English Vocab.
Quarter 2 vocab for english
Terms
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- protract
- prolong, extend, drag out
- dogmatic
- biased, predjudiced, authoritative
- emaciated
- thin and wasted
- audacious
- bold, daring, adventurous
- deprecate
- express dissaproval of OR make light of, play down
- pundit
- commentator, critic, analyst
- profound
- deep, thoughtful, wise OR deeply felt, moving, sincere
- didactic
- instructive, educational
- irascible
- easily annoyed, irritable
- patronizing
- condescending, smug, insulting
- assimilate
- absorb and incorporate into one's thinking, adopt as one's own, blend in
- equivocal
- vague, ambiguous, misleading
- impede
- obstruct, interfere with, hinder
- theoretical
- hypothetical, impractical, speculative, not based on fact or experience
- inteminable
- endless, tediously long
- arbiter
- arbitraitor, one chosen to judge or decide a disputed issue
- inert
- sluggish, motionless, inactive
- refute
- disprove (someone or something) using argument or evidence, challenge
- incisive
- direct, perceptive, sharp
- profusion
- a great amount, overabundance
- cryptic
- puzzling, mysterious, ambiguous
- effervescent
- bubbly and excited
- trivial
- of little worth or importance
- brevity
- shortness, concisenes (especially in writing or speaking)
- anarchist
- a person who engages in activities aimed at the violent overthrow of an existing government, a rebel, a terrorist
- bolster
- support, prop up OR strengthen, reinforce
- implication
- a statement that hints or suggest something, insinuation
- heed
- pay attention to, consider
- ponderous
- heavy, burdensome, bulky
- dubious
- unconvinced, skeptical, doubtful
- contemporary (n.)
- existing during the same time
- disingenuous
- dishonest, insincere, false
- emulate
- try to equal or excel through imitation, follow the example of
- concede
- surrender, give up
- ephemeral
- temporary, short-lived
- misconception
- misunderstanding, mistaken notion, error
- modest
- humble, not boastful OR simple, plain, unpretentious OR moderate, not extravagant
- contemporary (adj.)
- modern up-to-date
- conviction
- a strong belief, opinion, viewpoint
- coercion
- the use of force to get someone to do something, pressure, threats
- euphemisim
- inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant one, delicate term, mild expression
- objective
- fair, detached, unbiased
- malice
- animosity, hatred, ill will
- intractable
- unruly, unmanageable, obstinate, headstrong
- convoluted
- complicated, intricate
- condone
- toelerate, excuse, overlook (an offense)
- ambivalent
- contradictory, conflicting, opposing
- expedite
- hasten, speed up
- disparity
- inequality, difference, discrepancy
- alliance
- a formal agreement to work together closely or join together for a common cause, pact, treaty
- transitory
- temporary, breif, short-lived
- infer
- conclude, deduce from evidence
- philanthropist
- a person who gives money and time to good causes, humanitatian, do-gooder
- explicit
- clearly expressed, specific
- candor
- honesty, openness
- lament
- grieve, mourn
- context
- background, frame or reference, surroundings
- extraneous
- nonessential, irrelevant
- concur
- agree
- indolent
- lazy, slothful, lethargic
- timorous
- frightened, anxious, timid
- eccentric
- unusual, odd, bizarre
- desparage
- mock, ridicule, put down, belittle
- arbitrary
- random, inconsistent, whimsical
- comprehensive
- thorough, covering in great detail, complete
- despot
- tyrant, dictator, harsh, authoritarian ruler
- impaassive
- unfeeling, emotionless, apathetic
- eclectic
- varied, wide-ranging
- censure
- criticze sharply
- unprecedented
- unheard-of, extraordinary
- amenable
- agreeable, obedient
- indict
- prosecute, charge
- transient
- temporary, short-lived, impermanent
- genre
- a special style, class or category
- scrutinize
- examine closely and critically
- reclamation
- the act fo restoring something to a normal or useful condition
- incongruous
- inconsistent, contradictory
- disputatious
- argumentative
- duplicity
- deliberate deception in speech or conduct, dishonesty
- premonition
- a feeling that something is about to happen
- pacifist
- a person opposed to force or violence
- dictatorial
- domineering, tyrannical, authoritarian
- conciliatory
- accommodating, soothing (the anger of), pleasing
- prosaic
- dull, ordinary, commonplace
- epic
- a heoric peom that celebrates a hero's deeds or achievements
- mundane
- common, ordinary, routine
- inveterate
- firmly established, long-standing OR chronic, continuous
- assertion
- claim, declaration, contention`
- solvent
- able to pay debts, financially sound OR dissolvable, dilutable
- jurisprudence
- the study of law
- indifferent
- unconcerned, detached, unmoved
- ostentatious
- showy, flashy, overdone
- obscure
- unclear, vague, confusing OR unkown OR faint
- incorrigible
- uncontrollable, delinquent, beyond help
- alienate
- sperate, drive apart
- acquire
- obtain, acheive, get
- fractious
- irritable, grouchy, touchy
- emigrate
- move away, migrate
- inconsequential
- trivial, unimportant, insignificant
- enmity
- extreme hatred, animosity