English Honors 2
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| Approbation | formal or official approval; also, praise | ||||
| Assuage | to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease | ||||
| Coalition | combination in a body or mass | ||||
| Decadence | a process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline | ||||
| Elicit | to reduce or extract gradually or without violence | ||||
| Expostulate | to discuss | ||||
| Hackneyed | greatly overused; trite | ||||
| Hiatus | a break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting | ||||
| Innuendo | insinuation; an indirect derogatory suggustion | ||||
| Intercede | to mediate between persons | ||||
| Jaded | worn out; wearied | ||||
| Lurid | ghastly and sensational | ||||
| Meritorious | deserving reward or praise | ||||
| Petulant | displaying impatience | ||||
| Prerogative | having superior rank or precedence | ||||
| Provincial | uncultured in thought and manner | ||||
| Simulate | imitate | ||||
| Transcend | to surpass | ||||
| Umbrage | a sense of injury | ||||
| Unctuous | excessively suave | ||||
| Ameliorate | to make or grow better | ||||
| Aplomb | self-confident assurance; poise | ||||
| Bombastic | pompous in speech or writing | ||||
| Callow | immature | ||||
| Drivel | to talk stupidly or childishly | ||||
| Epitome | a simplified representation | ||||
| Exhort | to urge by strong argument, admonition, or advice | ||||
| Ex officio | by virtue of office or position | ||||
| Infringe | to trespass upon | ||||
| Ingratiate | to win confidence or good graces for oneself | ||||
| Interloper | one that interferes with the affairs of others, often for selfish reasons; a meddler | ||||
| Intrinsic | inherent | ||||
| Inveigh | to attack with harsh criticism | ||||
| Lassitude | state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness | ||||
| Millennium | a hoped-for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice | ||||
| Occult | existing but not immediately perceptible | ||||
| Permeate | to spread or diffuse through | ||||
| Precipitate | to force forward prematurely | ||||
| Stringent | rigid | ||||
| Surmise | to conjecture | ||||
| Abominate | to detest intensely | ||||
| Acculturation | the adoption of behaviors from a surrounding society | ||||
| Adventitious | coming from an external source | ||||
| Ascribe | to assign as a quality or attribute | ||||
| Circuitous | taking a roundabout, lengthy course | ||||
| Commiserate | to feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with | ||||
| Enjoin | to direct or impose with authority; also, to forbid | ||||
| Expedite | to hasten the movement or progress of | ||||
| Expiate | to make amends for | ||||
| Ferment | to make turbulent; excite or agitate | ||||
| Inadvertent | accidental | ||||
| Nominal | trivial | ||||
| Noncommittal | very reluctant to give out information | ||||
| Peculate | to embezzle funds or engage in embezzlement | ||||
| Proclivity | a natural propensity or inclination; predisposition | ||||
| Sangfroid | coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances | ||||
| Seditious | promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state | ||||
| Tenuous | having little substance; flimsy | ||||
| Vitriolic | bitterly scathing; caustic | ||||
| Wheedle | to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole |
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Created by:
Vivian Le Tran
on 2011-10-17