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Honors English III
Semester 1, Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Theoretical |
| Abstruse | Difficult to understand |
| Acclaim | Praise, aplaud |
| Accolade | Award |
| Acquiescent | Complient |
| Acrimony | Words or behavior filled with harshness or anger |
| Adamant | Stubborn |
| Adroit | Skillful in physical activity |
| Advocate | Support |
| Affable | Friendly |
| Affirmation | Positive statement, agreement |
| Alienate | To push away |
| Aloof | Indifferent, unattached |
| Altruistic | Unselfish, vague |
| Ambidextrous | Skillful with both hands |
| Ambigious | Unclear, vague |
| Ambivalence | Indecisive |
| Ameliorate | Improve |
| Amity | Friendship |
| Amorphous | Without form or shape |
| Anathema | Religious curse |
| Antithesis | Opposite |
| Arcane | Secret, mysterious |
| Ascendance | Domination |
| Ascetic | Person who rejects personal comfort and luxury for self-disipline |
| Asperity | Roughness, harshness, irratibility |
| Assail | Attack with force |
| Assiduous | Persistent, hard-working, diligent |
| Assuage | Relieve, ease, pacify |
| Atrophy | Breakdown |
| Audacious | Bold, brazen |
| Auspicious | Likely to succeed |
| Austere | Stark, stern, plain |
| Avarice | Greed |
| Averse | Feeling repelled, wanting to aviod |
| Baleful | Harmful, menacing |
| Banal | Trite, boring |
| Belie | Misrepresent |
| Bequeath | Leave behind in a will |
| Bolster | To support |
| Bombast | Speech or writing, pompous |
| Brevity | Shortness, briefness |
| Bumptious | Pushy, abnoxious |
| Cacophony | Loudness, harshness of sound |
| Cajole | Fool with flattery |
| Candor | Honesty, frankness |
| Capacious | Spacious |
| Capitulate | Surrender, yield, give into |
| Capricious | Unpredictable |
| Castigate | Scold |
| Caustic | Burning with chemicals or sarcasim |
| Celerity | Speed |
| Censure | Critize |
| Chasten | Punish, disipline |
| Choler | Anger |
| Circumscribe | Draw a circle |
| Circumspect | Cautious |
| Clemency | Mercy |
| Cloister | Isolated from the outside world |
| Coalese | Unite, grow together |
| Coerce | To force |
| Complacent | Self-satisified |
| Concede | Admit reluncantly, yield |
| Concise | Short |
| Condone | Overlook, excuse, pardon |
| Confound | Confused |
| Consummate | To complete or make whole |
| Contingent | Dependent |
| Contrite | Sorry |
| Conundrum | Riddle, mystery |
| Convivial | Fond of parties, socialable |
| Copious | Large quantity, abundance |
| Corroborate | Support with evidence |
| Culpable | Guilty |
| Cupidity | Greed, especially for money |
| Cursory | Pressed for time, quickly |
| Daunted | Dismayed, disheartened |
| Deference | Yield to someone out of respect |
| Deprecate | Belittle |
| Desultory | Lacking plan, aimless |
| Dexterity | High level of skill, especially with the hands |
| Diatribe | Bitterly critical speech |
| Dilatory | Causing latness, stalling |
| Discerning | Insightful |
| Discord | Disagreement |
| Disdain | Dislike, scorn |
| Disparage | Belittle, negative |
| Distended | Swollen, extended |
| Divergence | Act of splitting off into different directions |
| Dogmatic | Sticking to a widely accepted belief even when faced with opposing evidence |
| Doleful | Sad |
| Eccentric | Different from most |
| Eclectic | Choosing from many sorces |
| Effervescence | Bubbly, full of life |
| Efficacy | Ability to produce desired results |
| Emulate | Immitate |
| Endemic | Native to a particular region |
| Enervate | Weaken |
| Enigma | Mystery, puzzle |
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