Trimester 2 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abdicate | V To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally |
| ablution | N the act of washing yourself |
| absolution | N The act of absolving, or the state of being absolved; |
| accrue | V to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money. |
| acrimonious | Adj bitter in nature, speech, behavior |
| affectation | N conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance |
| apparition | N an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| blatant | Adj noisy esp. in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous; completely obvious |
| bohemian | N a person who is interested in art, music and/or literature and lives in a very uncoventional manner, ignoring the usually accepted ways of behaving |
| callow | Adj lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| candor | N the quality of being truthful and honest, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject: |
| chicanery | N clever, dishonest talk or behaviour which is used to deceive people |
| cognoscenti | N a group of people who have a great knowledge and understanding of a particular subject, especially one of the arts |
| contemptuous | Adj having a strong feeling of combined dislike and lack of respect |
| cornucopia | A goat's horn overflowing with fruit, flowers, and grain, signifying prosperity. |
| dilatory | Adj tending or intended to cause delay |
| discursive | Adj moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| dulcimer | N a musical instrument, consisting of a wooden box with wire strings stretched over it, played by hitting the strings with a pair of light hammers |
| egregious | Adj extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant:. gross, outrageous, notorious, conspicuously bad |
| elicit | V to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential): to call forth or draw out (as information or a response) |
| exude | V to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions; to display conspicuously or abundantly |
| facsimile | N an exact copy, especially of a document: a copy of the original manuscript |
| fortuitous | Adj Happening by accident or chance. |
| fractious | Adj refractory or unruly: readily angered |
| hermetic | Adj Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air. Impervious to outside interference or influence |
| hiatus | N an interruption in time or continuity : break |
| illicit | Adj Not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful |
| impetuous | Adj of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; suggests eagerness, violence, rashness |
| ingratiate | V to gain favor or favorable acceptance by deliberate effort |
| innuendo | N an oblique allusion : hint, insinuation; |
| interpose | V to place in an intervening position |
| iota | N A very small amount; a bit |
| jaded | Adj fatigued by overwork : exhausted; dulled by experience or by surfeit |
| languid | Adj drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak; sluggish in character or disposition |
| mitigate | V to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify: to make less severe or painful |
| novice | N beginner, tyro |
| odium | N reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant |
| perfidy | Adj the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal ; an act or an instance of disloyalty |
| permeate | V To spread or flow throughout; pervade: |
| poignant | Adj being sharp and to the point; implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality |
| proximity | N closeness |
| punctilious | Adj strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions. |
| pungent | Adj causing a sharp or irritating sensation |
| querulous | Adj full of complaints; complaining |
| reprobate | N a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: morally depraved; unprincipled; bad. |
| reprove | V to express disapproval of : censure; to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent; implies an often kindly intent to correct a fault |
| sabbatical | N any extended period of leave from one's customary work, esp. for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc. |
| salacious | Adj Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire; lascivious. |
| sepulchral | Adj funereal, mortuary |
| solecism | N Loosely, any small blunder in speech. Any unfitness, absurdity, or impropriety, as in behavior; a violation of the conventional rules of society. |
| succubus | N a demon assuming female form to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep |
| surmise | V to imagine or infer on slight grounds |
| swank | Adj dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style; a swagger; stylish or elegant; pretentiously stylish |
| syllogism | N Logic A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion |
| sylvan | Adj of or having woods |
| tautology | N unnecessary and usually unintentional use of two words to express one meaning |
| tenuous | Adj having little substance or strength : flimsy, weak |
| tête à tête | Adj Without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy: |
| transient | Adj lasting for only a short time; temporary: passing esp. quickly into and out of existence |
| turgid | Adj swollen; distended; tumid; inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic |
| vapid | Adj Dull or tedious |
| verbose | Adj characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy |
| vicarious | Adj felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others |
| vigor | N Physical or mental strength, energy, or force. |
| vis à vis | Adj In a position facing another. Literally 'face to face'. Often now used in the sense of 'in relation to' |
| vitriolic | Adj Bitterly scathing; caustic |
| vivacity | N lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly syn see lively; marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| vociferous | Adj expressing opinions and complaints loudly and repeatedly in speech |
| vulnerable | Adj capable of being physically wounded; open to attack or damage : assailable; liable to increased penalties but entitled to |
| wanton | Adj being without check or limitation: as a : luxuriantly rank b : unduly lavish, extravagant |
| wheedle | V to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| winsome | Adj innocently charming; winning; engaging |
| wrought | Adj Put together; created |
| zealous | Adj enthusiastic and eager |
| zeitgeist | n. the general set of ideas, beliefs, feelings etc. which is typical of a particular period in history |
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