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Vocab Ch 10+11
English 2 Vocabulary Chapters 10+11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| expound | to explain in detail |
| cajole | to persuade with false promises |
| inscrutable | not easily understood |
| balk | to refuse stubbornly |
| acrimony | illnatured |
| dour | illhumored |
| exult | to rejoice |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| feasible | reasonable |
| fiasco | ridiculous favor |
| metier | an occupation |
| fluctuate | to rise and fall |
| harry | to annoy |
| incognito | disguised |
| lethargy | sluggishness |
| epistle | letter |
| avid | enthusiastic |
| gadfly | irritating person |
| humility | humbleness |
| dolorous | exhibiting sorrow |
| gargantuan | extraodinary size |
| arduous | difficult |
| affable | friendly |
| grandiloquent | pompous in speech |
| agrarian | concerning farms |
| grimace | a facial expression of pain |
| harangue | strongly expressed lecture |
| formidable | arrousing fear |
| sycophant | flatterer |
| explicit | clearly stated |