Vocabulary List 3 (Pre-AP)

Vocabulary List 3 (Pre-AP)
Word
1. frenetic
2. glut
3. impartial
Part of
Speech
adjective
noun/verb
adjective
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
impetuous
implement
pragmatic
insatiable
mandate
adjective
verb
adjective
adjective
noun/verb
9. mediate
10. pretentious
verb
adjective
11. vindicate
verb
12. scrutinize
13. malice
14. recluse
15. abridge
16. adjunct
verb
noun
noun
verb
noun
17. impoverish
18. unyielding
19. embed
20. endeavor
21. mortify
verb
adjective
verb
noun/verb
verb
22. credulous
adjective
23. concise
24. zealous
adjective
adjective
25. utopia
26. relinquish
27. refute
noun
verb
verb
28. qualify
29. metamorphosis
30. pervade
verb
noun
verb
Synonym/ Definition
Frenzied or frantic
An oversupply; to oversupply
Not partial to one particular side of a
dispute; treating all sides equally
Rushing into things; impulsive
To put into effect or to carry out
Concerned with practical matters
Incapable of being satisfied
An official command; to make an
official command
To settle a quarrel or argument
Creating an appearance of importance
or distinction
To show that someone or something is
right by providing justification or proof
To examine closely; to inspect
The desire to do harm to others
One who lives in solitude or seclusion
To shorten in length
Something added, but not always
needed
To make poor
Refusing to give way or compromise
To set or enclose within something else
An effort, try, or attempt; to try
To make someone feel ashamed,
humiliated, or embarrassed
Ready to believe something without
sufficient evidence
Straightforward; to the point
Enthusiastically supporting a particular
cause or belief
State of political or social perfection
To surrender or give up
To prove (a statement or theory) to be
wrong or false
To meet the requirements
A change from one form to another
To spread throughout
Examples/Notes