Ordona - Honors English 10 Final - Vocabulary
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- to deny, renounce, reject, or relinquish (something desired or valuable)
- abnegate
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obsolete : prematurely born
FRUITLESS, UNSUCCESSFUL
imperfectly formed or developed
tending to cut short - abortive
- of or relating to the voluntary forbearance especially from indulgence of an appetite or craving or from eating some foods, or from intoxicating beverages
- abstinent
- difficult to comprehend; obscure; recondite
- abstruse
- caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
- acrimonious
- keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters; discernment
- acumen
- to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly praise
- adulation
- to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element; especially : to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients
- adulterate
- the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt b : speech or conduct not natural to oneself : ARTIFICIALITY
- affectation
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a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and prob. unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
adj.
NONCOMMITTAL, UNDOGMA - agnostic
- promptness in response : cheerful readiness
- alacrity
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1 : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : DISTRIBUTE
2 : to set apart or earmark : DESIGNATE - allocate
- a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : ATMOSPHERE
- ambience
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1 : an error in chronology; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other
2 : a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place; especially : one from a former age that is incongruous - anachronism
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1 : inference that if two or more things agree with one another in some respects they will prob. agree in others
2 a : resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike : SIMILARITY b : comparison based on such resemblance
3 : cor - analogy
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1 : a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun broadly : a word or phrase replaced by a substitute
2 : the conditional element in a proposition
3 : the first term of a mathematical ratio
4 a : a prec - antecedent
- racial segregation; specifically : a policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of So. Africa
- apartheid
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1 : lack of feeling or emotion : IMPASSIVENESS
2 : lack of interest or concern : INDIFFERENCE - apathy
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1 : a concise statement of a principle
2 : a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment : ADAGE - aphorism
- 1 : of doubtful authenticity : SPURIOUS, although widely circulated as being true
- apocryphal
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1 : elevation to divine status : DEIFICATION
2 : the perfect example : QUINTESSENCE - apotheosis
- a : an act of approving formally or officially b : COMMENDATION, PRAISE
- approbation
- based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or a system
- arbitrary
- understood by few; mysterious or secret or esoteric
- arcane
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1 : practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
2 : austere in appearance, manner, or attitude
synonym see SEVERE - ascetic
- of or relating to a ruler or a government that exercises unlimited or absolute power
- autocratic
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1 : to declare assuredly
2 : to declare openly, bluntly, and without shame synonym see ACKNOWLEDGE, ASSERT - avow
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1 : of or relating to an uncle
2 : suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality toward a younger or less experienced person - avuncular
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1 : a maxim widely accepted on its intrinsic merit
2 : a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : POSTULATE 1
3 : an established rule or principle or a self-evident truth - axiom
- a source of harm or annoyance or ruin : CURSE
- bane
- bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction; give rise to; bring about
- beget
- argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail; attack or assault (someone) physically or verbally
- belabor
- puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (somebody)
- bemuse
- gentle; kindly; not harmful to the environment
- benign
- (of a problem or difficulty) trouble or threaten persistently
- beset
- a thing that spoils or damages something; disease, esp. one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts
- blight
- of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes
- bourgeois
- raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion
- broach
- begin to grow rapidly; flourish (as with plants or flowers)
- burgeon
- a parody or comically exaggerated imitation of something, esp. in a literary or dramatic work
- burlesque
- persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
- cajole
- (esp. of a young person) inexperienced or immature
- callow
- the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness in speech
- candor
- cease to resist an opponent of an unwelcome demand; surrender
- capitulate
- given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
- capricious
- reprimand (someone) severely
- castigate
- a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change; a person or thing that precipitates an event
- catalyst
- unambiguously explicit and direct
- categorical
- the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions or stress
- catharsis
- abnle to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical reaction
- caustic
- express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement
- censure
- of or relating to the brain or intellect
- cerebral
- distress or embarrassment at having failed or be humiliated
- chagrin
- compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others; a divinely conferred power or talent (similar to a leader's)
- charisma
- the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
- chicanery
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1 a capitalized : a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail b : an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts
2 : an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially : an unrealiz - chimera (-ical)
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1 : easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
2 : ANGRY, IRATE - choleric
- (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring; an often-practiced habit
- chronic
- the use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
- circumlocution
- restrict something within limits
- circumscribe
- find a way around (an obstacle)
- circumvent
- of or relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters; courteous and polite
- civil
- a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought; very commonplace (and therefore lame)
- cliché
- persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
- coerce
- of or relating to awareness and judgment (cognition)
- cognitive
- (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent; united as or forming a whole
- coherent
- (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; united as or forming a whole
- colloquial
- corresponding in size or degree; in proportion
- commensurate
- collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, esp. in a book or other publication
- compendium
- a thing that completes or brings to perfection; a number of quantity of something required to make a group complete
- complement
- the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
- complicity
- consist of; be made of
- comprise
- intended or likely to placate or pacify
- conciliatory
- giving a lot of information clearly and in few words; brief but comprehensive
- concise
- agreement of harmony between people or groups
- concord
- existing, happening, or done at the same time
- concurrent
- accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue; approve or santion (something), esp. with reluctance
- condone
- making a certain situation or outcome likely to happen
- conducive
- the junction of two rivers; esp. rivers of approximately equal width; a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
- confluence
- (esp. of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth
- congenital
- an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information or guesswork
- conjecture
- make (something) appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic; call (an image) to mind; call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritul
- conjure
- general ageement
- consensus
- in agreement or harmony with; having similar sounds
- consonant
- interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
- construe
- showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect
- consummate
- causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
- contentious
- subject to chance; occuring or existing only if certain circumstances are present; dependent on
- contingent
- deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously; artificial
- contrived
- (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable; relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
- convivial
- confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding); make more certain
- corroborate
- familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures; including people from many different countries
- cosmopolitan
- a person's face or facial expression; support
- countenance
- not openly acknowledged or displayed
- covert
- yearn to posses or have something, by jealousy
- covet
- having or showing too great a readiness in believing things
- credulous
- reach a climax or point of highest development
- culminate
- deserving blame; guilty
- culpable
- hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
- cursory
- reduce in extent or quantity; cut short; impose a restriction on
- curtail
- showing fearlessness and determination
- dauntless
- a scarcity or lack of something
- dearth
- a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco
- debacle
- exscessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
- debauchery
- make something weak and inform; enfeeble, harm, or weaken
- debilitate
- in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained
- decorous
- arrive at a fact or a conclusion by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion
- deduce
- humble submission and respect
- deference
- causing harm or damage
- deleterious
- impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool
- delude
- a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument
- demagogue
- an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
- denizen
- express disapproval of; diminish, belittle, or disparage
- deprecate
- remove the moisture from something (esp. food), typically in order to preserve it
- desiccate
- without the basic necessities of life and survival
- destitute
- a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
- dictum
- intending to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
- didactic
- perceive or recognize something; to detect with senses other than vision; detect or make distinct through mental recognition
- discern
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1 : constituting a separate entity : individually distinct
2 a : consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : NONCONTINUOUS b : taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values - discrete
- essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison
- disparate
- spread or disperse (something, esp. information) widely
- disseminate
- disperse or scatterl cause (a feeling or other intangible thing) to disappear or disperse (as in clouds)
- dissipate
- seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations
- doctrinaire
- inclined to lay down princples as incontrovertibly true
- dogmatic
- hesitating or doubting; uncertain or questionable
- dubious
- deceitfulness, esp. in regards to double-dealing
- duplicity
- deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
- eclectic
- instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
- edify
- clear or erase a mark from a surface
- efface
- a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
- genre
- a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
- point of view
- the leading character or one of the major personalities in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
- protagonist
- a subject of a talk, piece of writing, or person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
- theme
- a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, ant typically involving supernatural beings or events
- myth
- a traditional story popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
- legend
- cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed
- abash
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1 a : to put an end to <abate a nuisance> b : NULLIFY
2 a : to reduce in degree or intensity : MODERATE b : to reduce in value or amount : make less especially by way of relief
3 : DEDUCT, OMIT
4 a : to beat down or cut away so as to - abate
- (of a monarch) renounce one's throne
- abdicate
- departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
- aberration
- regard with disgust or hatred
- abhor
- a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes (like Meursault in Camus' The Stranger or Holden Caulfield in the Catchher in the Rye)
- anti-hero