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Templet Spring 2017
vocabulary for English II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| esoteric | intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. |
| audacious | showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.; showing an impudent lack of respect. |
| amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner. |
| nostalgic | characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia, sentimental, remembrance |
| sarcastic | marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. |
| nihilism | an extreme form of skepticism that denies that existence is real |
| vacuous | lacking intelligence; stupid |
| condescending | having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority. |
| benevolent | well meaning and kindly, good-hearted, compassionate |
| kowtow | to bow down, to kneel with forehead touching forehead to ground |
| indeliable | unable to erase,, permanent |
| innocuous | not harmful or offenstive |
| caustic | able to burn or corrode; sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way |
| fiasco | a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way. |
| facetious | creating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. |
| countenance | face, facial expression, outward appearance |
| beguile | using charm to enchant someone in a deceptive way |
| faux pas | a mistake, a misstep, French false step |
| loquacious | too talkative; garrulous |
| incontrovertible | impossible to dispute; unquestionable; not able to change |
| anachronism | something that appears our of its normal time frame |
| blank verse | unrhymed verse with iambic pentameter |
| foil | a character who by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another |
| foreshadowing | a hint that something will happen later in the story |
| allusion | a reference to a famous historic or literary figure or event |
| aside | a character turns to the audience and speaks directly |
| pun | a play on words to create humor |
| tragic hero | a character of noble birth or high standing with a character flaw. |
| dramatic irony | The reader/audience knows something that the characters do not know. |
| soliloquy | when a character speaks his thoughts aloud on stage. |
| bequeathing | giving or leaving by means of a will |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar, tumult, chaos |
| appeased | brought to a state of peace; quieted |
| oration | a speech made in a formal and dignified manner |
| banished | driven our or removed from a home or country by an authority |
| supercilious | behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. |
| savory | tasty; pleasing; attractive, or agreeable |
| ambivalence | the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes |
| inherent | firmly established by nature |
| verbose | using or expressed in more words than are needed. |
| coercion | use of force to get someone to obey |
| inane | silly senseless |
| indefatigable | tireless |
| amorphous | formless, lacking shape or definition |
| trepidation | fear, nervous apprehension |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law; order |
| defile | to make unclean or impure; to corrupt the purity or |
| transgression | infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely |
| lamentation | n expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret |
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