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eng 10 honors vocab
all the vocab from english 10 honors combined
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| surrogate | substitute, acting as a replacement |
| surreptitious | secret, stealthy |
| pneumatic | pertaining to air or gas |
| simian | apelike, relating to apes |
| treble | a high-pitched or shrill voice, tone, or sound |
| voluptuous | pleasurable to the senses, sensuous |
| undulation | a rising and falling in waves |
| scatological | relating to or characterized by an interest in excrement and excretion |
| obliquity | divergence from moral conduct |
| vitrified | made to look like glass |
| platitude | a commonplace, stale, or trite remark |
| abjection | a low or downcast state |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a fit |
| turpitude | depravity, moral corruption |
| usurp | to take over; to seize power |
| abstemious | self denying; refraining from indulging |
| atonement | reparation for a wrong or injury |
| coquettishly | in a manner befitting a woman who flirts with men |
| heretical | violating accepted dogma or convention |
| sonder | the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own |
| enmity | hatred, ill-will |
| bastion | a strong defense or fort |
| tumult | noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance. |
| vicissitude | a change or variation; ups and downs |
| tacit | understood or implied without being stated |
| taboo | excluded or forbidden from use or mention |
| leviathan | something enormous and powerful; a sea monster |
| crestfallen | discouraged, dejected, downcast |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply |
| demure | quiet and modest; reserved |
| corpulent | fat; having a large, bulky body |
| myopia | nearsightedness; lack of foresight |
| fervor | intense and passionate feeling |
| talisman | a magic charm or superstitious object for protection or luck |
| acrid | harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper |
| motif | a recurring theme, subject or idea |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
| myriad | a countless or extremely great number |
| interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
| specious | deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious |
| accolade | tribute; honor; praise |
| aesthete | one who loves beauty in art or nature |
| cacophony | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds |
| fratricide | the killing of one's brother or sister |
| idiosyncratic | peculiar to one person; highly individualized |
| inane | without sense or meaning; silly |
| insidious | proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects |
| inveigle | to tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery |
| liaison | one who serves as a connection between individuals or groups; a go-between |
| opulent | wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose |
| poignance | a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow |
| vagary | unpredictable action or behavior |
| venerable | respected because of age |
| sanctity | the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly |
| pungent | having a sharply strong taste or smell |
| patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority |
| irresolutely | uncertainty; without sureness |
| inured | accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| futility | pointlessness or uselessness |
| morii | the desire to capture a fleeting experience |
| malaise | a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness |
| evanescent | (adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
| ethereal | light, airy, heavenly |
| macabre | (adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject |
| putrefaction | Decomposition of body tissues. |
| cadaverous | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| transgression | A violation of a law, command, or duty |
| lurid | causing shock or horror |
| behemoth | huge creature; anything very large and powerful |
| Banshee | (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death |
| brusquely | abrupt in manner; blunt; rough |
| imperiously | arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| derogatory | showing a critical or disrespectful attitude |
| reprehensible | deserving blame or punishment |
| aloof | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
| disarming | charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
| indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
| derision | ridicule; mockery |
| Auxiliaries | (Plato) warriors responsible to defend the city, maintain peace, & make sure producers obey |
| Guardians | (Plato) people responsible for ruling the city; chosen from among the ranks of auxiliaries & known as philosopher-kings |
| Producers | (Plato) the largest class in society; have no share in ruling & focus on obeying; follow principle of specialization |
| specialization | (Plato) the principle that every person must fulfill the societal role to which nature bests suits them |
| Metaphysics/Ontology | The study of what is real, of being, and of what exists |
| Epistemology | The study of the nature, origin, and scope of knowledge, the rationality of belief, and various related issues |
| interlocutor | Someone who participates in a conversation |
| Natural Law Theory | A theory in ethics and philosophy that says that human beings possess intrinsic values that govern their reasoning and behavior. |
| Deontology | theory of ethics based on reason which mandates acting only in a way that can be universalized while respecting autonomy of all |
| Utilitarianism | theory of ethics that mandates doing the action that causes the greatest good for the greatest number of people |
| Ethical Dilemma | A scenario with multiple possible decisions, each of them morally undesirable |
| empirical | Based on practical experience rather than theory |
| Abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence |
| Substantiate | provide evidence to support or prove the truth of |
| Surmise | suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it |
| Posit | to suggest something is true |
| Immutable | unchanging over time or unable to be changed |
| Idle | inactive, without purpose or effect; pointless. |
| Faculty | an inherent mental or physical power; an aptitude or talent for doing something. |
| Principal | first in order of importance; main |
| binary | A way of representing information using only two options. |
| Structuralism | a general theory that implies that elements of human culture must be understood by way of their relationship to a broader system |
| Post-structuralism | a theory that both builds upon and reject ideas established by structuralism, the intellectual project that preceded it |
| semiotics | the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation |
| denotation | The literal, dictionary definition of a word |
| connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
| Modernism | artistic and literary movement sparked by a break with past conventions |
| Post Modernism | a late 20th Century movement in the arts, architecture, and criticism; includes skeptical interpretations of culture, literature, art, philosophy, history, economics, architecture, fiction, and literary criticism |
| simulacra | the facade that replaces the real to such an extent that the real or actual ceases to be |
| simulation | an imitation of a possible situation |
| hyperreality | Baudrillard's belief that people's perceptions, as defined by media, lead to the sense of a simulated reality |
| pastiche | a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources; a hodgepodge |
| parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. |
| metafiction | fiction that concerns the nature of fiction itself, either by reinterpreting a previous fictional work or by drawing attention to its own fictional status. |
| magical realism | a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy. |
| faction | the mixing of actual historical events with fictional events without clearly defining what is factual and what is fictional |
| irreverence | lack of respect |
| consumerism | A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods. |
| hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. |
| metanarrative | a single, overarching interpretation, or grand story, of reality |
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