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English 2HP
Ms.Ferguson's class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quixotic | (adj)unrealistic, foolish, silly |
| raucous | (adj) harsh loud noise, rowdy |
| rebuff | (v)abrupt rejection |
| rebuke | (v)sharp disapproval |
| reciprocal | (adj)mutual, shared feeling |
| relegate | (v) to demote |
| relic | (n) object surviving an earlier time |
| replenish | (v) to refill, rejuvenate, restore |
| reprehensible | (adj) blameworthy |
| reprove | (v) scold, gently criticize |
| rescind | (v)to cancel |
| resilient | (adj) recoil back to shape, recovering |
| respite | (n) short period of time, a break |
| resplendent | (adj)attractive, richly colorful |
| robust | (adj) strong and healthy |
| rustic | (adj) unsophisticated |
| saccharine | (adj) excessively sweet, sugary |
| sardonic | (adj) grimly mocking |
| scanty | (adj) small in amount |
| scintillate | (v) to sparkle |
| servile | (adj) obedient or submissive |
| sloth | (n) lazy |
| spurious | (adj) false or fake |
| stagnate | (v) cease to flow, move, or stop progressing |
| static | (adj) lack of movement |
| steadfast | (adj) loyal, faithful |
| stoic | (n) emotionally unresponsive |
| stratagem | (n)a plan or scheme |
| strident | (adj) loud and harsh |
| stymie | (v) to prevent or block |
| succinct | (adj) few words |
| surfeit | (n) excessive amount |
| surmise | (v) to infer or guess |
| table | (v) to post pone |
| tedious | (adj) long and tiresome |
| temperance | (n) self restraint |
| thwart | (v) to block or hinder |
| terse | (adj) brief with annoyance |
| tenet | (n) a principle or belief |
| tentative | (adj) unsure, uncertain |
| tepid | (adj)unenthusiastic |
| tirade | (n) long angry speech |
| teem | (v) to swarm, overflow |
| theology | (n) the study of God and religion |
| tenuous | (adj) weak, flimsy |
| tonic | (n)a refreshing drink |
| tortuous | (adj) full of twists, bends, and curves |
| tout | (v) to brag |
| transfix | (v) to stand motionless in awe or amazement |
| travesty | (n) a parody or imitation |
| trite | (adj) boring, cliche |
| trivial | (adj) unimportant, insignificant |
| tryst | (n) a meeting between secret lovers |
| tumult | (n) violent loud uproar |
| turpitude | (n) shameful, vile, evil |
| undermine | (v) to weaken gradually |
| unilateral | (adj) invovling one side |
| urbane | (adj) elegance, sophistication, suave |
| usurp | (v) to seize and hold wrongfully by force |
| vapid | (adj) dull, tasteless, bland |
| vehement | (adj) passionate and intense |
| verbose | (adj) wordy |
| vestige | (n)remnant, trace of something that no longer exists |
| viable | (adj) capable of working successfully |
| vie | (v) to compete eagerly |
| vilify | (v) to defame |
| virulent | (adj) poisonous |
| vivacious | (adj) spirited, attractive and lively |
| volatile | (adj) explosive, unpredictable |
| wanton | (adj) evil, immoral wicked |
| waver | (v) indecisive |
| winsome | (adj)engaging and charming |
| wistful | (adj) regretful longing |
| zealot | (n) a fanatical person |
| zenith | (n) highest point |
| abeyance | (n) state of temporary disuse or suspension |
| abrogate | (v) to revoke |
| abscond | (v) to run away, flee in secret |
| abstinence | (n) practice of restraining oneself |
| accolade | (n) an award or special honor |
| acquit | (v) to find innocent |
| aggrieve | (v) feeling resentful |
| akimbo | (adj) hands on hips and elbows turned outward |
| alacrity | (n) brisk and cheerful readiness |
| ambulatory | (adj)able to move around |
| ameliorate | (v) to improve |
| anathema | (n) abomination, things that are hated |
| ancillary | (adj) providing support |
| antipodal | (adj) situated on the opposite side of the Earth |
| bandy | (v) to toss back and forth |
| behemoth | (n) huge and powerful |
| belie | (v) to fail or contradict |
| besmirch | (v) to damage the reputation of, soil or stain |
| bumptious | (adj) arrogant or self asserting |
| byzantine | (adj)intricate and complicated |
| cachet | (n) a mark of distinction and prestige |
| capricious | (adj) whimsical and fanciful |
| castigate | (v) to criticize |
| cataclysm | (n) large scale violence |
| circumlocution | (n) indirect expressions |
| clout | (n) denotation: heavy blow connotation: power and influence |
| cogitate | (v) to focus |
| compunction | (n) feeling of guilt |
| contentious | (adj)controversial |
| covet | (v) to be jealously envious |
| debacle | (n) disaster, a complete collapse or failure |
| decimate | (v) to destroy |
| deleterious | (adj)harmful to health |
| descry | (v)discover or detect |
| diaspora | (n) any mass migration of a group of people from a country |
| dichotomy | a division in two kinds of contradictory parts |
| dilettante | (n) one who loves art or science for amusement |
| disquiet | (adj)uneasiness |
| dissipate | (v)denotation: to spend or squander connotation: to scatter in various directions |
| doff | (v)denotation:a sign of respect or greeting connatation: to remove or take material off |
| doggerel | (n) any writing of nonsense, comedy, or verse |
| dossier | (n) a collection of documents |
| draconian | (adj)outdated |
| dulcet | (adj) pleasant to the ear |
| effete | (adj)without energy, defeated |
| ennui | (n) boredom |
| ensconce | (v) to cover or shelter |
| erudite | (adj)academic smart |
| ethnocentric | (n/adj) superior to ones own ethnic group |
| evanescent | (adj)vanishing |
| exemplar | (n)typical example, model |
| facetious | (adj) amusing and humorous |
| fauna | (n) animals of a given region or period |
| feral | (adj) wild savage or primal |
| fetter | (v) to restrain, chain or shackle |
| garrulous | (adj) wordy |
| gesticulate | (v) to gesture when one speaks |
| histrionic | (adj) drama queen |
| impervious | (adj) impenetrable |
| impugn | (v) to criticize, challenge as false |
| iniquitous | (adj) wicked |
| itinerant | (adj)moving from place to place |
| juggernaut | (n) massive crushing unstoppable force |
| libation | (n) pouring out of a liquid |
| malapropism | (n) misuse of a word by one that sounds similar |
| malfeasance | (v) wrongful or illegal conduct by a public official |
| matriculate | (v) to enroll as a student in a college or university |
| mellifluous | (adj)pleasing to the ear, melodic |
| mercurial | (adj)moody |
| milieu | (n) surroundings in an environment |
| munificent | (adj)generous |
| neophyte | (n) new comer, beginner, novist |
| nepotism | (n) giving relatives and close friends jobs, favoritism |
| nihilism | (n) complete denial of all authority and institutions, belief system of no belief, pessimists |
| nirvana | (n) a state of perfect happiness, delight and peace |
| nonplus | (n) to be shocked |
| officious | (adj) meddlesome and conflicting |
| omniscient | (n) all knowing |
| onerous | (adj) burdensome |
| onus | (n) responsibility |
| oscillate | (v) to switch back and forth typically in opinion |
| pallid | (adj) pale complexion |
| panacea | (n) remedy to cure all |
| paradigm | (n) an example, model, structure |
| parsimonious | (adj) greedy |
| penultimate | (n) next to last |
| perfunctory | (adj)required, doing something because one has to (not necessarily wanting to) |
| petulant | (adj) immature, temper tantrum |
| placebo | (n) fake medication |
| pluralism | (n) diverse society |
| pregnant | (adj) highly significant |
| probity | (n) integrity, uprightness and honesty |
| prowess | (n) superior ability, skill and strength |
| punctilious | (adj)strict, exacting, attention to detail |
| recalcitrant | (adj) hard to manage, deal with, stubbornly defiant |
| repartee | (n) a quick witty reply |
| reticent | (adj) reluctant, restrained |
| rife | (adj) common and frequent |
| ruminate | (v) to ponder, muse upon |
| sallow | (adj) yellow greenish sickly color |
| secrete | (v) to give off, release |
| stalwart | (adj) hardy, rugged, full and strong |
| striated | (adj)streak, furrowed, striped |
| supercilious | (adj)over bearing, disdainful expression |
| superfluous | (adj) unnecessary, needless |
| sycophant | (n) fawning parasite, kiss ass |
| synergy | (n)a collaboration, combination of two companies are greater together than independent |
| timorous | (adj) full of fear, easily scared |
| truculent | (adj) aggressively hostile |
| ubiquitous | (adj) existing everywhere at the same time |
| undulate | (v) to move in a wave like motion |
| vacuous | (adj) without contents, empty |
| veneer | (n) fake appearance, thin layer, superficially valuable |
| venerate | (v) to treat with respect |
| veracity | (n) correctness, accuracy, truth |
| vicarious | (adj)substitute, existing through imagination |
| viscosity | (n) a thick, sticky liquid |
| wont | (adj) accustomed |
| zephyr | (n) a gentle breeze |
| endemic | (adj) native, naturally occurring |
| zeitgeist | (n) mood or spirit of time |
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