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Hon. English 2 (6)
Vocabulary 10-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form |
| avid | enthusiastic; extremely interested (eager) |
| gadfly | an irritating and persistent person (nuisance; pest) |
| humility | absence of vanity; humbleness (modesty) |
| dolorous | exhibiting sorrow or pain (mournful) |
| gargantuan | of huge or extraordinary size and power (gigantic; huge) |
| arduous | difficult; requiring much effort (laborious) |
| affable | friendly; agreeable, easy to talk to (good-natured) |
| grandiloquent | pompous or high-flown in speech (pretentious) |
| agrarian | concerning farms, farmers, or use of land (agricultural) |
| grimace | a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain (scowl) |
| harrangue | a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture (tirade) |
| formidable | arousing fear or awe (intimidating) |
| sycophant | a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain (today) |
| explicit | clearly and openly stated; learning nothing to the imagination (exact; precise) |
| altercation | a heated argument (dispute) |
| lexicon | a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary (jargon; argot; cant) |
| hue | a particular shade of a given color |
| galvanize | to startle into sudden activity (stimulate) |
| sanction | permission; support |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
| ominous | threatening; foreboding evil (sinister) |
| audacity | rude boldness; nerve |
| evince | to demonstrate clearly; to prove |
| implacable | unable to be appeased or pacified (inflexible; relentless) |
| exhort | to urge on with stirring words (encourage) |
| incarcerate | to put into prison; to confine |
| incisive | sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter (piercing; acute) |
| expedient | practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one's self-interest) |
| pertinent | having to do with the subject at hand; relavent |
Created by:
Sean Mullin
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