Junior Set Vocab 1-10
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250 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 judicious (think judge) | wise, sensible, or well-advised |
| juxtapose (POS put or place) | to place things side-by-side for comparison |
| languor (noun form of languish) | physically or spiritually weak; lack of energy |
| laudatory (think laud as in applaud) | praiseworthy |
| licentious (LICEN permitted or unrestrained) | lawless; immoral; sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules or conduct |
| limpid (related to lamp) | clear or transparent; or, calm and untroubled (the definitions seem different, but imagine how calm or still waters can be crystal clear) |
| lithe | readily bent; marked by easy grace (e.g., a gymnast or dancer) |
| malaise (MAL bad) | a general sense of unease or weakness; depression |
| malleable (think mallet + -ABLE) | easily controlled or influenced; adaptable; easily shaped |
| manifest | obvious; apparent; plain to see |
| manifold (think MANY + FOLDS) | having many features or forms |
| manumit (MIT send) | to set free from bondage |
| masticate | to chew |
| maudlin | tearfully emotional; easily moved to tears |
| mawkish | excessively sentimental, such that it appears sickening to others |
| mendacious | lying; untruthful; false |
| mercurial (having the qualities of the Roman God Mercury) | quick and changeable in temperament; volatile; fickle |
| mete (METER measure) | to distribute or apportion by measure |
| modicum (think moderate) | a small amount |
| mores (think morals) | the customs or habits of a group of people |
| morose | gloomy; sour in attitude |
| munificent (MUNI gift + FIC/FY make) | very generous; characterized by generosity |
| myopic ( OPIA sight) | short-sighted; lack of foresight or long-term planning (in ophthmaology: nearsightedness) |
| nebulous (think nebula) | vague; hazy |
| neonate (NEO new + NAT birth) | a newborn baby |
| foster | to stimulate, promote, encourage |
| frivolous | unimportant; trivial |
| fugacious (FUG flee + -OUS full of) | fleeting; lasting but a short time |
| fulsome (think full) | abundant; excessive (note: A word to avoid, since it is often used in a negative sense as in something that is overdone or sickeningly excessive) |
| gamut | the entire range or scale of something (for example, musical notes) |
| gourmand (think gourmet) | one who likes eating and drinking |
| guileless (guile + LESS without) | sincere; honest; naïve; innocently earnest |
| hackney | to make boring or stale through severe overuse (e.g., a word, phrase, or song) |
| hedonist (think Eden + -IST one who) | one whose primary pursuit is pleasure (and thereby the avoidance of pain) |
| heretic | one who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy. |
| histrionics (think hysteria) | excessively dramatic or emotional (such as in theatrical acting) |
| illicit (IL not + LICIT/LICEN permitted) | not legally permitted; disapproved of for moral reasons |
| impecunious (IM not) | having no money; excessively poor; penniless |
| impetuous (IM in + PED child; as in like a child) | characterized by sudden or rash action; hasty; impulsive and passionate |
| impolitic (IM not; think the opposite of what a good politican would do) | not wise; not judicious |
| incessant (IN not + CEASE) | without interruption |
| inchoate | just begun; not yet completed; beginning state; rudimentary |
| inextricable (IN not + EX out + -ABLE) | hopelessly confused or tangled |
| inimical (think enemy; this is a spelling variation) | unfriendly; hostile |
| iniquity (IN not + IQUI/EQUI equal) | gross injustice or wickedness; unequalness |
| innate (IN in + NAT birth) | inborn, native, inherent |
| insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful; arrogant |
| intrinsic (IN in; think interior) | belonging to a thing by its very nature; coming from within (NOT from without) |
| inundate (IN in + UND waves) | to flood; to overwhelm (such as with work or school) |
| inveigh | to protest strongly; to give angry disapproval |
| espouse | to support, or to marry |
| espy (E/EX out + SPY/SPEC look) | catch sight of, glimpse |
| esquire | a title of dignity, office, or courtesy. |
| ethereal | heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined |
| evert (E/EX out + VERT turn) | to turn inside out |
| execrable (EX out + SACR sacred) | utterly detestable; abominable; very bad |
| exorcise (EX out + CISE cut) | to cast or drive out by religious or magical means. |
| expectorate (EX out + PECT breast) | to cough up and spit forth. |
| explicate (think explain + -ATE cause) | to make plain or clear |
| extenuate (EX out + tenuare Latin for "thin") | to lessen the seriousness of; to lessen the appearance of guilt, crime, faults, etc. |
| extricate (EX out) | to release from entanglement or difficulty |
| extrude (EX out; think the opposite of intrude) | to thrust out, force out, or press out |
| facile | easily done; very agreeable; moving, acting, or working with ease |
| factious (think factions + -OUS full of) | divisive; mutinous |
| fealty (spelling variant of FID faith) | faithfulness; loyalty |
| fecund | productive in mind; creative intellectually; fertile |
| feral (e.g., feral hogs) | savage, wild, untamed |
| fetter | to restrain, chain, tie |
| flaccid | soft and weak; unfirm; lacking force; limp |
| flout | to scorn, ignore, show contempt for |
| fluctuate (FLUCT/FLECT bend + -ATE cause) | to change continually; to shift back and forth |
| foible (related to feeble) | a slight flaw or personal defect; weakness |
| foist | to impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by trickery or deception; to insert fraudelently |
| fortitude (FORT power or strength + TUDE state of) | strength |
| fortuitous (think fortune) | lucky, occurring by chance |
| dissipate (DIS apart or away) | to disperse or disappear; to separate and drift into nothingness |
| divergent (DI/DIS away + VERT turn) | different, deviating, contrary |
| divulge (DI/DIS apart + VULGARE to publish) | to make known (something private or secrete) |
| doleful | dreary; mournful; filled with sadness |
| domicile (DOM rule) | a residence, a home; a place over which one has control or ownership |
| doppelganger | a ghostly double of a living person |
| douse | to drench or saturate |
| drudgery | hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation. |
| educe (E/EX out + DUCT lead) | to draw out. |
| efface | to rub or wipe out; to erase |
| effeminate | pertaining to or characteristic of women (often referring to a male with female-like characteristics) |
| effervescent | giving off bubbles of gas |
| effete | exhausted; no longer productive; depleted of forth or effectiveness |
| efficacious (related to efficient; EF/EX out + FIC make) | an effective means to bring about a desired result |
| effrontery (EF/EX out + FRONT; think: one who annoyingly stands in front of you) | shameless or brazen boldness; impudence |
| elicit (E/EX out) | to draw forth or bring out |
| emeritus (think merit) | retired from active service but retained to an honorary position. |
| empathy (EM/IM in + PATH feeling) | able to feel or understand the feelings of others |
| ennoble (EN in + NOBLE) | to dignify |
| enthuse (think enthusiastic) | to cause or become extremely excited |
| entity | something that exists as a discrete unit |
| entomology | the study of insects |
| epizootic (EPI on + ZO animal) | prevailing among animals. |
| equestrian | pertaining to horses or horsemanship. |
| eschew | to keep clear of. |
| daunting | intimidating |
| dearth | a lack, scarcity |
| deft | skilled, adept |
| defunct | no longer used or existing |
| deleterious | harmful; injurious |
| delude (DE down + LUD/LUC light) | to deceive; to mislead |
| deluge | to overwhelm with a flood of water. |
| denude (DE down + NUDE) | to strip the covering from |
| deplore (DE down + PLOR wail or cry) | to feel or express strong disapproval of |
| deponent (DE down + PON put or place) | laying down. |
| derelict (DE down) | run-down; abandoned; a homeless person; negflectful of duty |
| descry | to discover by careful observation; to catch sight of considered difficult to see |
| desolate (DE down + SOL alone) | deserted, lifeless |
| destitute (DE down) | poverty-stricken |
| desultory (DE down + SUL/SAL jump) | having no set plan; random or haphazard; leaping or jump to and fro |
| diatribe | bitter, malicious criticism; a lengthy, extremely critical speech against something or someone |
| dilapidated (note lapse is buried in this term) | in a state of disrepair |
| diligent | careful; showing concern |
| diminution (think dim: to grow smaller) | reduction (note similarity to diminish and diminuitive) |
| diminutive (DE/DI down + MINI small) | extremely small or tiny in size |
| discreet | wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble |
| discrepant (DIS apart or away) | not compatible with other facts; displaying a lack of consistancy |
| discrete (DIS apart or away) | separate, distinct, individual |
| disparage | to criticize, degrade, belittle |
| dissertation | a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree |
| cavort | to frolic; to leap; to prance; to have boisterous fun |
| chastise | to criticize, to scold |
| choreographed (CHOREO dance + GRAPH write) | arranged, as in dance |
| clairvoyant (CLAIR clear + VOY see) | one who is able to see things that others cannot (e.g., spirits, the future, etc.) |
| clandestine | kept or done in secret |
| claustrophobia | an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces |
| coalesce (CO together) | to combine different things into one |
| codicil | any supplement or addition; generally used to refer to additions made to legal documents, such as a will |
| cogent (COGN know) | intelligent, sensible; reasonable |
| collusion (CO together + LUC light) | a conspiracy; a secret agreement among people of the same mindset |
| commodious (COM with + MOD measure/space + OUS full of) | spacious, roomy |
| complicit (COM together or with + PLI bend) | being an accomplice in a wrongful act |
| conciliatory (CON together) | agreeable, friendly |
| conduit (CON together or with + DUCT lead) | a pipe, passage, channel |
| confluence (CON together + FLU flow) | a convergence; a coming together |
| congeal (CON together + gel) | to go from a soft fluid state to a solid one; to coagulate |
| contusion | bruise, injury |
| convalescence (CON with + VAL worth) | the gradual return to health after an illness |
| copious (COPY + OUS full of) | abundant; plentiful |
| corpuscle (CORP body) | a minute particle of matter. |
| corrigible (correct + ABLE; antonym: incorrigible) | capable of being corrected or reformed |
| cull (e.g., to cull the brightest minds) | to pick out or select from the rest |
| cupidity (think Cupid, whose arrows raised immediate desire) | excessive desire; excessive greed or wanting |
| curio (related to curiosity) | any unusual or interesting object; often things put on shelves to attract attention |
| daft | insane, foolish |
| blase | bored with life; indifferent to; jaded |
| blaspheme | to speak evil of; to slander; abuse |
| blazon (related to emblazon; think "to blaze" a trail) | to make widely or generally known. |
| bodice | the part of a woman's dress covering the body between the neck or shoulders and the waist |
| boisterous | loud; energetic |
| bourgeois | middle class |
| brash | energetic or high-spirited, especially in a rude way; tactlessly bold |
| bravado | showy defiance; a swaggering display of courage; a false show of bravery |
| brazen | excessively bold; brash |
| broach | to mention for the first time; to bring up in conversation |
| brusque | somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech. |
| buffet | a blow, as with the hand or fist |
| bulwark | anything that gives security or defense. |
| burgeon | to come forth; to blossom |
| cadence (CAD fall) | rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops. |
| cajole | to impose on or dupe by flattering speech. |
| calibrate | to correct or adjust (the scale or instrument--such as of a machine) |
| callous | harsh, cold, unfeeling |
| calumny | an attempt to defame another's reputation |
| camaraderie (think comrades) | cheerful unity among a group |
| capricious | impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim |
| captivate (think capture + ATE cause) | to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of |
| carnal (CARN flesh) | sensual. |
| carouse | to engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making |
| cavity (CAV to make hollow) | a hole |
| arbitrator | one who settles controversy between two sides |
| ascendant (AS/AD to + CEND climb) | dominant. |
| ascetic | a person who lives a simple life denying himself most earthly pleasures |
| assuage | to ease; to pacify; to make one feel better |
| athwart | from side to side |
| audacious (AUDI listen/hear + -OUS full of) | excessively bold (think "not afraid to be heard") |
| auspice (au + SPIC/SPEC look) | protection, support, or sponsorship; looking out for |
| aver (A/AD to + VER true/truth) | to allege as fact |
| averse (A/AN not/without + VERSE/VERT turning) | reluctant; unwilling |
| avocation (A/AB away + VOC call) | a hobby; something done for pleasure (apart from one's regular occupation) |
| baleful | harmful, threatening |
| bard | a poet, often a singer as well |
| battery | an assault, or an array of similar things intended for use together |
| bedaub | to smear over, as with something oily or sticky. |
| bedeck (think Deck the Halls) | to cover with ornament. |
| bedlam | a scene of wild uproar or confusion |
| belie (think it be a lie) | to misrepresent |
| benign (BENE good) | non-threatening; innocuous |
| berate (think to be irate) | to scold severely |
| bereft | without; devoid of |
| bestrew (think to be strewn) | to sprinkle or cover with things |
| betide (Be + TIDEN happen) | to happen to; to take place |
| bide (as in "bide my time") | to wait |
| bilk | to cheat; to swindle |
| blandish | to coax through flattery; to cajole |
| aghast (think ghastly) | struck by amazement or terror |
| agoraphobia | an abnormal fear of open or public places |
| akin | of similar nature or qualities. |
| alleviate (AL/AD to + LEVI light) | to relieve; to lighten the burden or pain of |
| amalgamation | a union, a merger |
| amatory (AMAT love) | designed to excite love. |
| amiable (AM/AMAT love + -ABLE) | friendly, affable |
| amour (AM/AMAT love) | a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature. |
| anathema (AN without or not + THEME idea) | anything forbidden, as by social usage. |
| animalcule (ANIMAL + CULE/CLE small) | an animal of microscopic smallness. |
| antechamber (ANTE before) | a waiting room |
| antemundane (ANTE before + MUND world) | pertaining to time before the world's creation. |
| antilogy (ANTI against + LOG word or reason) | inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas. |
| antiphony (ANTI opposite or against + PHON sound) | an anthem or other composition sung responsively. |
| antiquary (ANTE before) | one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc. |
| antistrophe (ANTI against) | the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home". |
| aperture | hole. |
| apex (APO up or away) | the highest point, as of a mountain. |
| aphorism | a short saying |
| apostasy (APO up or away + STA stop or stand) | a total departure from one's faith or religion. |
| apostate (APO up or away + STATE as in an idea) | a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc |
| apparitional (think appear) | ghostly, spectral |
| appellate (appeal + ATE cause) | capable of being appealed to. |
| appellation | name; title |
| appertain (AP/AD to + pertain) | to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation. |
| abase (A/AN without + BASE) | to lower, demean, degrade |
| abate (AB away + -ATE cause) | to lessen, to reduce in severity |
| abduct (AB away + DUCT lead) | to kidnap |
| abeyance | a state of suspension or temporary inaction |
| abide (A/AD to + BIDE) | to put up with, tolerate |
| abnegate (AB away + NEGATE) | to renounce (a right or privilege). |
| abscess | a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body. |
| abscission (AB away + SCISS cut) | the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation. |
| abstemious (AB away) | characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food. |
| abundant | in great numbers |
| abut | to touch at a boundary line. |
| accede (AC/AD to + CEDE go) | to agree |
| accentuate | to emphasize, to highlight |
| accost | to confront boldly; to solicit for sexual services |
| acme (ACRO high) | the highest point, or summit. |
| actuate (ACT do + -ATE cause) | to move or incite to action. |
| acute (ACR sharp) | sharp, severe |
| addle | to make or become confused (verb); mentally confused (adjective) |
| adduce (AD to + DUCT lead) | to bring forward or name for consideration. |
| adjuration (AD to + JUR swear) | a vehement appeal. |
| ado (A/AN not + DO) | unnecessary activity or ceremony. |
| adroit | having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers. |
| adverse (AD to + VERT/VERSE turn) | opposing or opposed. |
| aggrandize | to increase or make greater |
| aggregate (AG/AD to + GREG group) | to gather, amass |
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