable: sure to occur, happen, or come

Vague: not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed

Hypocrite: a person who pretends to be what he is not

Outcast:a person who is rejected or excluded from a social group

Night Vocabulary

Tolerance: the act or capacity of enduring

Genocide: the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group

Sublime:supreme or outstanding

Indulgent: being generous

Insinuate:  to suggest by indirect allusion, hints

Indifference: lack of interest or concern

Conscientious: involving or taking great careInnumerable: incapable of being counted; countless

Frenzy: Wild excitement or agitation; distraction

Inadequate: not adequate; insufficient

Restrain: to limit or restrict zz...