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English Vocab Quarter2 Unit 3

1.

revere (v)

to feel deep respect and admiration for

2.

nonchalance (n):

the state of being calm or relaxed

3.

usurp (v):

to take illegally or by force

4.

emit (v):

to produce and discharge; to give off

5.

prattle (v):

to talk at length in an inconsequential way

6.

discern (v):

to perceive or recognize something

7.

disapprobation (n):

strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds

8.

reprimand (v)

to rebuke, especially officially

9.

overt (adj.):

done or shown openly; not secret or hidden

10.

wreak (v):

to cause (as in damage or harm)

11.

confound (v):

to cause surprise or confusion in someone

12.

impart (v):

to make known, communicate

13.

degrade (v):

to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect

14.

husbandry (n):

the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals

15.

deviation (n):

the act of departing from an established course or accepted standard

16.

askance (adv.):

done with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval

17.

ethic (n):

a set of moral principles

18.

recede (v):

to go or move back from a previous position

19.

succumb (v):

to fail to resist; to give in

20.

impiety (n):

a lack of piety or reverence