English Vocab 11-H
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- olfactory
- of or pertaining to the sense of smell
- alacrity
- liveliness;
- condone
- to pardon or forgive
- gibberish
- meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing
- extemporize
- to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise
- absolve
- to free from guilt or blame or their consequences
- gregarious
- fond of the company of others; sociable
- filial
- of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter
- periodic
- recurring at intervals of time
- translate
- to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own
- propriety
- rightness or justness
- flaunt
- display (something) ostentatiously, esp. in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance;
- plaudit
- enthusiastic expression of approval
- harbringer
- a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald
- finesse
- extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
- asylum
- sanctuary; an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or others persons requiring specialized care
- cantankerous
- disagreeable to deal with
- exigency
- a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency
- impede
- to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- prolific
- producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful
- epithet
- any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
- irony
- an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected
- felicity
- the state of being happy, esp. in a high degree
- consice
- expressing or covering much in few words
- sublime
- supreme or outstanding
- phase
- a side, aspect, or point of view
- adamant
- impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
- laudable
- deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
- respite
- an interval of relief; reprieve
- effrontery
- shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity
- emanate
- to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate
- satire
- the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- digression
- a message that departs from the main subject
- sedentary
- accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise
- sinecure
- an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls
- stoic
- indifferent
- austere
- severe in a manner or appearance; grave
- supercilious
- behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
- ostensible
- outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
- evict
- to expel from land, a building, etc.
- docile
- submissive
- pastoral
- having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas
- edification
- Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment
- inscrutable
- Incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable
- bucolic
- Of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life
- conflagrant
- blazing;
- radioactive
- Extremely sensitive or controversial
- cognizant
- aware
- indomitable
- Impossible to subdue
- rotation
- regularly recurring succession, as of officials
- esoteric
- understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite
- obsequious
- obedient; dutiful
- congent
- convincing
- impInge
- encroach
- ascribe
- to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute
- emulate
- to try to equal or excel
- salubrious
- favorable to or promoting health
- mendicant
- a picture, image, or other representation
- frenetic
- Frantic; Frenzied
- disparage
- to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle
- expound
- to explain; interpret
- maudlin
- tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
- affidavit
- a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official
- comely
- pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair
- chastise
- to criticize severely
- atavism
- an individual embodying such a reversion
- complacent
- pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect;
- research
- diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications
- opulent
- wealthy, rich, or affluent
- avarice
- insatiable greed for riches
- altercation
- a heated or angry dispute
- eulogy
- high praise or commendation
- acclimate
- to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment;
- idiomatic language
- refers to a figurative meaning that is known only through common use
- luminescent
- the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies
- icon
- a picture, image, or other representation
- geologic
- The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth
- emollient
- soothing
- sumptuous
- luxuriously fine or large; lavish
- arraignment
- To call to account; accuse
- pasthumous
- born after the death of the father
- incongruous
- Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming
- rakish
- smart; jaunty; dashing
- virtuoso
- a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field
- medicant
- healing substance
- foible
- A minor weakness or failing of character
- puerile
- of or pertaining to child or to childhood
- malevolent
- evil; harmful; injurious
- dilatory
- Intended to delay
- figurative language
- speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning, speech or writing employing figures of speech
- incommunicable
- Impossible to be transmitted; not communicable
- desalinization
- the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
- legacy
- a gift of property, esp. personal property, as money, by will; a bequest
- heinous
- hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
- censor
- any person who supervises the manners or morality of others
- emanciated
- to make or become extremely thin
- alleviate
- provide physical relief, as from pain
- indeterminate
- not clear; vague
- staid
- fixed, settled, or permanent
- protege
- a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare
- pragmatic
- practical
- affectation
- an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed
- topographic
- the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality
- scetic
- a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices
- ingenuous
- Free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere
- sycophant
- a self-seeking, servile flatterer
- caustic
- severely critical or sarcastic
- deprecate
- to depreciate; belittle
- fatuous
- unreal; illusory
- temerity
- reckless boldness
- anachronism
- something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time
- chagrin
- distress or embarrassment at having failed or been Humiliated
- incognito
- having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions
- forensic
- adapted or suited to argumentation; rhetorical
- perjorative
- Disparaging; belittling
- candor
- fairness; impartiality
- inane
- empty; void
- doleful
- sorrowful; mournful
- contrite
- caused by or showinf sincere remorse
- gossamer
- a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, esp. in autumn.
- askew
- in a crooked position; awry
- hypocrisy
- the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs
- diatribe
- a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
- incalculable
- Very numerous or great
- appraise
- to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess
- halcyon
- calm; peaceful; tranquil
- torpor
- lethargic indifference; apathy
- impeccable
- faultless; flawless; irreproachable
- ineffable
- Incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible
- culpable
- deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
- precocious
- unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development
- averse
- Strongly disinclined
- acumen
- keen insight
- irascible
- very irritable
- frugal
- entailing little expense
- ellicit
- to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
- nadir
- the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith
- expatriate
- to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one's native country
- dogmatic
- asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated
- discourse
- communication of thought by words; talk; conversation
- syntax
- unusually advanced or mature in development,
- amplitude
- mental range, scope, or capacity
- trenchant
- incisive or keen
- isotope
- One of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers.
- didactic
- inclined to teach or lecture others too much