soph year- level f units 9-15 vocab for finals
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abate | become less in amount or intensity |
| astute | Shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| evanescent | (adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
| nebulous | (adj) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
| penury | (n) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency |
| supposition | (n) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| torpid | (adj) inactive, sluggish, dull |
| annotation | (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
| bedlam | (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
| covert | (adj.) hidden, disguised, a purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place |
| debonair | pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| procrastinate | (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off |
| reprobate | (n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn |
| sedentary | characterized by or calling for continued stitting; remaining in one place |
| denizen | (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
| discursive | adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling,roving, nomadic |
| gauche | (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
| inculcate | (v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly |
| palpable | adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized |
| perceptive | understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
| salient | (adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward |
| clangor | (n.) a loud ringing sound (v.) to make a loud ringing noise |
| cupidity | n.) an eager desire for something; greed |
| enthrall | v.) to captivate, charm; to enslave; to imprison |
| paragon | (n.) a model of excellence of perfection |
| paraphrase | (v.) to restate in other words (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language |
| winsome | (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing |
| blatant | noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense |
| carousal | noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking) |
| collate | (V) to compare critically in order to note difference, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose |
| connoisseur | an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts |
| herculean | (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercase h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength |
| nonplussed | puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time |
| amenable | willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible |
| carnage | large-scale slaughter or loss of life |
| extraneous | coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant |
| inception | the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. |
| potpourri | a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent |
| precocious | showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity) |
| sadistic | delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel |
| tortuous | winding, twisted, crooked; high involved, complex; devious |
| brouhaha | a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified |
| bulwark | (n) strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v) to provide such defense or protection |
| demeanor | the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien |
| enigmatic | puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood |
| mawkish | ; having a mildly sickening flavor |
| mollify | to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay(as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate to reduce in intensity |
| presentiment | a vague sense of approaching misfortune |
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