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P.S. I realize that I placed one of the exam days over Fall Break (for unit 5). Do not worry. All of the units will merely be shifted down on the list. Unit 5 will be on October 23rd. Unit 6 will be due on November 6th. Unit 7 will be due on November 20th. Lastly for this semester, unit 8 will be due on December 11th. Let me know if you have questions.
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- DEFINITION
- USE IN SENTENCE
- SYNONYM
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- ANTONYM
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English 9 Visual Aids
Below is a compilation of the vocabulary PowerPoint presentations that I create for you.
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English 9
LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS
Unit Two
1. Receding (v/adj.) to become more distant
2. Disarming (adj.) removing or lessening suspicions or fears
3. Prolonged (v) to be extended
4. Imprudent (adj.) unwise
5. Surmounted (v) to have overcome
6. Unruffled (adj.) calm; not disturbed
7. Invariably (adv.) always; constant; without changing
8. Diverting (adj.) entertaining
9. Impulse (n) a sudden desire to do something
10. Protrude (v) to stick out
Unit Three
1. Sullenly (adj.) resentfully; gloomily
2. Imminent (adj.) almost immediate; about to happen
3. Iridescent (adj.) rainbow-like; displaying a shifting range of colors
4. Serene (adj.) peaceful; calm
5. Infallibility (n) inability to make a mistake
6. Blighted (v) to suffer from conditions that destroy & prevent growth
7. Doggedness (n) stubbornness; persistence
8. Reiterate (v) to repeat again and again
9. Precariously (adv.) unsteadily; insecurely
10. Mar (v) to damage; spoil
Unit Four
1. Dictum (n.) a formal decree
2. Profound (adj.) full of great insight
3. Derive (v.) to obtain something from a particular source
4. Nocturnal (adj.) done at or inclined to night
5. Predilection (n.) a preference or special liking for something; bias in favor
6. Peculiar (adj.) odd; strange
7. Apprehensive (adj.) to be inclined to worry; worrisome; doubtful
8. Compel (v.) to be forced or urged to do something
9. Delegate (v.) to entrust responsibility or a task to another person
10. Confer (v.) to give or bestow; to converse with
Unit Five
1. Compensation (n.) something given to make up for loss, injury, or suffering
2. Perpetuate (v.) to continue to circulate or repeat
3. Permit (v.) to allow; to give permission
4. Subdue (v.) to overcome or bring under control
5. Obstreperous (adj.) noisy & difficult to control
6. Provocation (n.) an action or speech that deliberately causes anger
7. Contemporary (adj.) modern; present time
8. Modest (adj.) limited; moderate in use or application
9. Civilized (adj.) polite & well-mannered according to societal standards
10. Melancholy (adj.) sad; depressed; crestfallen
Unit Six
1. Dignity (n.) the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect
2. Edification (n.) the improvement of a person morally or intellectually
3. Emerge (v) to come forth
4. Fortitude (n.) courage in pain or adversity; strength
5. Postponement (n.) to put off for another time
6. Vivid (adj.) producing powerful feelings and strong clear images
7. Tranquil (adj.) free from disturbance; calm
8. Stifle (v.) to restrain a reaction; to stop oneself acting on an emotion
9. Prevail (v.) to overcome through persistence
10. Antagonize (v.) to cause someone or something to become hostile
Unit Seven
1. Façade (n.) an outward appearance used to conceal a less pleasant reality
2. Acquiescence (v.) occurs when a person knowingly stands by without raising
any objection to the infringement of their rights
3. Mutual (adj.) held in common by two or more parties
4. Impassive (adj.) not feeling or showing emotion
5. Prominent (adj.) well-known; projecting from
6. Elucidate (v.) to explain or elaborate for clarity
7. Dispel (v.) to make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
8. Turbulent (adj.) characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion
9. Earnest (adj.) resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction
10. Vigorous (adv.) strong, healthy, and full of energy
Unit Eight
1. Ascertain (v.) to find out
2. Altruistic (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
3. Retrogress (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
4. Cursory (adj.) hasty; not thorough
5. Muse (v.) to think about in a dreamy way; to ponder
6. Urbane (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
7. Converge (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together
8. Discrepancy (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement
9. Facile (adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready; fluent
10. Pungent (adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging; biting
BEGIN SEMESTER TWO VOCABULARY TERMS
Unit Nine
1. Adulterate (v.): to corrupt, make worse, by the addition of something of lesser value
2. Ambidextrous (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
3. Augment (v.): to make larger; to increase
4. Bereft (v.): deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
5. Deploy (v.): to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
6. Dour (adj.): stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
7. Gape (v.): to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
8. Gibe (v.): to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
9. Guise (n.): an external appearance, cover, mask
10. Insidious (adj.): intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous
Unit Ten
1. Intimation (n): a hint or indirect suggestion
2. Epiphany (n): a great moment of insight
3. Opulent (adj): wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
4. Pliable (adj): easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
5. Reiterate (v): to say again, repeat
6. Stolid (adj): not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
7. Tentative (adj): experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
8. Unkempt (adj): not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished rude
9. Verbatim (n): word for word; exactly as written or spoken
10. Warily (adj): cautiously, with great care
Unit Eleven
1. Adroit (adj.): skillful; expert in the use of hands or mind
2. Amicable (adj.): peaceful; friendly
3. Averse (v.): having a deep-seated distaste; opposed; unwilling
4. Belligerent (adj.): given to fighting; war-like; combative; aggressive
5. Benevolent (adj.): kindly; charitable
6. Cursory (adj.): hasty; not thorough
7. Duplicity (n.): treachery; deceitfulness
8. Extol (v.): to praise extravagantly
9. Feasible (adj.): possible; able to be done
10. Grimace (n./v.): a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
Unit Twelve
1. Impervious (adj): not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
2. Impetus (n): a moving force, impulse, stimulus
3. Jeopardy (n): danger
4. Meticulous (adj): extremely careful; particular about details
5. Nostalgia (n): a longing for something past; homesickness
6. Quintessence (n): the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
7. Retrogress (v): to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
8. Scrutinize (v): to examine closely
9. Tepid (adj): lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
10. Zany (adj): eccentric, strange, unconventional
Unit Thirteen
1. Adversary (n): an enemy; an opponent
2. Alienate (v): to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
3. Artifice (n): a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
4. Coerce (v): to compel, force
5. Craven (n/adj): cowardly; a coward
6. Demise (n): a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
7. Exhilarate (v): to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
8. Inclement (adj): stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
9. Negligible (adj): so unimportant that it can be disregarded
10. Precedent (n): an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Unit Fourteen
1. Affiliated: associated, connected
2. Ascertain: to find out
3. Attainment: an accomplishment, the act of achieving
4. Bequeath: to give or pass on as an inheritance
5. Cogent: forceful; convincing; relevant and to-the-point
6. Malevolent: spiteful, showing ill will
7. Scrupulous: exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details
8. Esteem: to regard highly
9. Propriety: the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of
behavior or morals.
10. Finite: having limits; lasting for a limited time
Unit Fifteen
1. Allegory: a story, play, or picture in which characters or settings are used as symbols or abstract ideas
2. Alliteration: the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words
3. Allusion: a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize
4. Assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds
5. Atmosphere: the emotional mood created by a literary work
6. Apostrophe: someone absent, dead, or imaginary is being spoken to as if they could reply
7. Ballad: a type of poem that is meant to be sung and is both lyric and narrative in nature
8. Blank verse: poetic form written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
9. Cacophony: loud, harsh, or disagreeable sounds
10. Caesura: a natural pause in the middle of a line
11. Colloquial Language: informal language; language that is "conversational"
12. Consonance: the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words
13. Connotation: the implications that encompass a word or text
14. Couplet: two successive lines that rhyme with one another
15. Denotation: the dictionary ("actual") definition of a word
16. Diction: a writer's or speaker's choice of words
17. Elegy: A sad or mournful poem, especially one mourning the dead
18. End rhyme: rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry
19. Enjambment: when the writer uses line breaks meaningfully and abruptly to either emphasize a point or to create dual meanings
20. Epiphany: a moment of sudden realization or insight
english 10H VISUAL AIDS
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English 10H VOCABULARY TERMS
1. Adulterate: to corrupt, make worse, by the addition of something of lesser value
2. Ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
3. Augment: to make larger; to increase
4. Bereft: deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
5. Deploy: to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
6. Dour: stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
7. Fortitude: courage in facing difficulties
8. Gape: to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
9. Gibe: to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
10. Guise: an external appearance, cover, mask
11. Insidious: intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous
12. Intimidation: a hint or indirect suggestion
13. Opulent: wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
14. Pliable: easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
15. Reiterate: to say again, repeat
16. Stolid: not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
17. Tentative: experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
18. Unkempt: not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished rude
19. Verbatim: word for word; exactly as written or spoken
20. Warily: cautiously, with great care
2. Ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
3. Augment: to make larger; to increase
4. Bereft: deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
5. Deploy: to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
6. Dour: stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
7. Fortitude: courage in facing difficulties
8. Gape: to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
9. Gibe: to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
10. Guise: an external appearance, cover, mask
11. Insidious: intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous
12. Intimidation: a hint or indirect suggestion
13. Opulent: wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
14. Pliable: easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
15. Reiterate: to say again, repeat
16. Stolid: not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
17. Tentative: experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
18. Unkempt: not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished rude
19. Verbatim: word for word; exactly as written or spoken
20. Warily: cautiously, with great care
1. Adroit: skillful; expert in the use of hands or mind
2. Amicable: peaceful; friendly
3. Averse: having a deep-seated distaste; opposed; unwilling
4. Belligerent: given to fighting; war-like; combative; aggressive; one engaged at war
5. Benevolent: kindly; charitable
6. Cursory: hasty; not thorough
7. Duplicity: treachery; deceitfulness
8. Extol: to praise extravagantly
9. Feasible: possible; able to be done
10. Grimace: a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
11. Holocaust: a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
12. Impervious: not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
13. Impetus: a moving force, impulse, stimulus
14. Jeopardy: danger
15. Meticulous: extremely careful; particular about details
16. Nostalgia: a longing for something past; homesickness
17. Quintessence: the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
18. Retrogress: to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
19. Scrutinize: to examine closely
20. Tepid: lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
2. Amicable: peaceful; friendly
3. Averse: having a deep-seated distaste; opposed; unwilling
4. Belligerent: given to fighting; war-like; combative; aggressive; one engaged at war
5. Benevolent: kindly; charitable
6. Cursory: hasty; not thorough
7. Duplicity: treachery; deceitfulness
8. Extol: to praise extravagantly
9. Feasible: possible; able to be done
10. Grimace: a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
11. Holocaust: a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
12. Impervious: not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
13. Impetus: a moving force, impulse, stimulus
14. Jeopardy: danger
15. Meticulous: extremely careful; particular about details
16. Nostalgia: a longing for something past; homesickness
17. Quintessence: the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
18. Retrogress: to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
19. Scrutinize: to examine closely
20. Tepid: lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
1. Adversary: an enemy; an opponent
2. Alienate: to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
3. Artifice: a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
4. Coerce: to compel, force
5. Craven: cowardly; a coward
6. Culinary: of or related to cooking or the kitchen
7. Delete: to erase, wipe out, cut out
8. Demise: a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
9. Exhilarate: to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
10. Fallow: plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded
11. Harass: to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
12. Inclement: stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
13. Muse: to think about in a dreamy way; to ponder
14. Negligible: so unimportant that it can be disregarded
15. Perpetuate: to make permanent or long lasting
16. Precedent: an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
17. Punitive: inflicting or aiming at punishment
18. Redress: to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
19. Sojourn: a temporary stay; to stay for a time
20. Urbane: refined in manner or style, suave
1. Affiliated: associated, connected
2. Ascertain: to find out
3. Attainment: an accomplishment, the act of achieving
4. Bequeath: to give or pass on as an inheritance
5. Cogent: forceful; convincing; relevant and to-the-point
6. Converge: to move toward one point, approach nearer together
7. Disperse: to scatter, spread far and wide
8. Esteem: to regard highly
9. Expunge: to erase, obliterate, destroy
10. Finite: having limits; lasting for a limited time
11. Invulnerable: not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
12. Malevolent: spiteful, showing ill will
13. Nonchalant: cool and confident, unconcerned
14. Omniscient: knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
15. Panacea: a remedy for all ills; a cure-all; an answer to all problems
16. Scrupulous: exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details
17. Skulk: to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
18. Supercilious: proud and contemptuous; showing scorn due to perceived superiority
19. Uncanny: strange; mysterious; weird; beyond explanation
20. Venial: easily excused; pardonable
1. Altruistic: unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
2. Assent: to express agreement
3. Benefactor: one who does good to others
4. Chivalrous: marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
5. Clemency: mercy humaneness; mildness, moderateness
6. Dearth: a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
7. Diffident: shy; lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
8. Discrepancy: a difference; a lack of agreement
9. Embark: to go aboard; to make a start to invest
10. Facile: easily done or attained; superficial; ready; fluent
11. Indomitable: unconquerable, refusing to yield
12. Infallible: free from error; absolutely dependable
13. Plod: to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
14. Pungent: causing a sharp sensation; stinging; biting
15. Remiss: neglectful in performance of one’s duties; careless
16. Repose: to rest; lie; place; calmness; peace of mind
17. Temerity: rashness, boldness
18. Truculent: fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive
19. Unfeigned: sincere, real; without pretense
20. Virulent: extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful
1. Accede: to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
2. Brandish: to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
3. Comprise: to include or contain; to be made up of
4. Deft: skillful, nimble
5. Destitute: deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
6. Explicit: definite, clearly stated
7. Extirpate: to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
8. Inopportune: coming at a bad time; not appropriate
9. Ironic: suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually
happens; given to irony, sarcastic
10. Musty: stale, moldy; out-of-date
11. Officious: meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
12. Ominous: unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
13. Pinnacle: a high peak or point
14. Premeditated: considered beforehand, deliberately planned
15. Rampant: growing without check, running wild
16. Solace: comfort, relief; to comfort, console
17. Stately: dignified, majestic
18. Supple: bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
19. Suppress: to stop by force, put down
20. Venal: open to or marked by bribery or corruption
1. Abhor: to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
2. Amend: to change in a formal way; to change for the better
3. Buffet: to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with
4. Chaos: great confusion or disorder
5. Commodious: roomy; spacious
6. Corrosive: eating away gradually, acid-like; bitterly sarcastic
7. Discern: to see clearly; to recognize
8. Extant: still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
9. Implicate: to involve in; to connect with or be related to
10. Inter: to bury, commit to earth; to consign to oblivion
11. Martinet: a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
12. Obviate: to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
13. Renegade: one who leaves a group; a deserter; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
14. Reprehensible: deserving blame or punishment
15. Somber: dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
16. Squalid: filthy, wretched, debased
17. Turbulent: disorderly riotous, violent; stormy
18. Vociferous: loud and noisy; compelling attention
19. Voluminous: of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
20. Waive: to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
BEGIN SEMESTER TWO VOCABULARY TERMS
Vocabulary Unit Nine
Vocabulary Unit Ten
Vocabulary Unit Eleven
Vocabulary Unit Twelve
Vocabulary Unit Thirteen
1. Antipathy: a strong dislike, hostile feeling
2. Applicable: capable of being applied
3. Asset: something of value
4. Beset: to attack from all sides
5. Compassion: sympathy for another’s suffering; pity
6. Decorum: proper behavior
7. Duress: compulsion by threat
8. Exuberant: high-spirited, enthusiastic
9. Facsimile: an exact copy
10. Imbibe: to drink
11. Implacable: not to be satisfied or pacified
12. Infinitesimal: so small as to almost be immeasurable
13. Innocuous: harmless, inoffensive
14. Militate: to have effect or force on or against someone or something
15. Patent: exclusive rights over an invention
16. Prowess: superior skill or ability
17. Sedate: quiet, settled, sober
18. Stentorian: extremely loud
19. Stipulate: to arrange specifically
20. Ultimatum: a final proposal or statement
2. Alienate: to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
3. Artifice: a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
4. Coerce: to compel, force
5. Craven: cowardly; a coward
6. Culinary: of or related to cooking or the kitchen
7. Delete: to erase, wipe out, cut out
8. Demise: a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
9. Exhilarate: to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
10. Fallow: plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded
11. Harass: to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
12. Inclement: stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
13. Muse: to think about in a dreamy way; to ponder
14. Negligible: so unimportant that it can be disregarded
15. Perpetuate: to make permanent or long lasting
16. Precedent: an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
17. Punitive: inflicting or aiming at punishment
18. Redress: to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
19. Sojourn: a temporary stay; to stay for a time
20. Urbane: refined in manner or style, suave
1. Affiliated: associated, connected
2. Ascertain: to find out
3. Attainment: an accomplishment, the act of achieving
4. Bequeath: to give or pass on as an inheritance
5. Cogent: forceful; convincing; relevant and to-the-point
6. Converge: to move toward one point, approach nearer together
7. Disperse: to scatter, spread far and wide
8. Esteem: to regard highly
9. Expunge: to erase, obliterate, destroy
10. Finite: having limits; lasting for a limited time
11. Invulnerable: not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
12. Malevolent: spiteful, showing ill will
13. Nonchalant: cool and confident, unconcerned
14. Omniscient: knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
15. Panacea: a remedy for all ills; a cure-all; an answer to all problems
16. Scrupulous: exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details
17. Skulk: to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
18. Supercilious: proud and contemptuous; showing scorn due to perceived superiority
19. Uncanny: strange; mysterious; weird; beyond explanation
20. Venial: easily excused; pardonable
1. Altruistic: unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
2. Assent: to express agreement
3. Benefactor: one who does good to others
4. Chivalrous: marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
5. Clemency: mercy humaneness; mildness, moderateness
6. Dearth: a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
7. Diffident: shy; lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
8. Discrepancy: a difference; a lack of agreement
9. Embark: to go aboard; to make a start to invest
10. Facile: easily done or attained; superficial; ready; fluent
11. Indomitable: unconquerable, refusing to yield
12. Infallible: free from error; absolutely dependable
13. Plod: to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
14. Pungent: causing a sharp sensation; stinging; biting
15. Remiss: neglectful in performance of one’s duties; careless
16. Repose: to rest; lie; place; calmness; peace of mind
17. Temerity: rashness, boldness
18. Truculent: fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive
19. Unfeigned: sincere, real; without pretense
20. Virulent: extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful
1. Accede: to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
2. Brandish: to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
3. Comprise: to include or contain; to be made up of
4. Deft: skillful, nimble
5. Destitute: deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
6. Explicit: definite, clearly stated
7. Extirpate: to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
8. Inopportune: coming at a bad time; not appropriate
9. Ironic: suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually
happens; given to irony, sarcastic
10. Musty: stale, moldy; out-of-date
11. Officious: meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
12. Ominous: unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
13. Pinnacle: a high peak or point
14. Premeditated: considered beforehand, deliberately planned
15. Rampant: growing without check, running wild
16. Solace: comfort, relief; to comfort, console
17. Stately: dignified, majestic
18. Supple: bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
19. Suppress: to stop by force, put down
20. Venal: open to or marked by bribery or corruption
1. Abhor: to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
2. Amend: to change in a formal way; to change for the better
3. Buffet: to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with
4. Chaos: great confusion or disorder
5. Commodious: roomy; spacious
6. Corrosive: eating away gradually, acid-like; bitterly sarcastic
7. Discern: to see clearly; to recognize
8. Extant: still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
9. Implicate: to involve in; to connect with or be related to
10. Inter: to bury, commit to earth; to consign to oblivion
11. Martinet: a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
12. Obviate: to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
13. Renegade: one who leaves a group; a deserter; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
14. Reprehensible: deserving blame or punishment
15. Somber: dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
16. Squalid: filthy, wretched, debased
17. Turbulent: disorderly riotous, violent; stormy
18. Vociferous: loud and noisy; compelling attention
19. Voluminous: of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
20. Waive: to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
- Animosity: strong dislike; bitter hostility
- Apathy: a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
- Apprehensive: fearful or anxious, especially about the future
- Commend: to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention
- Compatible: able to get along or work well together; capable of use with another model
- Condolence: an expression of sympathy
- Consecrate: to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
- Decrepit: old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
- Deride: to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
- Ingenuous: innocent; simple; frank, sincere
- Multifarious: having great variety; numerous and diverse
- Obsolete: out-of-date; no longer in use
- Omnivorous: eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in; having a wide variety of tastes
- Parsimonious: stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
- Quandary: a state of perplexity or doubt
- Recalcitrant: stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
- Reprisal: an injury done in return for an injury
- Revel: to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration
- Stultify: to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
- Suave: smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
BEGIN SEMESTER TWO VOCABULARY TERMS
Vocabulary Unit Nine
- Allocate: to set apart or designate for a special purpose
- Ardent: Very enthusiastic, impassioned
- Assiduous: persistent, persistent, diligent
- Brash: prone to act in a hasty manner; imprudent
- Capricious: subject to whims or passing fancies
- Chastise: to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction
- Copious: abundant; plentiful; wordy; verbose
- Deviate: to turn aside; to stray from the norm
- Emaciated: unnaturally thin
- Exult: to rejoice greatly
- Gnarled: knotted and twisted
- Indemnity: a payment for damage or loss
- Inkling: a hint; a vague notion
- Limpid: clear and transparent
- Omnipotent: almighty, having unlimited power or authority
- Palatable: agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities
- Poignant: deeply affecting or deeply touching
- Rancor: bitter resentment
- Sophomoric: immature and overconfident; conceited
- Spontaneous: arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
Vocabulary Unit Ten
- Acquiesce: to accept without protest
- Allure: to entice or tempt
- Askew: twisted to one side
- Blithe: cheerful, lighthearted
- Contentious: quarrelsome, inclined to argue
- Covet: to desire something belonging to another
- Crestfallen: discouraged, dejected, downcast
- Disheveled: rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
- Exponent: one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets
- Garrulous: given to much talking
- Insuperable: incapable of being overcome
- Lamentable: to be regretted or pitied
- Misnomer: an unsuitable or misleading name
- Profess: to affirm openly
- Respite: a period of relief or rest
- Retribution: a repayment
- Sinuous: winding; having many curves
- Sonorous: full, deep, rich in sound
- Vanguard: the foremost part of an army
- Wastrel: a wasteful person; a good-for-nothing
Vocabulary Unit Eleven
- Allude: to refer to casually or indirectly
- Clairvoyant: supernaturally perceptive
- Conclusive: serving to settle an issue
- Disreputable: not respectable; not esteemed
- Endemic: native or confined to a particular region or people
- Exemplary: worthy of imitation
- Fathom: to understand
- Guile: treacherous cunning
- Integrity: honesty; high moral standards
- Itinerary: a route of travel
- Misconstrue: to interpret wrongly
- Obnoxious: highly offensive
- Placate: to appease
- Placid: calm and peaceful
- Plagiarism: passing off or using another person’s work
- Potent: powerful; highly effective
- Pretext: a false reason
- Protrude: to stick out
- Stark: harsh, unrelieved, desolate
- Superficial: on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface
Vocabulary Unit Twelve
- Abjure: to renounce
- Acrid: harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
- August: majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
- Callous: emotionally hardened
- Clandestine: secret, concealed
- Compunction: remorse or regret
- Conflagration: a large destructive fire
- Elated: in high spirits
- Indelible: not able to be erased
- Indulgent: yielding to the wishes or demands of others
- Inveterate: firmly established
- Irrelevant: not to the point, not applicable or pertinent
- Nocturnal: of or occurring at night
- Platitude: a commonplace, stale, or trite remark
- Quell: to subdue
- Quiescent: inactive; at rest
- Ruminate: to meditate or think about at length
- Tacit: unspoken; silent; implied; inferred
- Tangible: capable of being touched
- Trenchant: incisive, keen; forceful, effective; clear-cut
Vocabulary Unit Thirteen
1. Antipathy: a strong dislike, hostile feeling
2. Applicable: capable of being applied
3. Asset: something of value
4. Beset: to attack from all sides
5. Compassion: sympathy for another’s suffering; pity
6. Decorum: proper behavior
7. Duress: compulsion by threat
8. Exuberant: high-spirited, enthusiastic
9. Facsimile: an exact copy
10. Imbibe: to drink
11. Implacable: not to be satisfied or pacified
12. Infinitesimal: so small as to almost be immeasurable
13. Innocuous: harmless, inoffensive
14. Militate: to have effect or force on or against someone or something
15. Patent: exclusive rights over an invention
16. Prowess: superior skill or ability
17. Sedate: quiet, settled, sober
18. Stentorian: extremely loud
19. Stipulate: to arrange specifically
20. Ultimatum: a final proposal or statement