English 11H Vocab 9 + 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 lucent | shining; luminous; permitting light to pass through; translucent; lux |
| lucid | clearly expressed; easy to understand; logical; rational; sane; lux |
| elucidate | to make clear or plain; to clarify; lux |
| pellucid | very clear, thus allowing a maximum of light to pass through; transparent; translucent; very clear in meaning or style; lux |
| luminary | an object, such as the sun or moon, that gives light; a person who is outstanding in a particular field; lumens |
| luminescence | light emitted by means other than burning, such as chemical or biochemical action or radiation; lumens |
| muster | to assemble people, especially troops, for a specific purpose; to gather; to summon; monstro |
| remonstrate | to speak in protest or disapproval; monstro |
| umbrage | extreme offense; resentment; umbra |
| adumbrate | to give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow indistinctly; umbra |
| denigrate | to speak derogatively of someone's character or reputation; to defame; to disparage; niger |
| necromancy | the art of predicting events by allegedly communicating with the dead; black magic; witchcraft; sorcery; niger |
| pall | a cover for a coffin or tomb; a coffin, especially one with a body in it; anything that covers, darkens, obscures, or makes gloomy; to become dull, tiresome, or lifeless; pallo |
| palliate | to make a situation, especially an offense, seem less serious; to make excuses for something or someone; to make less severe, to alleviate; pallo |
| pallid | deficient in color; having an abnormally pale complexion; lacking color, vitality, or interest; dull; pallo |
| apocalypse | a prophetic disclosure or revelation, especially concerning a universal cataclysm; any widespread destruction; the last book of the Bible, also known as Revelation, which contains prophesies about the ultimate destruction of the world; apo |
| apocryphal | false; counterfeit; doubtful, especially in authorship or authenticity; apo |
| apoplexy | a stroke; a sudden loss of muscular control, sensation, or consciousness usually resulting from rupture or blockage of a blood vessel (often used hyperbolically to describe a state of extreme rage that produces exaggerated responses); apo |
| apostate | a person who forsakes his or her own principles, religion, or allegiances; apo |
| castigate | to punish; to criticize severely; to chastise; castus |
| chasten | to seek to improve through punishment; to discipline; castus |
| occlusion | something that blocks; an obstruction; claudo |
| recluse | someone who lives alone and avoids company; a hermit; claudo |
| clavier | a keyboard instrument, like a piano or harpsichord, with strings; clavis |
| conclave | a private, exclusive, or secret meeting; clavis |
| enclave | a country entirely or mostly enclosed within the territory of another country; a district or group isolated or enclosed within a larger one; clavis |
| diadem | a crown or headband worn as a sign of authority; dia |
| diatribe | an abusive criticism or attack; dia |
| diametrical | pertaining to diameter; exactly or completely opposite; dia |
| diaspora | any group migration or flight from a country; the dispersion of the Jews from their homeland in the Middle East; dia |
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