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vocabulary 8 honors
study vocab terms 2017
Term | Definition |
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apathy | feeling of hopelessness |
dilemna | major problem |
empathy | sympathy-like feeling that a person has gone through |
rivulet | tiny stream of water |
commotion | a loud raucous, chaos |
pilgrimage | a long spiritual journey |
decorum | an orderly presence |
humility | modesty of your importance |
permeate | throughtout, penetrate |
condescend | rude, talking down to someone |
profound | deep, thoughtful |
indignant | angry, stubborn, rebellious |
ominous | threatening, foreboding |
conspicuous | obvious, sticks out |
unorthodox | out of the ordinary |
tenacious | determined, never gives up |
ponder | to think deeply |
grimace | frown |
belligerent | ready to fight |
grave | dead serious |
contempt | disgust, hatred |
drone | to make a continuous low sound |
wince | cringe, to flinch in pain |
grieve | to mourn or be sad about, usually over the loss of a loved one |
banish | to exile, to dismiss, to send out |
pummel | to punch over and over again, hitting continuously |
cower | to bow ot bend over in fear |
serence/tranquil | peaceful |
hospitable | welcoming friendly |
somber | serious/sads |
impulsive | acts without thinking |
reluctant | hesitant, unsure |
intricate | detailed, specific |
defiant | indignant, rebellious |
arrogent | conceited, stuck up, haughty |
defiant | angry, stubborn, aggressively resisting |
punctilious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
vigilant | watchful, aware |
incessant | nonstop, continuing without pause or interruption |
timorous | timid, shy, nervous |
redundant | no longer needed |
prophetic | far seeing, predictive, describing someone who speaks of the future confidently |
obstinate | stubborn |
pensive | reflecting deep or profound thought |
indigenous | native to an area |
raucous | unruly, loud, chaotic |
methodical | logical, analytic, efficient, following structure or form |
auspicous | promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success |
convulse | to shake uncontrollably |
console | to soothe or make feel better |
barrage | a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area |
fledgling | a young bird learning to fly, a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped |
intuition | a sixth sense or gut feeling |
facade | the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space, front, outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality. |
penchant | a desire, strong interest |
revelation | a revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea |
proponent | someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause |
allot | to assign or distribute into shares or portions |
audacious | bold, adventurous, reckless |
devoid | not having or using, empty, lacking |
comply | to yield to a request or demand |
prodigous | immense , extraordinary in size or degree |
perturb | to trouble or annoy |
errant | straying outside the proper path or bounds (an errant calf).... moving about aimlessly or irregularly (an errant breeze) behaving wrongly (an errant child) |
unabated | Being at full strength or force |
resounding | impressively loud or booming |
rogue | a dishonest or worthless person |
adulation | excessive admiration or praise |
junket | trip, journey |
compel | to force or oblige to do something, urge, pressure |
despise | feel contempt or deep repugnance for |
justify | show or prove to be right |
jeer | make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice |
retaliate | make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack, to get back at |
infraction | a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules |
scion | a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft, a descendent |
prominant | well known in the public eye |
relentless | tenacious, go getting, incredibly determined |
dilipidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
vehement | intensely emotional, deeply felt, marked by forceful energy |