English 10H vocab
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- specious
- looking good on first sight, but actually not so
- anomaly
- something that deviates from the normal
- amorphous
- shapeless; having no definite form
- circumscribe
- to surround by a boundary; to limit; to constrict the range or activity of
- veracity
- truthfulness
- buffet
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v. to slap or hit repeatedly
n. a slap - dearth
- a lack of, scarcity; inadequate supply
- contemptuous
- showing scorn or lack of respect for
- avert(ed)
- to turn away or to prevent
- ingenuous
- innocent, simple, frank, sincere
- sullen
- resentfully silent
- complacent
- self-satisfied
- lamentable
- pitiable; regrettable
- bellicose
- hostile in manner; eager to quarrel or fight; pugnacious
- apprehensive
- fearful or anxious, especially about the future
- indignation
- anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
- vituperation
- a severe or abusive scolding; a berating
- nebulous
- vague, confused, indistinct
- arduous
- hard to sccomplish or achieve; marked by labor or effort
- sophomoric
- immature and overconfident
- bibliophile
- lover of books; book collector
- philanthropist
- one who loves people, particularly one who gives money to benefit humanity
- sedentary
- requiring much sitting; not migratory; settled
- cryptic
- mystifying; having a secret meaning
- centennial
- a 100th anniversary or its celebration
- brazen
- made of brass; sounding harsh or loud like struck brass; impudent or defiant; to face with defience or impudence
- ingress
- the act of entering; entrance; the power or liberty of entrance or access
- dauntless
- fearless
- trenchant
- incisive, keen; forceful, effective
- revel
- to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration
- approbation
- commendation
- decorum
- proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
- capricious
- subject to whims or passing fancies; unpredictable
- lethargy
- abnormal drowsiness; the quality or state of being lazy or indifferent
- retribution
- a repayment; a deserved punishment
- perfidious
- disloyal; faithless; treacherous
- placate
- to appease, sooth, pacify
- duplicity
- doubleness of thought speech or action; treachery, deception
- supercilious
- haughtily contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
- raucous
- harsh of voice; hoarse; disorderly
- anachronism
- something out of its proper historical time
- perfidy
- treachery
- panacea
- a remedy for all ills or difficulties (a cure-all)
- sylvan
- relating to or characeristic of the forest
- translucent
- allwing light to partially pass through
- imperceptible
- extremely slight, gradual or subtle
- benign
- having a kind or friendly disposition
- dilatory
- not prompt, tending to delay
- convoluted
- rolled up, coiled or twisted together
- ornithology
-
the scientific study of birds
someone who studies birds - somnolent
- drowsy, sleepy; causing sleep
- anonymity
- the state of being unknown
- squalor
- the quality or state of being filthy or degraded from neglect or poverty
- prowess
- distinguished bravery; superior ability
- alacrity
- cheerful readiness; livliness, briskness
- demure
- characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved
- ponderous
- heavy, massive, awkward
- patent
-
exclusive rights to an invention
to arrange such exclusive rights - clandestine
- secret, underhanded
- tangible
- capable of being touched; real
- tortuous
-
having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting
not straightforward; deceitful
highly involved; complex - odoriferous
- having or giving off an odor
- hypocrisy
- the practice of stating a belief or feeling that one does not hold or possess; falseness
- telepathy
- communication through means other than the senses
- mellifluous
-
flowing with sweetness or honey
smooth and sweet - urbane
- polite, refined, and often elegant in manner
- pejorative
-
disparaging, belittling
tending to make or become worse - vociferous
- making, given to, or marked by noisy, vehement outcry; noisy
- abstruse
- difficult to understand
- strident
- loud, harsh, shrill
- lugubrious
- mournful or dismal
- venal
-
open to bribery; capable of betraying honor or duty for a price; corruptible
marked by corrupt dealings, especially bribery - elusive
-
tending to avoid capture, perception or comprehension
difficult to define or describe - protracted
-
drawn out or lengthened by time
in math to draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor - antediluvian
- before the flood, old, ancient
- pretense
-
a false appearance intended to deceive
an excuse
something imagined or pretended - fracas
- a noisy quarrel or brawl
- quandary
- a state of uncertainty or perplexity
- respite
- a short interval or rest or relief
- quintessence
-
the pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
the purest or most typical instance - ambidextrous
- very skillful; able to use both hands equally well
- credulous
- disposed to believe too readily; gullible
- acrophobia
- an excessive or illogical fear of high places
- neophyte
- a beginner, novice; something newly planted
- obsequious
- much too willing to follow or obey; overly submissive
- venerable
- deserving to be regarded with reverence; impressive by reasons of age, character, and/or attainments
- sundry
- miscellaneous; several; various
- impudent
- lacking modesty; marked by contemptuous boldness; insolent
- altercation
- a noisy or angry dispute; a quarrel
- oblique
-
inclined; not straightforward; devious, underhanded
at a 45 degree angle - acrimonious
- caustice, biting or rancorous in feeling, language or manner; bitter
- prerogative
- a special right, power, or privilege; a distinctive excellence
- resilient
- springing back; rebounding; buoyant;; not readily discouraged
- tacit
- unspoken, silent; implied, inferred
- myopic
- nearsighted; deficient of foresight or discernment
- succinct
- terse, curt, concise
- zenith
- the point in the sky directly above an observer or place on earth; the highest point
- officious
- volunteering one's services where they are neigher asked nore needed, meddlesome
- ephemeral
- lasting only one day or a very short time; transitory
- truculent
- fierce and cruel, harsh; aggressive
- malefactor
- criminal
- prognosticate
- to know ahead of time, to predict
- aqueduct
- large pipe for carrying water from a distant source
- euphonious
- having a pleasant sound, harmonious
- abjure
- to renounce, underoath, rights or opinions
- nonchalant
- confident and unconcerned
- elucidate
- to explain, clarify
- facetious
- not meant to be taken seriously or lieterally
- garrulous
- tending toward tedious chatter, loquacious
- indemnity
- a payment for loss or damage
- limpid
- clear, transparent; easily understood
- mercurial
- characterized by unpredictable and rapid mood changes
- Spartan
-
sternly disciplined and rigorously simple
sone who is disciplined; a native of ancient Sparta - reticent
- not inclined to speak; restrained in expression
- temerity
- a somewhat foolish boldness
- supple
- bending easily
- consecrate
- to make or declare sacred
- tepid
- lukewarm, unenthusiastic
- compunction
- regret, remorse
- abberation
- a deviation from the proper or expected course
- acquiesce
- to consent or comply passively or without protest
- anipathy
- a feeling of intense dislike
- bereft
- to leave desolate or alone, especially by death
- commodious
- with plenty of room, spacious
- culpable
- deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious
- egregious
- conspicuously bad or offensive
- exhume
-
to bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity
(to bring from a grave, disinter) - guile
- Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit
- hackneyed
- Overfamiliar through overuse; trite
- incarnate
- functioning in the flesh
- ineptitude
- Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness
- insatiable
- Impossible to satiate or satisfy
- integrity
- Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
- ludicrious
- Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity
- meticulous
- Extremely careful and precise
- pinnacle
- the highest point; the best
- poignant
- really important; pertains to conversation
- facile
- easily accomplished or attained; mild or pleasing in manner; ready, fluent; assured, poised
- altruistic
- unselfish; concerned with thte welfare or others
- disparage
- to belittle; to speak slightingly of; to undervalue
- assiduous
- persistent, attentive, diligent
- candor
- freedom from prefudice or malice; forthrightness; honesty
- heterogeneous
- consisting of dissimilar ingredients or constituents: mixed
- copious
- abundant; plentiful
- insolent
- arrogant in speech or conduct; exhibiting boldness or impudence; rude
- martinet
- a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for rules
- plethora
- an excess
- quiescent
- inactive; at rest
- loquacious
- talkative, wordy, fond of talking
- commiserate
- to feel or show pity for, to sympathize
- clarion
- a medieval trumpet with a clear, shrill tone; clear and shrill
- provident
- making provision for the future
- magnanimous generous in overlooking injury or insult
- apotheosis
- magnanimous
- generous in overlooking injury or insult
- apotheosis
- the exaltation of a person to the rank of a god; the ideal example
- adamant
- firm in purpose; unyielding, and extremely hard substance
- blithe
- cheerful, lighthearted; casual
- chagrin
- humiliation caused by disappointment or irritation, to vex by disappointment or himiliation
- conflagration
- an extremely large and destructive fire
- diminutive
- smaller than average or usual
- equivocal
- capable of two interpretations, ambiguous
- vacuous
- lacking ideas or meaning; purposeless
- craven
- cowardly, a coward
- entrepreneur
- a person who manages an enterprise or business, usually with some risk and initiative
- formidable
- strong, forceful, powerful; causing apprehension or awe
- explicate
- to make clear or plaing; to explain; to interpret
- implacable
- not to be pacified or stisfied; unyielding
- itinerary
- a detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit
- sinuous
- having many curves, winding; lithe and flexible
- innocuous
- harmless, inoffensive
- cursory
- performed with haste and little attention to detail
- orthodox
-
adhering to traditional faith
customary or traditional - clamor
- a loud outcry, a loud sustained noise, a vehement protest
- circumvent
-
to surround, enclose, entrap
to go around; bypass
to avoid or get around by maneuvering - aspiration
-
expulsion of breath in speech
a strong desire for acheivement - apogee
- the farthest or highest point
- phlegmatic
- having or suggesting a calm sluggish temperament
- aredent
-
expressing warmth of feeling; passionate
enthusiastic
burning; glowing - cogent
- appeling to the intellect; convincing
- inherent
- existing as an essential element of something
- contentious
- quarrelsome; controversial
- exodus
- a departureof a large group of people
- impetus
- an impulse; a stimulus
- covet
- to wish for longingly
- multifarious
- having great variety; diverse
- obviate
-
to see beforehand and make unnecessary
prevent - inexorable
- relentless; inflexible
- onerous
- troublesome; constituting a burden
- parsimonious
- stingy; frugal
- inscrutable
- not easily understood; mysterious