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Vocab L 1-12
for students of BHHS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heresy | n. The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine |
| Docile | easy to teach or manage |
| Libation | a drink, especially an alcoholic one |
| Anathema | 1. a hated, repellant person or thing 2. a formal curse |
| Banter | teasing; playful conversation |
| Castigate | to criticize or punish severely |
| Gauche | lacking social graces; tactless |
| Ignominy | Public shame, disgrace, or dishonor |
| Motley | made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors |
| Emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away |
| divulge | to tell; to reveal (as a secret) |
| abet | to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing |
| dogmatic | arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs |
| insipid | lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating |
| extraneous | inessential; not constituting a vital part |
| coerce | to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats |
| jaundiced | prejudiced; hostile |
| meticulous | extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise |
| temerity | recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of the company of others |
| bigot | one who is intolerant of differences in others |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate |
| candid | outspoken; blunt |
| argot | special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
| negligence | careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
| appease | to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporary) |
| strident | harsh sounding; grating |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| augment | to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity |
| jingoism | extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
| avarice | greed; desire for wealth |
| furtive | stealthy; secretive |
| bacchanalian | wild and drunken |
| extradite | to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority |
| copious | numerous; large in quantity |
| irascible | easily angered |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired by a foreign army |
| bastion | a strong defense or fort (or one likened to these) |
| jettison | to cast overboard; to discard |
| ostracize | to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent |
| condone | to forgive or overlook an offense |
| nuance | a slight or subtle degree of difference |
| connoisseur | an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine |
| apathy | a lack of interest; state of not caring |
| officious | excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help |
| credence | belief or trust |
| jaunty | having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp |
| enigma | a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable |
| dilettante | one who merely dabbles in an art or science |
| cult | an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles |
| rancor | extreme hatred or ill will |
| inexorable | unrelenting; unavoidable |
| extol | to praise highly |
| clement | merciful; lenient |
| cliche | a worn-out idea or overused expression |
| adamant | unyielding; firm in opinion |
| diffident | lacking in self-confidence; shy |
| opus | a creative work, especially a numbered composition |
| ostensible | professed but not necessarily true |
| disparity | inequality; difference |
| cynical | adj. doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives |
| ambivalent | adj. having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide |
| demagogue | n. a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power |
| demure | adj. quiet and modest; reserved |
| intrepid | adj. without fear; brave |
| destitute | adj. extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter |
| erudite | adj. scholarly; learned |
| dilemma | n. a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options |
| culmination | n. the highest point of attainment; the end or climax |
| concur | to be of the same opinion; to agree with |
| abate | to lessen in violence or intensity |
| decorum | conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior |
| abhor | to detest; to hate strongly |
| dole | to distribute; to give out sparingly |
| gamut | the whole range or extent |
| extrovert | one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others |
| droll | amusing in an odd or whimsical way |
| duplicity | intentional deceit in speech or conduct |
| effigy | a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group |
| austere | stern; severe; plain |
| expound | to explain in detail; to clarify |
| cajole | to persuade with false promises and flattery |
| inscrutable | not easily understood; hard to fathom |
| balk | to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on |
| acrimony | ill-natured, bitter hostility |
| dour | stern and ill-humored |
| exult | to rejoice; to feel triumphant |
| omniscient | having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing |
| feasible | reasonable; capable of being carried out |
| fiasco | a complete, ridiculous failure |
| metier | the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation |
| fluctuate | to rise and fall; to vary irregularly |
| harry | to annoy or harass |
| incognito | disguised; pretending not to be oneself |
| lethargy | lack of energy; sluggishness |
| emulate | to strive to be like; to imitate |
| sere | dry and withered |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
| magnanimous | noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feeling or acts |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly and distinctly |
| collaborate | to work with another toward a goal |
| impound | to confine; to retain in legal custody |
| impeccable | faultless; without sin or blemish |
| evoke | to summon forth |
| inane | without sense or meaning; silly |
| unctuous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
| expatriate | one who chooses to live outside of or renounce his or her native country |
| frowzy | unkempt |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |
| altercation | n. a heated argument |
| lexicon | n. a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place |
| hue | n. a particular shade of a given color |
| galvanize | v. to startle into sudden activity |
| sanction | n. permission; support |
| hyperbole | n. extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
| ominous | adj. threatening; foreboding evil |
| audacity | n. rude boldness; nerve |
| evince | v. to demonstrate clearly; to prve |
| implacable | adj. unable to be appeased or pacified |
| exhort | v. to urge on with stirring words |
| incarcerate | v. to put into prison; confine |
| incisive | adj. sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter |
| expedient | adj. practical; providing an immediate advantage ( especially when serving one's self-interest ) |
| pertinent | adj. having to do with the subject at hand; revelant |
| epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form |
| avid | enthusiastic; extremely interested |
| gadfly | an irritating and persistent person |
| humility | absence of vanity; humbleness |
| dolorous | exhibiting sorrow or pain |
| gargantuan | of huge or extraordinary size and power |
| arduous | difficult; requiring much effort |
| affable | friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to |
| grandiloquent | pompous or high-flown in speech |
| agrarian | having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land |
| grimace | a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain |
| harangue | a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture |
| formidable | arousing fear or awe |
| sycophant | a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor |
| explicit | clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination |
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