English 9H Master Vocab List Tri. 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 devise | to plan carefully; contrive; invent (verb) |
| dire | dreadful (adj) |
| untimely | unexpected; at a poor time (adj) |
| ambiguity | that which can have several possible meanings; obscure (noun; ambiguous-adj) |
| ensign | sign; signal; symbol (noun |
| amorous | lover-like (adj) |
| abhor | loathe; hate; detest (verb) |
| inexorable | unyielding; relentless; unalterable (adj) |
| importuned | plead; beg; ask repeatedly (verb) |
| dirge | funeral music (noun) |
| wanton | mischievous; playful; naughty (adj) |
| solace | comfort; relief from sadness (noun) |
| arbitrate | to meditate; to decide a dispute (verb) |
| slander | statement spoken with intent to harm the reputation of another (noun/verb) |
| carnage | great slaughter (noun) |
| tedious | tiresome; boring; repetitious (adj) |
| impeccable | free from fault; flawless (adj) |
| rote | routine memorizing without comprehension (noun) |
| dram | small amount of liquid (noun) |
| beseech | to beg; to implore (verb) |
| pestilence | a contagious epidemic that spreads rapidly (noun) |
| pervasive | having the quality to spread throughout (adj) |
| gratuitous | superfluous; extra; excessive; freely given (adj) |
| ostensible | outwardly apparent; seeming; professed (adj) |
| exhort | to urge strongly; to warm earnestly (verb) |
| disparity | lack of equality; dissimilarity (noun) |
| affect | to cause a change or to influence (verb) |
| effect | the change produced by a cause (noun) |
| effect- | to bring to a conclusion (verb) |
| pensive | lost in thought -often sadly- (adj) |
| pretext | an ostensible or professed purpose; pretense; excuse (noun) |
| supplication | the act of humbly or earnestly asking for (noun) |
| obliterate | to destroy so as to leave no trace; to wipe out (verb) |
| immolate | to kill as sacrifice (verb) |
| intimation | a subtle implication (noun) |
| intrepid | resolutely courageous; fearless; bold (adj) |
| prorogue | delay; postpone (verb) |
| temper | to weaken; dilute (verb) |
| discourse | conversation (noun) |
| gossamer | a fine film of cobwebs; sheer cloth (noun) |
| swashing | swinging through air -adj |
| covert | hidden place; secret or concealed -noun or adj |
| heretics | non-believers in the Christian faith -noun |
| choler | anger -noun |
| joiner | cabinet maker -noun |
| conjure | call up spirits -verb |
| tithe | tax paid to the church (usually one tenth of one's income) -noun |
| rank | rotten; foul -adj |
| portly | (modern) plump; (archaic) dignified -adj |
| sphere | round object; specific area -noun |
| doff | remove (usually a hat) -verb |
| unadvised | rash; too sudden; not well considered -adj |
| falconer | keeper/trainer of hawks -noun |
| gyves | shackles -noun |
| distempered | disordered; diseased -adj |
| Benedicte | blessing; "bless you" -verb or noun |
| passado/ punto reverse/ hay | fencing terms; forward, backhand, and home thrust with a sword -nouns |
| mark | listen; heed -verb |
| beshrew | curse -verb |
| loathsome | hateful -adj |
| oblivion | nothingness; the state of being forgotten -noun |
| refurbish | to make clean, right, or fresh again; to renew -verb |
| procure | to get or obtain -verb |
| pilcher | scabbard for a sword -noun |
| ill-divining | foreboding; foreseeing evil -adj |
| puling | whining -adj or verb |
| surcease | stop -verb |
| orisons | prayers -noun |
| ducat | valuable coin -noun |
| rite | ritual; ceremony -noun |
| list | please -adv |
| hinds | lowly swine; scumbags -noun |
| partisans | broad-bladed spears -noun |
| beseeming | suitable -adj |
| impoverished | reduced to poverty -adj |
| penance | an act to show sorrow or regret for a sin -noun |
| renege | to fail to carry out a promise or commitment -verb |
| restive | hard to control; impatient; restless; unruly -adj |
| dissemble | lie; deceive -verb |
| chide | scold mildly; lecture -verb |
| ostentatious | showy; boastful -adj |
| epitome | typical or representative of something -noun |
| quintessence | purest form of a quality or entity -noun |
| coquette | a flirt (always female) -noun |
| expedient | useful; advantageous -adj or noun |
| disheveled | not neat; rumpled; mussed -adj |
| raffish | showy; cheap; tawdry -adj |
| desecrate | treat without respect -verb |
| longevity | length or duration (long life) -noun |
| deplorable | wretched; miserable; worthy of reproach -adj |
| grimace | ugly or funny smile; to smile in an ugly/funny way -noun or verb |
| amenity | social courtesies; a means of comfort or convenience -noun |
| decorum | proper behavior -noun |
| paragon | model of excellence or perfection -noun |
| tableau | scene which elicits an emotional response -noun |
| incredulous | expressing disbelief -adj |
| brandish | to shake or wave threateningly -verb |
| flamboyant | brightly colored; showy -adj |
| minion | favorite; servant or follower -noun |
| grovel | crawl at someone's feet; plead and beg -verb |
| proprietor | person who owns a business -noun |
| invulnerable | safe from harm -adj |
| menace | a threat; to threaten; an annoyance -noun or verb |
| subtle | not obvious; discerning -adj |
| palpitations | heartbeats -noun |
| principle | a fundamental belief or truth -noun |
| nonchalant(ly) | appearing casually unconcerned or indifferent -adj (ly=adv) |
| malicious | mean; cruel; unkind -adj |
| vintage | old and vulnerable -adj |
| sanctuary | a sacred place; a place of protection -noun |
| ecclesiastical | pertaining to matters of the church -adj |
| correlation | a parallel or reciprocal relationship -noun |
| drivel | slobber or drool; stupid or childish talk -noun or verb |
| dowager | an elderly widow or woman of influence -noun |
| vicissitudes | changes in circumstances or fortune -noun |
| fetter | to put in chains -noun or verb |
| pristine | pure; unspoiled; unsullied -adj |
| desultory | half-hearted; irregular or rambling -adj |
| levity | lightness of speech or manner; frivolity -noun |
| vehement | forceful -adj |
| impertinent | rudely bold; rude in a verbal way -adj |
| bindle | small bundle of items rolled up inside a blanket -noun |
| anguish | great mental or physical pain -noun |
| brusque(ly) | quickly; bluntly; almost rudely -adj. (ly=adv) |
| discern(ible) | see clearly; distinguish or recognize -verb (ible=adj) |
| comtemplate | to think about -verb |
| debris | scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; litter; rubble -noun |
| querulous | complaining; argumentative; fretful -adj |
| juncture | where two things come together -noun |
| recumbent | still; lying down; resting -adj |
| morose(ly) | sad; gloomy; depressed -adj (ly=adv) |
| surreptitious(ly) | stealthy; secret; furtive -adj (ly=adv) |
| apprehensive | anxious; fearful -adj |
| bridled | to life one's head/chin, as in anger, especially when offended; to be taken aback -verb |
| calculating | shrewd and scheming; cold and conniving -adj and verb |
| complacent(ly) | pleased and satisfied -adj (ly=adv) |
| surly | bad-tempered; unfriendly; rude -adj |
| mollify | to soothe; calm; pacify -verb |
| ominous(ly) | threatening -adj (ly=adv) |
| pugnacious | eager and willing to fight -adj |
| foreshadow | to indicate beforehand in a subtle way -verb |
| scourge | a means of inflicting suffering or punishment; to devastate or punish -noun or verb |
| skeptical(ly) | to be in doubt or disbelief -adj (ly=adv) |
| bemused | preoccupied; deep in thought -adj |
| cower(ing) | to shrink and tremble in fear -verb (ing=adj) |
| derision (deride, derisive) | ridicule; belittle; mock; make fun of -noun, verb, adj |
| reprehensible | deserving of criticism or blame -adj |
| receptive | open to change or new ideas -adj |
| aloof | distant (especially in one's relations with other people) -adj |
| sullen(ly) | silent because of anger; pouty -adj (ly=adv) |
| dunning | to continuously and urgently demand payment -verb |
| vouchsafe | to lower oneself to grant or bestow; (queen to a servant's level) -verb |
| rhetoric | language without honest intent or meaning; effective use of words -noun |
| insufferable | intolerable; unbearable -adj |
| requite | pay back; make return for; reward -verb |
| machinations | concealed scheming for a devious purpose -noun |
| lugubrious | mournful to an excessive degree -adj |
| meretricious | attracting attention in a vulgar manner -adj |
| portent (portend) | a sign; warning of a coming evil -noun |
| transgression | a sin; a breaking of a law or command -noun |
| ere | before |
| anon | soon |
| an | if |
| hither- | here |
| thither | there |
| whither | where |
| whence | from where |
| wherefore | why |
| fray | a brawl |
| cryptic | secret; obscure; hard to figure out |
| thine | yours |
| thy | your |
| thou/thee | you |
| ay(e)/yea | yes |
| nay | no |
| aught | anything |
| naught | nothing |
| retribution | something given or demanded as repayment-especially punishment |
| marry | indeed |
| fain | gladly |
| drawn | describes position of a sword out of the sheath and in fighting position |
| humour | mood |
| sirrah | term to address a servant |
| shrive/shrift | confess/confession |
| forswear | to go back on one's word; to deny |
| ignominious | deserving disgrace or shame |
| fortnight | two weeks |
| falter | waver; hesitate |
| preeminent | outstanding |
| shirk | avoid an obligation |
| rife | happening often; numerous; widespread |
| pretentious | done for show to focus on self-importance; outwardly showy |
| irascible | quick-tempered; irritable; grouchy |
| innocuous | mild; benign; harmless |
| somnolence | sleepiness; drowsiness |
| oblique | indirect or evasive; not straightforward |
| subversive | intending to undermine or overthrow |
| conciliatory | apologetic; friendly to make ammends |
| posthumously | after death |
| morose | gloomy; melancholy |
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