English II Vocab
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- to become thin from loss of appetite (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- emaciate
- to loot or plunder (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- pillage
- disposition to please (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- complaisant
- dark in color or complexion (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- swarthy
- something offensive (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- vulgarity
- to lessen or ease (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- aussage
- noisily self-assertive (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- bumptious
- an illicit lover (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- paramour
- of keen/shrewd mind (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- sagacious
- aggressively self-assertive/waging war (complaisant, vulgarity, bumptious, emaciate, paramour, swarthy, sagacious, belligerent, aussage, pillage)
- belligerent
- to attack, especially with artillery (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- bombard
- to have a premonition of misfortune (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- forebode
- a break (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- haitus
- out of line (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- awry
- to disturb greatly (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- perturb
- foolishly impractical (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- quixotic
- using more words than necessary (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- verbose
- carefree (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- capricious
- ridiculous (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- ludicrous
- to warn gently (awry, forebode, admonish, verbose, ludicrous, bombard, haitus, perturb, capricious, quixotic)
- admonish
- made to create ill will or give offense (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- invidious
- a complete failure (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- fiasco
- to exclude by general consent (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- ostracize
- inclined to quarrel or fight readily (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- pugnacious
- able to use both hands well (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- ambidextrous
- extremely wicked or villianous (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- nefarious
- almost completely transparent (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- diaphanous
- large in quantity or number (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- copious
- hearty, joyous humor (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- jovial
- cheerfully optimistic, blood-red (ambidexterous, jovial, invidious, disphanous, sanguine, osrtacize, fiasco, copious, pugnacious, nefarious)
- sanguine
- happening intermittently/every now & then (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- spasmodic
- to decline from normal state (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- degenerate
- a person who clowns/jokes (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- buffoon
- a sharp, sudden pain (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- twinge
- happening without cause (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- spontaneous
- being beyond what is required (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- superfluous
- loud, angry, violent speech (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- tirade
- to descend to an inferior level (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- condescend
- contrary to nature; absurd (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- perposterous
- heedless; careless; indifferent to consequences (tirade, preposterous, superfluous, reckless, buffoon, degenerate, twinge, condescend, spontaneous, spasmodic)
- reckless
- to set right/to remove the cause of (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- redress
- to derive by reasoning (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- deduce
- to become filled to overflowing (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- teem
- something light/delicate (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- gossamer
- acting in strict regard for what is right (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- scrupulous
- especially harmful to health or morals (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- noxious
- to use or handle effectively (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- wield
- having personal bravery (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- valourous
- dishonesty/mischievous (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- knavery
- done with skillfulness (noxious, redress, deduce, teem, dexterous, knavery, scrupulous, gossamer, wield, valourous)
- dexterous
- to prevail over; to surpass in quality (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- surmount
- ill will or resentment tending toward hostility (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- animosity
- occuring over wide geographic area (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- pandemic
- to act or work clumsily and awkwardly (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- bungle
- drunk enough to be emotionally silly (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- maudlin
- having or chowing a slow or dull temperament (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- phlegmatic
- an infintesimal amount (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- iota
- to inflit punishement on (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- chastise
- existing or functioning below consciousness (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- subliminal
- temperamentally disinclined to talk (iota, bungle, phlegmatic, maudlin, surmount, chastise, animosity, taciturn, pandemic, subliminal)
- taciturn
- being clotted or congealed (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- coagulate
- to accept, comply or submit tactily or passively (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- aquiesce
- something hard to understand or explain (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- enigma
- involving or characterized by hard effort (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- laborious
- lacking proper respect or seriousness (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- flippant
- resembling a tree in form (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- dendroid
- harmonically unresolved (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- dissonant
- to treat with extreme or excessive care (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- coddle
- a servile dependent; one highly favored (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- minion
- a desperate or reckless man (dendroid, minion, dissonant, flippant, enigma, desperado,aquiesce, coagulate, laborious, coddle)
- desperado
- unrestrained exercise of power (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- tyranny
- to twist in pain, struggle or embarrassment (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- writhe
- an exaggerated irritation; to imitate absurdly (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- travesty
- to add to, support or uphold (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- bolster
- a speech/writing of strong feeling or expression (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- harangue
- continuing without interruption; unending (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- incessant
- eager for knowledge; inappropriately curious (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- inquisitive
- to place side by side for comparison (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- juxtapose
- occuring without restraint (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- rampant
- of doubtful quality or uncertain outcome (bolster, inquisitive, harangue, writhe, dubious, juxtapose, incessant, tyranny, rampant, travesty)
- dubious
- parched with heat from the sun; passionate (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- torrid
- foul with impurities (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- feculent
- disagreeing with the established system or belief (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- dissident
- dead & putrefying flesh (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave) (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- carrion
- to speak ill of; to corrupt morally (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- deprave
- foul or rotten (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- putrescent
- to set free; to free from allegation or blame (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- vindicate
- to make more violent, better or severe (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- exacerbate
- to turn aside from main subject of attention (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- digress
- subject to erratic behavior (dissident, torrid, putrescent, whimsical, vindicate, digress, carrion, feculent, exacerbate, deprave)
- whimsical
- an ability to recover from or adjust to change (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- resilience
- a sailor in charge of steering a boat or ship (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- coxswain
- to subject one\'s husband to nagging (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- henpeck
- small harmful animals that are difficult to control (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- vermin
- noisily turbulent; rowdy (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- boisterous
- a document discharging one from obligation (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- acquittance
- to show devoted honor to (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- revere
- knowledgeable of something through experience (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- cognizant
- to yield to superior strength or force (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- succumb
- vividly expressive or revealing (coxswain, acquittance, cognizant, vermin, succumb, resilience, rever, eloquent, henpeck, boisterous)
- eloquent
- drooping from exhaustion; sluggish (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- languid
- to mar the appearance of (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- deface
- a passionate action or impulse (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- impetuosity
- inclined to start wars or fight (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- bellicose
- of/relating to or characteristic of the devil (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- diabolic
- exaggerated in importance, worth, or stature (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- pretentious
- to weigh down or burden (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- encumber
- habitually complaining (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- querulous
- of/relating to or characteristic of old age (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- senile
- to violate an oath or vow by swearing to something false (diabolic, encumber, senile, querlous, deface, perjure, impetuosity, bellicose, languid, pretentious)
- perjure
- the action of opposing government (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- insurgence
- to instruct and improve moral knowledge (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- edify
- likely but not certain to happen (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- contingent
- having a gradual and cumulative effect (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- insidious
- shouting or calling out (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- vociferious
- being pleasant or at ease talking to others (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- affable
- equivalent in value, significance or effect (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- tantamount
- vegetable vendor (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- costermonger
- to lower in rank or reputation (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- disparage
- lasting a short time (insidious, affable, edify, insurgence, fugacious, vociferous, disparage, costermonger, contingent, tantamount)
- fugacious
- the substitution for an offensive comment (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- euphemism
- an idividualizing characteristic or quality (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- idiosyncracy
- the act of describing with accuracy and detail (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- delineation
- to think about issues or decisions carefully (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- deliberate
- chemically or medically effective; rich (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- potent
- capable of being easily led, taught or controlled (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- tractable
- to assume or proclaim as true or necessary (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- postulate
- free from agitation, disturbance or turmoil (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- tranquil
- medieval chemical science (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- alchemy
- foreboding or foreshadowing evil (tranquil, delineation, postulate, alchemy, potent, idiosyncracy, tractable, euphemism, deliberate, ominous)
- ominous
- to violate a command or law (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- transgress
- having unlimited authority or influence (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- omnipotent
- relating to matters of fact other than ideas (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- pragmatic
- a person or thing that sets an example (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- precedent
- to cause irritation or annoyance (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- exasperated
- to persuade with flattery or gentle urging (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- cajole
- unreserved, honest or sincere expression (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- candor
- very angry; enraged (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- livid
- able to be understood more than two ways (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- ambiguous
- a trick (amibiguous, exasperated, cajole, ruse, predecent, livid, candor, pragmatic, trangress, omnipotent)
- ruse