English Midterm Vocab
The vocab words that i don't know
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- ode
- lyrical peom, enthusiastic/emotional
- adorn
- decorate
- pretension
- claim to something
- laconic
- concise
- pander
- person who gains from weaknesses of others
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- ruse
- trick
- indict
- accuse
- extort
- to take illegally
- ordination
- responsibility
- supplant
- to replace one thing by another
- deign
- patronize
- paltry
- worthless
- coagulate
- change from fluid to thicker mass
- salient
- important
- enigma
- puzzling situation
- euphoria
- feeling of happiness
- heretical
- unorthodox
- incredulous
- skeptical
- devoid
- without, lack of
- strident
- making harsh sound
- guile
- crafty or artful deception
- hacknryrd
- overused
- decadent
- self-indulgent (decadent lifestyle)
- mercanary
- acting for moneu or reward
- latent
- apparent, actualized
- immutable
- changeless
- omniscient
- all-knowing
- veracity
- truthfulness, honesty
- dupe
- person easily decieved
- aesthetic
- sense of beauty (arts&aesthetics)
- memoir
- record of events written by someone with intimate knowledge or based on personal observation
- Inviolable
- divine (not able to be vioated)
- hecatomb
- massacre
- procurement
- to gain (usually for specail/secret means)
- auspicious
- fortunate
- poach
- cheat (in a game or contest)
- haughty
- arrogant
- exemplary
- commendable
- pliant
- flexible
- expedient
- sufficient
- abate
- rto reduce (in amount or dgree..)
- hyperbole
- overexageration
- vocation
- "a calling" (job, profession0
- vitality
- great strenght and vigor
- onerous
- having responsibilities
- implicit
- implied
- quandry
- uncertainty (state of perplexity)
- surly
- rude
- cessation
- stopping
- panacea
- cure for all diseases
- demure
- shy, reserved
- deft
- dexterous
- penitent
- repentant
- homage
- devotion (pay homage..)
- incumbent
- holding an essential position or role
- reactionary
- orthodox, conservative
- adept
- expert
- parody
- satirical imitation of a serious piece
- dichotomous
- divide
- combined
- assimlitate
- arbitrate
- determine
- guise
- appearance
- glib
- speaking off impulse
- tenure
- the possessing of anything
- virulent
- deadly
- listless
- showing little or no interest