Units 1, 2, and 3 of Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affable | friendly |
| aphorism | a concise statement expressing an opinion or a general truth |
| bane, baneful | something that causes problems, misery, or ruin; harmful, toxic |
| bequeath | to bestow |
| disdain | to disparage |
| equivocate | to be deliberately unclear in order to misled; beat around the bush |
| expostulate | express disagreement or disapproval, especially when attempting to dissuade somebody from doing something |
| Guile | cunning and deceitfulness |
| ignoble | dishonorable and contrary to the high standards of conduct expected of somebody |
| Incantation | the ritual chanting or use of supposedly magic words; chant, spell |
| insipid | dull because lacking in character and lively qualities |
| malicious | motivated by or resulting from a desire to cause harm or pain; malevolent |
| meritorious | deserving honor and recognition; commendable |
| nefarious | evil |
| obstinate | stubborn; difficult to control |
| ominous | suggesting or indicating that something bad is going to happen or be revealed; forewarned, warning, gradual |
| pernicious | causing serious harm, destruction, or death; malicious, deadly, evil, spiteful |
| portent | an indication that something, often something unpleasant, is going to happen; significance, unexpected |
| prerogative | an exclusive privilege or right enjoyed by a person or group occupying a particular rank or position; individual right or privilege |
| prevaricate | to avoid giving a direct, clear, and honest answer or opinion; mislead, evade |
| rancor | bitter resentment |
| requite | to make payment or to return |
| resolute | determined, with purpose |
| reverent | feeling or expressing profound respect or awe |
| sangfroid | the ability to behave in a relaxed and confident manner when in a dangerous situation |
| scrupulous | very principled; very careful and conscientious; having moral integrity |
| succor | help or relief for somebody or something in a difficult situation |
| sycophantic | person who flatters somebody powerful for personal gain |
| vehemently | expressed with or showing conviction or intense feeling |
| wanton | lacking restraint or inhibition, especially in sexual behavior; lacking reason or provocation; desiring to do harm |
| ali, altr | another |
| belli, bell | war |
| ob | against |
| ous | state of; full of |
| path, pass | feel, suffer |
| val, vail | value, strength |
| Abhor | to disapprove of or reject something very strongly |
| admonish | to advise/caution gently but earnestly |
| contentious | causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy |
| derision | to make fun of; to scorn |
| discursive | lengthy and including extra material that is not essential to what is being written or spoken about; proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition |
| facetious | joking in a sarcastic manner |
| fervor | intensity |
| furtive | sly, devious |
| incredulous | unwilling to believe, showing disbelief |
| indignant | angry at unfairness |
| inscrutable | not easy to understand, mysterious, mystifying |
| intermittent | stopping or ceasing for a time, alternately ceasing and beginning again |
| intrinsic | basic and essential- belonging to something as one of the basic and essential features that make it what it is |
| malevolent | wanting to cause harm |
| martinet | rigid disciplinarian |
| officious | objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice |
| olfactory | relating to smelling-used in smelling or relating to the sense of smell |
| presage | a sign or warning of a future event, a feeling that a particular thing, often something unpleasant, is about to happen |
| querulous | complaining or whining |
| reticence | disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reluctant or restrained |
| sedition | incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government; any action, especially in speech or writing, promoting such discontent or rebellion |
| servile | too willing to agree with somebody or to do anything, however demeaning; characteristic of, proper to, or customary for slaves |
| sophomoric | showing the naïve lack of judgment that accompanies immaturity |
| stoic | unaffected by pleasure or pain; showing patience and endurance during adversity |
| stymie | hinder progress of somebody or something; to block |
| tenacious | holding persistently to something |
| tumultuous | an uproar |
| unconscionable | shocking and morally unacceptable |
| verisimilitude | the appearance of being true or real that isn't supported by evidence |
| vicissitude | unexpected changes |
| ameliorate | to improve or make more tolerable |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings |
| altruism | unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others |
| audacious | bold, daring, adventurous |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| contemptuous | lacking respect or reverence for something, disapproving |
| didactic | to instruct often morally, educational, information |
| disparaging | to lower in rank or reputation, degrade |
| enigma/enigmatic | mysterious and ambiguity make it difficult to understand or interpret, mysterious |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed, pleasant and delightful |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self confidence that usually leads to the downfall of a hero or person, ambitious, arrogant |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness, collected, composed, serene, unflustered |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion, impulsive, hotheaded, reckless, rash |
| insolent | insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct, rude |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition, glum, depressed, miserable |
| obsequious | subservient, submissive, passive |
| pedantic | too concerned with formal rules and details, picky |
| precipitate/precipitous | done or acting too quickly without enough thought, abrupt |
| proclivity | a natural inclination or tendency, liking, appetite |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous, mocking, sarcastic, satirical |
| solicitous | expressing an attitude of concern and consideration, ready and willing, attentive, anxious |
| supercilious | full of arrogance and hatred, haughty, pompous |
| turgid | excessively ornate or complex in style or language, complicated, pretentious |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time, widespread, omnipresent |
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