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Honors English 10
Weeks 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities |
| indiscriminate | choosing at random |
| eminent | of high reputation |
| steeped | soaked, drenched |
| replete | completely filled or supplied with |
| abound | to exist in great numbers |
| technology | branch of knowledge dealing with engineering |
| prognosticate | to predict the future |
| matron | an older married woman |
| paradox | a contradictory statement |
| realm | special field; kingdom |
| annals | historical records |
| compound | to increase or add to |
| tinge | a trace |
| badger | to pester |
| implore | to beg |
| drudgery | dull work |
| interminable | unending |
| perceive | to understand |
| laconic | using very few words |
| throng | crowd |
| intrepid | brave |
| accost | to approach |
| reticent | silent |
| furtive | secret |
| felon | a person guilty of a crime |
| plethora | excess |
| hapless | unfortunate |
| irate | angry |
| pretext | an excuse |
| fabricate | to lie |
| adroit | skillful |
| gesticulate | move the arms energetically |
| vigilant | watchful |
| avid | eager |
| cajole | coax |
| rudimentary | elementary |
| enhance | intensify |
| nuance | slight variation |
| loathe | to hate |
| reprimand | to show sharp disapproval |
| lackluster | dull |
| caustic | sarcastic |
| wrest | take by force |
| infamous | having a bad reputation |
| jostle | to shove hard |
| dupe | a person easily tricked |
| incipient | just beginning to exist |
| inadvertent | not attentive |
| ominous | threatening |
| tremulous | quivering |
| repudiate | to reject |
| cessation | a stopping |
| bristle | stiffen with fear |
| euphemism | a less offensive term |
| mundane | worldly |
| incongruous | inappropriate |
| condolence | pity |
| stipulate | to specify a condition |
| alacrity | briskness, lively action |
| disdain | contempt |
| belligerent | warlike |
| intimidate | overawe |
| feint | a false attack |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome |
| promulgate | to make known officially |
| brash | impudent |
| scoff | to sneer at |
| belittle | to make seem less important |
| tangible | having actual form |
| laceration | jagged wound |
| castigate | to correct by punishing |
| sordid | dirty, base |
| octogenarian | person in his/her eighties |
| solace | easing of grief |
| aspirant | person having high ambitions |
| dregs | most worthless part |
| frenzy | wild fit |
| scurrilous | coarse |