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Engrish 10 Vocabulary

Terms

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rancorous
hateful; marked by deep seated ill-will
subdue
to restrain; to hold back
brittle
easily broken when subjected to pressure
realism
artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
heinous
hatefully evil; abominable
propriety
appropriateness of behavior
fractious
quarrelsome; unruly
insolent
insulting in manner of speech
condemn
to express strong disapproval of; denounce
perception
awareness; insight
brusque
rudely abrupt
caustic
bitingly sarcastic or witty
eclectic
made up of a variety of sources or styles
innate
possessed at birth; inborn
conception
the ability to form or understand and idea
genre
describing a category of artistic endeavor
staid
unemotional; serious
lament
express grief for; mourn
vitality
energy; power to survive
hackneyed
worn-out through overuse; trite
context
circumstances of a situation; environment
aesthetic
having to do with the appreciation of beauty
decorous
proper; marked by good taste
reprehensible
worthy of blame
proximity
closeness
deleterious
having harmful effect; injurious
dogged
stubbornly persevering
impression
a feeling or understanding resulting from experience
plagiarism
the act of passing off ideas or writing of another as one's own
conviction
a fixed or strong belief
excerpt
a selected part of a passage or scene
facetious
playfully humorous
diligent
marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
incorrigible
unable to be reformed
dilettant
one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
modest
quiet or humble in manner or appearance
inveterate
long established; deep-rooted; habitual
transitory
short-lived or temporary
assmilation
to absorb; to make similar
incumbent
imposed as a duty; obligatory
anthology
a collection of literary pieces
medieval
referring to the Middle Ages, old-fashioned
obsolete
no longer in use; old-fashioned
equanimity
the quality of being calm and even tempered; composure
camaraderie
good will between friends
malleable
easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
pugnacious
combative; belligerent
sanction
an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
profound
having great depth or seriousness
putrid
rotten
consensus
general agreement
compelling
forceful; urgently demanding attention
derived
copied or adapted from a source
mural
a large painting applied directly to a wall or a ceiling surface
narrative
characterized by the telling of a story; a story
perspective
point of view
discredit
to cause to be doubted
ingrate
an ungrateful person
contemporary
current; modern; from the same time
serene
calm
maverick
one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
notorious
known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
obstinate
stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
cordial
friendly; sincere
enmity
mutual hatred or ill-will
transient
passing away wit time; passing from one place to another
enlightening
informative; contributing to one's awareness
proliferate
to grow or increase rapidly
disparage
to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
medley
an assortment or a mixture; especially of musical pieces
emigrate
to leave one country or region and settle in another
parody
an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
pejorative
describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
inevitable
certain to happen; unavoidable
tenacity
persistence
archaic
characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
malice
extreme ill will or spite
assidous
hard-working
melancholy
sadness; depression
acquired
developed or learned; not naturally occurring
amenable
responsive; agreeable
dogmatic
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proved beliefs
intuition
the power of knowing thing without thinking; sharp insight
omnipotent
all-powerful
feral
savage; untamed
misconception
an incorrect understanding or interpretation
toxic
poisonous
prudent
exercising good judgment or common sense
elusive
difficult to capture
malfeasance
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
impinge
hinder; interfere with
stoic
indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
intrepid
courageous; fearless
obdurate
stubborn; inflexible
inherent
inborn; built-in
vitruoso
a tremendously skilled artist
vilify
to make vicious statements about
truncated
shortened; cut off
affable
easy-going; friendly

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