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Fall Exam Vocab

Vocab words from first semester Honors English 10.

TermDefinition
Bacchanalian wild and drunken
expunge to erase or eliminate
negligence careless neglect, often resulting in injury
candid outspoken; blunt
furtive stealthy; secretive
bigot one who is intolerant of differences in others
strident harsh surrounding; grating
coerce to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
chaos complete disorder
irascible easily angered
jaundiced prejudiced; hostile
anathema a hated, repellent person or thing
Divulge to tell; to reveal (as a secret)
ignominy public shame, dishonor, or disgrace
Docile easy to manage or teach; obedient
castigate to criticize or punish severely
emaciated extremely thin; wasted away
extraneous not essential; not constituting a vital part
libation a drink, especially and alcoholic one
bastion a strong defense or fort
gregarious sociable; fond of the company of others
insipid lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
copius a numerous; large in quantity
heresy the crime of holding a belief that goes against an established doctrine
extradite to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
meticulous extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
ostracize to banish; to shut out from a group of society by common consent
mercenary a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
temerity recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
appease to calm; to make satisfied (often temporarily)
Jingoism extreme chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
avarice greed; desire for wealth
gauche lacking social graces; tactless
jettison to cast overboard; to discard
dogmatic arrogant and stubborn about ones beliefs
augment to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
argot a group of special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
motley made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
abet to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing
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