Honors English I Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Destitute | (adj) extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter |
| Detract | (v) take away a part from |
| Emancipate | (v) free from slavery or servitude |
| Intermittent | (adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic |
| Maxim | (n) a principal or rule of conduct |
| Obligatory | (adj) required by obligation or compulsion or convention |
| Vagabond | (n) wanderer from place to place with no permanant home |
| Visage | (n) the face usually with reference to shape, features, expressions, etc. |
| Array | (v) an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics |
| Deduce | (v) conclude by reasoning |
| Haphazard | (adj) by chance, not planned; lacking order |
| Inexplicable | (adj) unexplainable |
| Sustenance | (n) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence |
| Torrid | (adj) subject to parching or burning heat |
| Ubiquitous | (adj) existing or being everywhere |
| Allude | (v) to refer in a indirect way |
| Dote | (v) to bestow or express excessive love or fondness |
| Feckless | (adj) careless, irresponible |
| Implicate | (v) to show to be also involved |
| Monetary | (adj) something refering to money |
| Pensive | (adj) deep in thought |
| Tramua | (n) a body wound or shock produced by a sudden physical injury |
| Wanton | (adj) ignoring what is right |
| Adage | (n) a traditional saying |
| Extraneous | (adj) unnessecary; not needed |
| Hubbub | (n) a loud, confused noise, as of many voices |
| Meander | (v) to proceed by or take a winding indirect course |
| Odoriferous | (adj) yeilding or diffusing an odor |
| Sedentary | (adj) required a sitting posture |
| Spartan | (adj) simple strict lifestyle |
| Temporal | (adj) relating to the physical world to the spiritual |
| Cynical | (adj) scornful of the motives, virtue, or integrity of others |
| Impediment | (n) obstruction; hindrance |
| Indolent | (adj) having or showing a dispostion to avoid exertion; laziness |
| Sagacious | (adj) showing sound or wise judgement |
| Secular | (adj) not pertanting to or connected to religion |
| Speculate | (v) to engage in thought or reflection |
| Strife | (n) vigorous or bitter conflict |
| Venerate | (v) to regard or treat with reverence |
| Voracious | (adj) craving or consuming large quantities of food |
| Wane | (v) to get weaker, small, or come to an end |
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