English 11 Honors Exam Review Vocabulary
Terms
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copy deck
- rounded knob of a saddle
- pommel
- attic
- garret
- large, flat-bottomed boat suitable for hauling bluky cargo
- scow
- mass of metal, or the mold for such
- ingot
- to leap about
- cavort
- ship's small boat
- yawl
- phony
- bogus
- moderation or abstinence from drinking alcohol
- temperance
- inspired message or speaker
- oracle
- bed of straw
- pallet
- small drawstring bag or purse
- reticule
- study of skull formation as a determinant of intelligence
- phrenology
- rebellion
- insurrection
- clever
- ingenious
- discourteous
- impudent
- overly emotional or dramatic
- histrionic
- part of a steamboat that houses the officers' quarters and pilot house
- texas
- unusual
- singular
- splendid
- sublime
- repentant
- contrite
- a series of gradual successive stages
- gradation
- evil disposition toward another; ill will
- malevolence
- extreme dislike or aversion
- repugnance
- maze
- labyrinth
- malignant; spiteful; mischievous
- venomous
- not perceptible to the touch; intangible
- impalpable
- to disguise or conceal behind a false appearance
- dissemble
- directed away from what is right or good; corrupt
- perverse
- rude and clumsy in behavior
- boorish
- stanic; characteristic of the devil
- diabolical
- a speech or comment that encourages, incites or warns
- exhortation
- remaining in a pure state
- pristine
- bodily ailement or weakness
- infirmity
- a person who violates a law
- transgressor
- marked by quivering or shaking
- tremulous
- to consent or comply without protest
- acquiesce
- the quality of being well-mannered; refinement
- gentility
- to render spiritlike; to make or treat as being airy
- etherealize
- a commitment to something; declared sacred
- consecration
- indifference; the state of having no inclination
- listlessness
- responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing
- amenable
- the highest degree of respect or reverence
- veneration
- one who practices strict self-denial as a measure of personal or spiritual discipline
- ascetic
- the power to produce effect; effectiveness
- efficacy
- pertaining to the earliest ages
- primeval
- great personal shame or dishonor
- ignominy
- a splendid or striking display; something forming a protective covering
- panoply
- face, countenance, or apperance of a person or animal
- visage
- tendency; inclination
- propensity
- to drink; to absorb
- imbibe
- quality or state of being changeable over the course or duration of human affairs or world affairs; fluctuation
- vicissitude
- plan or plot, especially evil
- machination
- unusually early development or maturity
- precocity
- something justly deserved, whether reward or punishment
- retribution
- a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
- caprice
- an inadequate supply; scarcity
- dearth
- extreme rigor or harshness; state of being harsh and forbidding
- austerity
- impossible to retract (take back)
- irrevocable
- emitting sparks; brilliantly clever
- scintillating
- atonement; act of making amends for wrongdoing
- expiation
- trace of something no longer in existence
- vestige
- accidental; arising/occuring in other than usual location
- adventitious
- slow; tardy; tending to delay
- dilatory
- playful teasing
- bantering
- arrogance; disdainful pride
- hauteur
- artificial behavior intended to impress others
- affectation
- the placement of two or more things side by side
- juxtaposition
- sacred; pure; intact
- inviolate
- lacking energy; without vigor
- languid
- wasteful extravagance
- prodigality
- characterized by intensity of emotion or conviction
- vehemently
- to pretend
- feign
- fond of eating and drinking with friends; festive
- convivial
- irritability; unruliness
- fractiousness
- arrogant; haughty
- supercilious
- concerned about the precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions; meticulous
- punctilious
- unsuccessful; fruitless; failing to accomplish intended objective
- abortive
- overly, and often annoyingly, talkative
- garrulous
- indirect or delicate communication; suggestion; hint
- intimation
- to support with evidence or authority; to confirm
- corroborate