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vocab 8 & 9
Honors American Literature
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| animosity | (n) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apathy | (n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| apprehensive | (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| commend | (v) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
| compatible | (adj) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
| condolence | (n) an expression of sympathy |
| consecrate | (v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| decrepit | (adj) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
| deride | (v) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| ingenuous | (adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
| multifarious | (adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| obsolete | (adj) out-of-date, no longer in use |
| omnivorous | (adj) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes |
| parsimonious | (adj) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| quandary | (n) a state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalcitrant | (adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| reprisal | (n) an injury done in return for an injury |
| revel | (v) to take great pleasure in; (n) a wild celebration |
| stultify | (v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
| allocate | (v) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
| ardent | (adj) very enthusiastic, impassioned |
| assiduous | (adj) persistent, attentive, diligent |
| brash | (adj) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent |
| capricious | (adj) subject to whims or passing fancies |
| chastise | (v) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely |
| copious | (adj) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose |
| deviate | (v) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n) one who departs from a norm; (adj) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional |
| emaciated | (adj, part) unnaturally thin |
| exult | (v) to rejoice greatly |
| gnarled | knotted, twisted, lumpy |
| indemnity | (n) a payment for damage or loss |
| inkling | (n) a hint; a vague notion |
| limpid | (adj) clear, transparent; readily understood |
| omnipotent | (adj) almighty, having unlimited power or authority |
| palatable | (adj) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption |
| poignant | (adj) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell |
| rancor | (n) bitter resentment or ill-will |
| sophomoric | (adj) immature and overconfident; conceited |
| spontaneous | (adj) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance |
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