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English 4 All Vocab
All 12 sets of my vocab for English 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abase | To lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| Conducive | Tending to promote or assist |
| Debonair | Suave, urbane |
| Disconcert | To throw into confusion; to disturb the composure of |
| Hovel | Small, wretched, often dirty house |
| Infuse | To cause to be permeated with something |
| Inordinate | Exceeding reasonable limits |
| Insolvent | Unable to pay debts |
| Intractable | Not easily governed, managed, or directed;Stubborn |
| Malign | To say misleading or false reports about; speak evil of |
| Manifest | easily understood or recognized |
| Overt | obvious |
| Respite | An interval of rest or relief |
| Rotund | marked by roundness; notably plump |
| Vertigo | dizziness and confused state of mind |
| Acquiesce | to agree, assent, go along |
| Acrimonious | bitter, sharp, stinging, biting |
| Adversity | misfortune, disaster, distress |
| Cogitate | ponder, think carefully, meditate |
| Copious | plentiful, ample, abundant |
| Corpulent | fat, obese |
| Derisive | mocking, ridiculing |
| Disconsolate | heartbroken, dejected, depressed |
| Furtive | stealthy, secret, sneaky |
| Harbinger | forerunner, herald, precursor |
| Inclement | stormy, harsh, severe |
| Portent | omen, sign, augury |
| Predisposed | inclined, tending, susceptible |
| Reprove | to rebuke, scold, admonish, reprimand |
| Subterfuge | a deception, artifice, stratagem |
| Affray | A noisy fight, a brawl |
| Antipathy | Repulsed, aversion, disgusted |
| Aspect | Trait, part of something bigger |
| Contrition | remorse, Repent |
| Exacerbate | Irritate, to make worse |
| Filicity | Happy, blissful |
| Impudent | disrespectful, shameless |
| Indolent | lazy, slothful |
| Interloper | Trespasser, intruder |
| Milieu | Environment, setting, surroundings |
| Nebulous | Hazy, vague, indistinct |
| Oblivious | Unaware, forgetful |
| Odious | Hateful, abhorrent |
| Repast | Food, a meal |
| Squalor | Filthy, corruption |
| Amity | friendship, peaceful relations |
| Ascribe | to attribute |
| Auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| Commiserate | Sympathize, condole |
| Discern | Notice, perceive, detect, distinguish |
| Glower | Scowl, frown |
| Guile | Trickery, treachery, craftiness |
| Obdurate | Stubborn, inflexible |
| Parity | Equality, correspondence |
| Paucity | Scarce, few |
| Ponderous | Heavy, massive; Oppressive, dull |
| Shiftless | lazy, idle, lacking ambition |
| Transgress | To violate, to go beyond a limit, to break |
| Travail | Suffer, anguish, toil, labor |
| Wan | Pale, sickly |
| Aficionado | A devotee, Enthusiast, Zealot |
| Burgeon | To develop, flourish, sprout |
| Cede | To give up, Relinquish, Grant |
| Debase | To corrupt, degrade, adulterate |
| Distend | To swell, expand, bloat |
| Forment | To stir up, instigate, incite, rouse |
| Forbearance | Patience, restraint |
| Germane | Relevant, related |
| Gibe | Taunt, mock, ridicule |
| Jocose | Merry, playful, humorous |
| Inimitable | Unique, one of a kind |
| Itinerant | Journeying, traveling, nomadic |
| Pugnacious | Aggressive, combative, quarrelsome |
| Mellifluous | Honeyed, sweet-sounding, smooth flowing |
| Vex | To irritate, annoy, bother; to puzzle, perplex, baffle |
| Abstemious | Sparing, abstinent |
| Disparate | Different, unlike, distinct, diverse |
| Intimation | Suggestion, hint |
| Inviolate | Intact, undisturbed |
| Luminary | Celebrity, notable, leading light |
| Panache | Flair, swagger, style |
| Parry | Deflect, evade, ward off |
| Pecuniary | Monetary, financial |
| Proviso | On a condition, agreement on certain terms |
| Remiss | Careless, inattentive, negligent |
| Stigma | Stain, brand, mark of disgrace |
| Surreptitious | Secret, stealthy, covert |
| Truncate | To cut short, lop |
| Upbraid | Scold, reprove, reprimand |
| Vapid | Lifeless, flat, uninteresting (opposite of vivid) |
| Ambience | Environment; milieu |
| Cataclysm | Disaster; catastrophe |
| Daunt | Intimidate; Dismay |
| Demise | Death; Defeat |
| Dorolous | Mournful; Sorrowful; Melancholy |
| Flaccid | Limp; Flabby |
| Fretful | Irritable, peevish, vexed |
| Hinterland | Back country, remote area |
| Imbroglio | Predicament, entanglement, confused situation |
| Mesmerize | Hypnotize, enthrall |
| Miscreant | a villain, scoundrel, evildoer; an infidel, heretic |
| Peevish | Irritable, fretful, childish |
| Prodigy | A marvel, wonder; A person with exceptional talent |
| Progeny | Descendants, offspring |
| Tenet | Belief, dogma, doctrine |
| Choleric | bad-tempered, irritable |
| Churlish | Rude, boorish, loutish |
| Dire | Fearful, calamitous, disastrous; extreme, urgent |
| Dilate | To widen, expand |
| Dulcet | Sweet, melodious |
| Ebullience | Enthusiasm, exuberance, high spirits |
| Hiatus | Gap, interruption, break |
| Lassitude | Weariness, lethargy, listlessness |
| Obsequious | Fawning, servile, excessively polite |
| Petulant | Irritable, peevish, ill-tempered |
| Quaff | To drink deeply and heartily |
| Remunerate | To pay for, pay to |
| Reverie | A daydream, fanciful musing |
| Sagacious | Astute, judicious, wise |
| Timorous | Fearful, timid, apprehensive |
| Abject | Wretched, humiliating; contemptible, despicable |
| Blithe | Joyful, glad, cheerful; carefree, casual, heedless |
| Cataract | Large waterfall; downpour, deluge |
| Hapless | Unlucky, unfortunate |
| Inculcate | To instill, implant, teach earnestly |
| Infinitesimal | Tiny, minute, immeasurably small |
| Noxious | Harmful, injurious, destructive, deleterious, detrimental |
| Obfuscate | To darken, make indistinct; to confuse, bewilder, make obscure |
| Obstreperous | Noisy, tumultuous, unruly, boisterous |
| Ossify | To change into bone, harden |
| Parsimonious | Stingy, extreme frugality |
| Portend | To forbode, foreshadow |
| Potable | Drinkable, fit to drink |
| Protract | To prolong, drag out |
| Vociferous | Clamorous, boisterous, strident |
| Ancillary | Supporting, secondary |
| Apprise | To inform, notify |
| Assiduous | diligent, devoted, constant |
| Belie | To contradict, to prove false |
| Eschew | To shun, abstain from, forgo |
| Expiation | Atone, amends, repair |
| Extant | Still existing (Existent) |
| Fatuous | Foolish, inane, silly |
| Iniquitous | Wicked, sinful, villainous |
| Perfidy | Treachery, faithlessness, betrayal |
| Prodigious | Huge, enormous, tremendous, Impressive in size |
| Propinquity | Nearness, proximity |
| Sinuous | Curving, winding |
| Tenable | Defensible, reasonable |
| Ubiquitous | Omnipresent, existing everywhere at once |
| Admonish | Warn, reprove, rebuke |
| Anomaly | A deviation, irregularity, abnormality, inconsistency |
| Feral | Wild, savage, brutal |
| Hirsute | Hairy, shaggy |
| Ignominious | Humiliating, disgraceful |
| Implacable | Relentless, inexorable, unappeasable |
| Incommode | To disturb, inconvenience, trouble |
| Incredulous | Skeptical, unlikely to believe |
| Invective | Abuse, vituperation; abusive language; abusive, insulting expression |
| Onerous | Burdensome, troublesome, oppressive |
| Paroxysm | A spasm, convulsion, sudden outburst |
| Propitious | Favorable, auspicious, encouraging, benevolent |
| Ruminate | To meditate, muse, ponder |
| Tribulation | Suffering, affliction, hardship, trial |
| Voluble | Talkative, wordy, loquacious |
| Ablution | A cleansing or washing of the body, particularly as part of a religious rite. |
| Abnegation | Self-denial, renunciation, eschewal |
| Abrade | To wear away, erode, scrape, chafe |
| Abstruse | Hard to understand, obscure, mysterious |
| Amenable | Submissive, obedient, responsive; responsible |
| Ascetic | Austere, self-denying, not allowing yourself to enjoy |
| Bellicose | Belligerent, warlike, combative |
| Benign | Kindly, gracious; favorable |
| Celerity | Swift, quick, rapid |
| Credulous | Gullible, trusting; To believe/accept |
| Paradigm | A model, example, pattern |
| Sequester | To isolate, segregate, seclude |
| Stodgy | Dull, pompous, stuffy; lacking in humor or lightness |
| Suffuse | To spread throughout |
| Villify | To slander, defame, malign |
Created by:
Salem A.
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