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English III vocab
unit test over 4,5,and 6
| vocab word | definition |
|---|---|
| affable | friendly, easy to aproach |
| aggrandize | to enlarge, make something appear greater |
| amorphous | lacking definite form; unorganized |
| archetype | original model from which everything else is based; prototype |
| aura | distinctive air or atmosphere |
| contraband | anything prohibited from being imported or exported; smuggling |
| erudite | having great knowledge; educated, scholarly |
| gossamer | light, delicate, threadlike |
| infer | to derive by reasoning |
| inscrutable | not easily understood; unfathomable |
| insular | pertaining to islands; isolated; narrow-minded |
| irrevocable | unable to be revoked; unalterable |
| propensity | inclination or tendency |
| querulous | full of complaints |
| remonstrate | to plead in protest; object |
| repudiate | to disown, to reject with condemnation; to refuse to acknowledge |
| resilient | springing back; recovering readily |
| retrench | to cut down, reduce, diminish |
| reverberate | to echo back, resound |
| scurrilous | grossly or obscenely abusive |
| sedulous | diligent in application or attention; persistently or carefully maintained |
| sleazy | disreputable; squalid, thin, poor, cheap, flimsy |
| anomalous | irregular, abnormal, inconsistent |
| arbiter | a person empowered to decide matters at issue; a judge |
| aspersion | derogatory mark or criticism |
| bizarre | unusual |
| brusque | abrupt in manner, rough, blunt |
| cajole | to urge with gentle appeals, flattery, wheedle |
| castigate | to criticize, reprimand |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, to plot |
| demagogue | a person, esp. a political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing emotions and passions of the people |
| disabuse | to free a person from deception or error |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and discontent because of lack of interest, boredom |
| fetter | a chain or shackle; to restrain |
| heinous | hateful, abominable |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| insurgent | a person who rises in opposition to lawful authority, government |
| megalomania | mental illness marked by delusions of great wealth |
| sinecure | a position requiring little or no work |
| surreptitious | obtained or done by stealth |
| transgress | to violate a law, command, or moral code; to go beyond; infringe |
| transmute | to transform |
| vicarious | performed, exercised, recieved, or suffered in place of another |
| vouchsafe | to allow, permit, grant; to give as by favor of graciousness |
| addendum | a thing to be added; an addition |
| amnesty | a general pardon for offenses |
| autonomy | independence or freedom; self-governing |
| axiomatic | self-evident; obvious |
| blazon | to set forth publicly; display |
| caveat | a warning or caution; admonition |
| equitable | just and right; fair |
| extricate | to free or release from entanglement |
| filch | to steal |
| flout | to treat with disdain, scorn, contempt |
| fractious | unruly; readily angered |
| precept | a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct |
| prognosticate | to forecast or predict something from present indications or signs |
| salutary | favorable to or promoting health |
| scourge | a whip or lash; to punish or chastise severley |
| sepulchral | of or pertaining to a tomb; hollow and deep |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep or drowsiness |
| straitlaced | excessively strict in conduct or morality |
| transient | not lasting or permanent; temporary |
| unwieldy | awkward; not handled easily because of size or shape |
| vapid | without liveliness or spirit; dull, flat; without flavor |
| scathing | to attack with severe criticism; to hurt, harm, or injure, as by scorching |
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