2016 Vocabulary #20 – Period 3
1.
wanton
won-tn]
adjective
1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack;
wanton cruelty.
2. deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong;
willful: Why jeopardize your career in such a wanton way?
3. without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless; reckless: a
wanton attacker of religious convictions.
4. sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd: wanton behavior.
5. extravagantly or excessively luxurious, as a person, manner of living, or
style.
2.
fastidious
[fa-stid-ee-uh s, fuh-]
adjective
1.excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious
eater.
2. requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.
Origin:
3.
late Middle English; Latin - 1375-1425
decrepit
[dih-krep-it]
adjective
1. weakened by old age; feeble; infirm: a decrepit man who can hardly walk.
2. worn out by long use; dilapidated: a decrepit stove.
Origin: late Middle English; Latin 1400-1450
4.
rankle
[rang-kuhl]
verb (used without object)
1. (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen
irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English
5.
encumbrance
en-kuhm-bruh ns]
noun
1. something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or
superfluous; burden; hindrance:
Poverty was a lifelong encumbrance.
2. a dependent person, especially a child.
Origin: 1275-1325; Middle English
6.
purloin
[per-loin, pur-loin]
–verb
1. to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer
Origin: 1400–50; late Middle English
7.
raucous
[raw-kuh s] Spell
adjective
1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party.
Origin:
1760-70; < Latin
8. Indemnity [in-dem-ni-tee]
–noun
1. protection or security against damage or loss.
2. compensation for damage or loss sustained.
4. protection, as by insurance, from liabilities or penalties incurred by one's
actions.
5. legal exemption from penalties attaching to unconstitutional or illegal
actions, granted to public officers and other persons.
Origin: 1425–75; late ME
9.
sump·tu·ous
[suhmp-choo-uh s]
–adjective
1. entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a
sumptuous residence.
2. luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.
[Origin: 1475–85; < L
10.
iota
[ahy-oh-tuh]
–noun
1. a very small quantity; jot; whit.
2. the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι).
Origin: 1600–10; < L