Enlgish 2 Honors Study Guide (Hicks)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Trepidation | Tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation |
| Abominable | Loathsome |
| Auspicious | Promising success; favored by fortune |
| Acquitted | Declared not guilty |
| Incumbent | Holding an indicated position/ role |
| Insolent | Boldy rude |
| Incredulity | Unwillingness to believe |
| Lethargy | State of having no energy |
| Myriad | A great number |
| Unscrupulous | Conscienceless |
| Barbarous | Uncivilized |
| Incorrigible | Bad beyond correction |
| Altercation | A heated or angry dispute |
| Shroud | Cloth which covers a corpse |
| Sagacious | Wise |
| Conspicuous | Easily noticeable |
| Obstinate | Stubborn to ones' opinions |
| Indictment | Formal accusation to start a criminal case |
| Ardor | Great warmth of feeling |
| Approbation | Approval |
| Capacious | Spacious |
| Fastidious | Hard to please; demanding |
| Alacrity | Willingness |
| Callow | Inexperienced |
| Posthumous | After death |
| Gratuitous | Done without reason |
| Maudlin | Emotionally weak |
| Surreptitious | Done in secrecy |
| Simian | Pertaining to an ape |
| Asceticism | Manner of life |
| Atonement | Reparations for a wrong doing |
| Derisively | Mockingly |
| Solecism | Wrong use of grammar |
| Precipitous | Impassably steep |
| Innocuous | Harmless |
| Plaintive | Expressing sorrow; mournful |
| Emphatically | Strongly expressive |
| Patronizing | Displaying offensiveness in a condescending manner |
| Eminence | High station, rank, or repute |
| Venerable | Worthy of respect |
| Mollified | To soften a temper |
| Interminable | Unending |
| Truculently | Acting in a cruel or savage manner |
| Subversive | To try to overthrow (something established or existing) |
| Conviction | a fixed or firm belief |
| Superfluous | Excessive |
| Vindictively | Vengeful |
| Congenial | Pleasing in nature or character |
| Deferential | Showing respectful submission |
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