English: Lessons 12-18
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Brooke0410 on May 26, 2010
Classes:
Mrs. Cahill's English Class, Mr. Kane's AP Human Geography
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deluge | n. a flood; an overwhelming rush |
| catholic | adj. universal; wide-ranging |
| eerie | adj. weird; mysterious |
| martial | adj. warlike; relating to the military |
| anthropomorphic | adj. attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods |
| beneficiary | n. one who recieves benefits |
| careen | v. to swerve or lurch from side to side while in motion |
| aplomb | n. self-confidence |
| guile | n. slyness and cunning in dealing with others |
| modicum | n. a small amount |
| fester | v. to grow embittered over time; to rot |
| languish | v. to become weak or feeble; to lose strength |
| pall | n. something that convers or conceals |
| havoc | n. great destruction; chaos |
| rancid | adj. having a bad taste or smell; spoiled |
| holocaust | n. a great or complete destruction of life |
| embroil | v. to draw into a conflict or fight |
| anachronism | n. something or someone existing outside its proper time |
| denigrate | v. to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of |
| humane | adj. kind; compassionate |
| effusive | adj. emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative |
| defunct | adj. no longer in existence |
| lackey | n. a slavish follower |
| envisage | v. to form a mental picture |
| lament | v. to mourn |
| gape | v. to stare with an open mouth |
| impertinent | adj. rude and disrespectful |
| haughty | adj. arrogant; proud |
| nemesis | n. someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy |
| lethal | adj. deadly; fatal |
| catalyst | n. a person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change |
| jargon | n. vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
| judicious | adj. showing sound judgement |
| foible | n. a minor weakness in character |
| benediction | n. the act of blessing |
| frivolous | adj. trivial; silly |
| alacrity | n. liveliness; willingness; eagerness |
| deify | v. to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god |
| carnage | n. bloody and extensive slaughter |
| impel | v. push into motion |
| epitaph | n. an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a deceased person |
| harp | v. to persist in talking continuously (on or about something) |
| lateral | adj. of or relating to the side |
| pallid | adj. pale; faint in color |
| impetuous | adj. acting suddenly without thought |
| adjunct | adj. connected or attached to in a dependent, subordinate, or auxillary manner, but not a part of |
| macabre | adj. horrible; grim |
| farcical | adj. absurd; ridiculously clumsy |
| debonair | adj. carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious |
| penchant | n. a strong liking |
| deplete | v. to use up gradually |
| chicanery | n. the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade |
| feisty | adj. aggressive; lively; energetic |
| mitigate | v. to make less severe; to become milder |
| gull | v. to cheat; to fool or hoax |
| nadir | n. lowest point |
| equivocal | adj. ambiguous |
| ggenealogy | n. famliy history |
| imprevious | adj. incapable of being affected |
| filial | adj. of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| daub | v. to paint coarsely or unskillfully |
| admonish | v. to warn; to caution in counsel |
| obeisance | n. a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect |
| cache | n. a concealed store of goods or valuables |
| affliction | n. anything causing great suffering |
| mendicant | n. a beggar |
| aphorism | n. a concise statement of truth or principle |
| oscillate | v. to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum |
| delete | v. to take out; to remove |
| oust | v. to drive out; expel; deprive |
| impermeable | adj. not permitting passage |
| paean | n. a fervent expression, or song, of joy or praise |
| imperturbable | adj. not easily excited, even under pressure |
| lax | adj. careless or negligent |
| palpable | adj. obvious; capable or being touched or felt |
| pariah | n. a social outcast |
| fluent | adj. able to express oneself easily and clearly |
| cavort | v. to leap about in a sprightly manner; romp |
| pedagogue | n. a schoolteacher |
| melee | a noisy, confused fight |
| ensue | v. to follow as a result |
| descreate | v. to damage a holy place |
| personification | n. a person or thing that represents an idea |
| bias | n. a prejudiced view |
| aloof | adj. reserved, distant |
| gyrate | v. to rotate or revolve quickly; to spiral |
| fiat | n. an official order |
| fidelity | n. faithfulness |
| rambunctious | adj. unruly; uncontrollable |
| hilarity | n. gaiety; joviality |
| genocide | n. the deliberate destruction of a group of people |
| zaftig | adj. having a full, shapely figure |
| predilection | n. a preference toward someone or something |
| faux | adj. artificial; false; not genuine |
| foray | n. a suprise attack |
| conjecture | n. a judgment or opinion based on little or questionable evidence |
| allocate | v. to distribute, allot, or designate |
| gratis | adj. free; without charge |
| materialistic | adj. wanting material possesions |
| belabor | v. to work at something beyond practicality; to overstress |
| progeny | n. offspring; children |
| quintessential | adj. the most typical; ideal |
| rudimentary | adj. basic; not refined or well developed |
| monolithic | adj. massive, uniform, and solid |
| manifesto | n. a public delaration of policies or intentions |
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