English 2 Vocabulary for Semester 1 Final
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- to change without fault or offense; accuse
- indict
- to scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand
- chide
- Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet
- placidly
- containing no matter; empty
- void
- something useful or valued
- commodity
- A wise and trusted counselor or teacher
- mentor
- to cause to wither or waste away
- atrophy
- Extremely confused or disordered
- chaotic
- To show to be false
- belie
- An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely
- epidemic
- Someone who does not believe in a god
- atheist
- To bring about or carry out (as a crime or deception)
- perpetrate
- Disrespectful
- irreverent
- An achieved level; status
- stature
- Having a self-confident air; brisk
- jaunty
- Sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others
- tact
- The act of uttering; vocal expression
- utterance
- impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
- indelible
- Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance; indifference
- apathy
- Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
- notorious
- To wave or swing vigorously; thrash
- flail
- Unreasonable irritable or ill-tempered
- petulant
- Lacking energy or vitality; weak
- languidly
- A place, scene or state of uproar and confusion
- bewilder
- Stubbornly unyielding
- adamant
- to accept or comply passively
- acquiesce
- having a self-confident air
- jaunty
- a confused mass or mixture
- chaos
- anger aroused by something unjust or mean
- indignation
- to cause to experience shame or humiliation; humiliate
- mortify
- impossible to appease or satisfy
- implacable
- having an unknown name
- anonymous
- to speak of as small or unimportant
- belittle
- to cut or break off
- sever
- to estimate the quality, amount, size or other features
- appraise
- to inflict punishment on
- chastise
- act of convicting of a crime
- conviction
- characterized or favoring absolute obedience to authority
- authoritarian
- to pass beyond the limits of
- transcend
- the state of being empty or deserted; lonely
- desolation
- sharp and severe
- acute
- mild and pleasant
- balmy
- serenely deliberate; calm
- sedate
- to become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation
- emaciated
- producing abundant work or results
- prolific
- lasting or enduring
- abiding
- a jumble of loud, discordant sounds
- din
- inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient
- deficient
- expressed or performed with emphasis
- emphatically
- insignificant, not related to the matter at hand
- irreverent
- the period needed for returning to health after illness
- convalescence