Vocab Units 1-10
Vocab words for units 1-10 Junior Year
Terms
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- nostalgic
- having a longing for things past
- fidelity
- loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture
- brevity
- briefness or duration; shortness; the quality of being concise or to the point
- evoke
- to call forth; to bring out; to elicit; to produce (a reaction)
- shrew
- a mouselike animal that eats insects; a bad-tempered, nagging woman
- banter
- teasing or mocking in a good-natured, playful manner; to engage in such playfulness
- coherent
- logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed
- emendation
- a correction; a change in a written text
- embibe
- to drink; to drink in or absorb; to take in with the mind and keep (as in ideas or principles)
- flaunt
- to show off; to display oneself proudly or conspicuously
- scrutinize
- to examine closely or critically
- allegory
- a symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities
- terse
- brief and to the point (in writing or speaking); concise
- pretentious
- claiming an undeserved distinction; affectedly grand
- dissolute
- lacking moral restraint; very wicked; immoral; undisciplined
- introspective
- given to examination of one's own thoughts and feelings; contemplative
- evasive
- avoiding by cleverness; not straightforward; misleading
- stigma
- a mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination
- verbose
- wordy; using or containing more words than necessary
- garrulous
- talking too much, especially about unimportant things
- expletive
- an oath or exclamation, usually profane; a word with no meaning of its own, used to complete the pattern of a phrase or sentence
- vivacious
- animated; lively; spirited; sprightly
- connotation
- the suggested, or implied, meaning of a word, not its strict literal meaning; an idea or feeling associated with a word
- ostentatious
- too show; done in an overly elaborate way to attract attention
- assertion
- the act of declaring something; a claim or declaration stated positively
- protagonist
- the main character in a story or play; a person who plays a leading or active part in something
- ferocity
- the quality or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless
- incongruous
- not suitable or appropriate; not consistent; not conforming to a pattern
- novice
- an inexperienced person; a beginner
- infer
- to conclude on the basis of reasoning or observation
- sanction
- authorized permission or approval; a step taken by a country to force another country to obey international law; to confirm, approve, or permit officially
- embelish
- to decorate or adorn; to improve a story by adding details, even false ones
- satiate
- to satisfy an appetite fully; to provide with more than enough; to glut
- proboscis
- the long snout of an animal; a nose, especially a prominent one; a tubular organ
- goad
- a prod for driving cattle; anything that drives or urges; an irritating stimulus; to prod into action; to urge on
- lucid
- easily understood; clear; rational; sane
- anecdote
- a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident
- perpetuate
- to make perpetual, ongoing or constant; to cause to be remembered
- miscreant
- a villain; an evildoer; criminal; evil
- vernacular
- the native language or dialect of a country or region; everyday or informal language; using everyday language
- hypercritical
- too severe in judgment
- supercilious
- showing scorn and haughtiness; disdainful; aloof or conceited
- finality
- the quality or condition or being complete or settled; conclusiveness
- noncommittal
- not committing to any one position or course of action; not revealing one's purpose or position
- repartee
- a quick, witty reply or retort; skill in making clever, witty replies
- decadence
- a process, condition, or period of decline or decay; deterioration; moral decay
- conjecture
- an opinion without proof; guesswork; to speculate; to guess
- comely
- having a pleasant appearance; attractive; suitable
- idiomatic
- characteristic of a particular language
- climactic
- of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event
- subservient
- submissive; obedient; useful or of service, especially as a subordinate
- anagram
- a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters
- intricacy
- condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed; elaborateness
- rudiment
- a fundamental principle, rule, or step (usually used in plural); an early or undeveloped form or stage or something
- ambiguous
- having more than one possible meaning; uncertain vague or unclear
- erroneous
- false; mistaken; incorrect
- bolster
- a long, narrow pillow; anything used as a support; to prop up, support, or reinforce
- affable
- friendly, cordial, pleasant and easy to talk to; showing friendliness
- bumptious
- conceited and arrogant; crudely and unpleasantly forward
- furor
- frenzied anger; rage; a public uproar or outburst or indignation; great enthusiasm for
- accentuate
- to emphasize; to heighten the effect of; to pronounce or mark with an accent
- despicable
- contemptible; deserving of scorn; vile
- surmise
- to guess or suppose; a guess based on little evidence
- laudable
- praiseworthy; commendable
- invoke
- to call upon a higher power for assistance; to ask or appeal for; to call forth
- tawdry
- gaudy; showy and cheap
- stereotype
- a generalized, oversimplified view or opinion that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing, an idea, or another group
- reciprocate
- to give, do, or take in return; to move with a backward-forward motion
- quixotic
- impractically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds
- subterfuge
- a trick, excuse, or deception used to escape something unpleasant
- fulminate
- to talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly
- comprehensive
- of wide scope; inclusive; thorough
- impromptu
- without previous thought or preparation; spontaneous
- hypochondriac
- a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease
- prodigie
- a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel
- epilogue
- a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play
- prologue
- introductory lines of a play; the preface to a literary work; an introductory or preceding event
- epithet
- a word or phrase that describes or characterizes a person or think; a descriptive name
- wistful
- full of longing; yearning; wishful
- gibe
- to mark mocking remarks; to jeer; to scoff at; a derisive remark; a taunt
- inexplicable
- impossible to explain or understand
- forte
- something that someone does very well; a strong point
- usurp
- to take (power, rights, position, etc.) by force, wrongfully, or without rights
- symposium
- a meeting for discussing a particular subject; a collection of writings on a subject
- cite
- to quote; to mention by way of example or proof; to commend for bravery in an official report; to summon before a court
- misanthrope
- an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings
- stipend
- fixed or regular pay; a salary or allowance
- foreshadow
- to indicate or suggest beforehand; to give a warning of
- reiterate
- to restate; to repeat
- intangible
- not capable of being touched; not material; vague or not easily defined
- felicitous
- well chosen for the occasion; appropriate; apt; having an agreeable or delightful manner of writing or speaking
- irascible
- easily angered; given to outburst of temper; irritable
- affluent
- wealth; abundant; plentiful
- staunch
- loyal, steadfast; strong or solid; water-tight; to check the flow of (blood, etc.)
- lucrative
- profitable; producing money or wealth
- rhetorical
- the effective use of words (particularly in prose composition) designed to be impressive; showy and oratorical
- extemporaneous
- done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand
- abridge
- to shorten the number of words; to condense
- provocative
- stimulating; pushing or tending toward action, thought, or strong feeling
- consonant
- in agreement, accord, harmony; any letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel