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English Vocab 2nd
2nd semester vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| emulate | to match or surpass, typically through imitation |
| entail | to involve as a necessary consequence |
| etymology | the study of words and the way which their meanings have changed through history |
| exculpate | to show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing |
| exhort | to strongly encourage someone to do something |
| extraneous | irrelevant |
| fabricate | to invent or manufacture |
| feral | in a wild state |
| figurative | not using words literally |
| foster | to encourage or promote the development or growth of |
| gratuitous | uncalled for; unnecessary |
| haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful |
| hypocrisy | claiming to hold a certain belief or principle but acting according to another |
| idiosyncratic | Peculiar; individual |
| implicit | implied though not plainly expressed |
| ingenious | clever, original or inventive |
| insatiable | unsatisfiable; unappeasable |
| irreverence | lack of respect |
| juxtaposition | placement for contrasting effect |
| laceration | deep cut or wound |
| lethargic | sluggish or apathetic |
| luminous | giving off light; glowing |
| malevolent | having a wish to do evil to others |
| morose | sullen and ill-tempered |
| nebulous | cloudy or hazy |
| notorious | famous or well-known (usually for something bad) |
| ominous | giving the impression that something bad is going to happen |
| ostentatious | pretentious or vulgar display; designed to impress or attract notice |
| palatable | pleasant tasting |
| pathology | science of the causes and effects of diseases |
| penitent | repentant or regretful for wrongdoing |
| petulance | childlike sulkiness |
| precocious | developing earlier than usual |
| propensity | inclination to act a certain way |
| putrid | decaying or rotting |
| quagmire | complex or awkward situation |
| querulous | complaining in a petulant manner |
| rectitude | righteousness |
| rescind | revoke or cancel |
| resilient | able to recoil easily |
| ruminate | think deeply about something |
| sanguine | cheerful |
| scintillating | sparkling |
| sovereign | possessing extreme power |
| speculative | based on observation rather than fact |
| tenuous | very weak or slender |
| truculent | eager to fight |
| turpitude | wickedness |
| ubiquitous | present or appearing everywhere |
| vacuous | not able to think; unintelligent |
| vicarious | experienced through another person's thoughts or feelings |
| whimsical | playfully fanciful or quaint |
| zealous | full of zeal |
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