English Vocab Semester One
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- coalesce
- to grow together, to unite
- dearth
- a lack of, an inadequate supply
- requiem
- music for a funeral; the end or death of something
- nascent
- beginning to exist or develop
- behoove
- to be responsible for a task
- dire
- indicating or involving fear and suffering; urgent, desperate
- pall
- a blanket that covers literally a coffin but mostly anything depressing
- impecable
- without fault, perfect, flawless
- tactual
- of or pertaining to the sense of touch
- pedagogical
- characterized by teaching or education
- reiterate
- to say or do again; to repeat, often excessively
- belie
- contradict, misrepresent
- peruse
- to read, survey, or examine in detail
- lilting
- characterized by a buoyant rhythm, rhythmical swing, bounce
- opaque
- not allowing light to pass, hard to understand
- imminent
- likely to occur at any moment, impending
- qualm
- pang of consciousness; an uneasy or apprehensive feeling (guilt)
- zephyr
- a gentle, mild breeze; anything pleasant, ideal setting
- rapt
- deeply engrossed or absorbed
- myriad
- a large number of people or things
- despotic
- the nature of an absolute ruler often tyrannical
- inexplicable
- incapable of being explained
- precept
- a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct
- subversive
- tending to overthrow or destruct (usually government)
- antithesis
- opposition, the direct opposite
- equivocation
- using ambiguous expressions
- blasé
- unconcerned, nonchalant
- usurp
- to seize and hold by force or without legal right
- castellated
- built like a castle including the tops of a castle's towers
- entreat
- to ask, implore, or beg
- voracious
- exceedingly eager or avid--consuming large quantities of food
- felicity
- the state of being happy or a source of happiness
- circumvent
- to go around or bypas
- contrition
- sincere remorse or sorrow for wrongdoings and sin
- transfix
- to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.: to impale
- pervasive
- having the quality or tendency to spread throughout
- inexorable
- unalterable, unyielding, relentless
- collateral (noun)
- property received as security for a loan
- nonchalant
- indifferent or unexcited, blasé
- depreciate
- to reduce the value
- incantation
- the chanting of words assumed to have magicl power, use of spell/charm
- encompass
- to surround or encircle; to include comprehnsively
- filial
- befetting a child's relationship with their parents
- surcease
- the end of an action
- auspicious
- promising success, favorable,
- hone
- to sharpen or improve a skill
- cleft
- a space or opening, a split-to split
- collateral (adjective)
- additional or confirming
- jocund
- cheerful, merry
- perdition
- a state of final spiritual ruin, loss of the soul, complete destruction, chaos, hell
- dominion
- rule, control; the territory that one government controls (usually large)
- idiom
- an expression particular to a agroup of native speakers
- provocative
- stimulating, inciting, irritating, exciting, or vexing
- droll
- whmsical, amusing in an odd way (noun- a person who is amusing, a jester)
- desultory
- lacking in consistency or visible order, disconnected
- garish
- crudely or tastelessly elaborate or showy
- rueful
- causing sorrow or pity; regretful
- infuse
- to introduce, inspire, or instill
- umbrage
- displeasure, overshadowed, resentment
- crystalline
- clear, transparent
- proficient
- well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled
- incarnate
- embodied in flesh, personified, embody an idea
- pulsate
- to expand and contract rhythmically; to vibrate or quiver
- superfluous
- being more than is sufficient or required, excessive
- avaricious
- desirous of wealth or gain, greedy
- amiss
- out of place
- indiscriminate
- lacking in care or judgment, random, haphazard, unrestrained
- incognito
- having one's identity concealed, not known
- suave
- smoothly agreeable or polite
- prodigal
- wastefully or recklessly extravagant, lavishly abundant
- cynical
- questioning the motives of other people
- quandary
- a state of perplexity or uncertainty (as in what to do)
- expostulate
- to reason with a person to correc them or stop them from doing somethng
- portentous
- of momentous or ominous significance
- calumnious
- slanderous, ruining a reputation
- sullen
- showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve