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Vocab
Semester 1 Honors English Finals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| distinguished | standing above others in character or attainment |
| hierarchy | any system of persons or things ranked one above another |
| indigant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| exquisite | delicately beautiful |
| frugal | avoiding waste |
| ecstasy | a state of extreme happiness |
| deprivation | the disadvantage that results from losing something |
| robust | sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction |
| awry | away from the expected or proper direction; amiss; wrong |
| naive | having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; simple |
| envelop | enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering |
| finicky | fussy, especially about details |
| annihilate | kill in large numbers |
| expendable | suitable to be used up |
| resilient | springing back; rebounding |
| poised | composed, dignified, and self-assured |
| engulf | flow over or cover completely |
| stagnate | exist in a changeless situation |
| subtle | delicate or faint and mysterious |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably small |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past |
| impoverished | poor enough to need help from others |
| amorphous | having no definite form or distinct shape |
| inexplicable | incapable of being explained or accounted for |
| retribution | the act of taking revenge |
| vigor | forceful exertion |
| placidly | in a quiet and tranquil manner |
| exuberance | joyful enthusiasm |
| mangle | destroy or injure severely |
| poignancy | a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow |
| stealth | cautions and secretive action or movement |
| diffuse | unfocused |
| fecund | producing much growth; fertile |
| executed | performed or carried out |
| silhouetted | a dark shape outlined against a lighter background |
| primitive | existing in or from the time of earliest humans |
| transparent | capable of being seen through |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to keep moving once it's in motion |
| skirted | to pass or go around rather than across or through |
| consolation | an act of comforting |
| Juncture | the shape or manner in which things come together |
| brusquely | in a blunt direct manner |
| contemplate | consider as a possibility |
| scourage | something causing misery or death |
| pugnacious | ready and able to resort to force or violence |
| ominous | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| derogatory | expressive of low opinion |
| gingerly | with extreme care or delicacy |
| pantomime | a performance using gestures and movements without words |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow |
| receptive | open to arguments, ideas, or change |
| nuisance | a bothersome annoying person |
| subdue | to overpower by superior force; overcome |
| reverent | feeling or showing profound respect |
| cower | show submission or fear |
| meager | lacking in amount of quality or extent |
| sullen | showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve; gloomy |
| arouse | call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response |
| avert | turn away or aside |
| aloof | distant in manner, apart |
| jeer | laugh at with contempt and derision |
| console | to alleviate or lesson the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort |
| confide | reveal in private |
| earnestly | in a serious manner |
| writhe | move in a twisting or contorted motion |
| bewildered | confused by many conflicting situations or statements |
| discontent | a longing for something better than the present situation |
| retort | answer back |
| belligerent | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight |
| monotonous | sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; boring |
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