Semester 2 English Vocab
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- Effigy
- A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group
- Gesticulate
- To make gestures while speaking
- Enthrall
- To hold spellbound; to captivate
- Recrimination
- A counter accusation
- Cynicism
- An attitude of jaded negativity; a distrust of other's motives
- Sojourn
- (v.) To reside temporarily (n.) a brief period of residence
- Strident
- Offensively loud or brash
- Wrench
- To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly
- Dubious
- Doubtful; uncertain; of questionable character
- Vex
- To annoy or bother
- Menace
- A possible danger or threat (noun); to endanger or utter threats against (verb)
- Defile
- To make dirty or filthy; to pollute
- Sloth
- An aversion to work; laziness; indolence
- Vile
- Depraved; loathsome; objectionable
- Officious
- Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice meddling
- Ostracize
- To exclude or banish from a group
- Gaudy
- Show in a tasteless or vulgar way; tacky
- Rebuke
- (v.) To criticize sharply (n.) a sharp criticism
- Effulgence
- A brilliant radiance
- Scion
- A descendant or heir
- Obsequious
- Fawning; conspicuously obedient or submissive
- Garrulous
- Loquacious; talkative (tiresomely so, sometimes)
- Belligerent
- Hostile; aggressive; inclined to fight
- Myriad
- Innumerable; infinite; composed of numerous and diverse elements; a vast number
- Taboo
- Something forbidden or prohibited by social custom
- Woo
- To seek someone's effection; to court a woman
- Eccentric
- Strange, odd; departing from conventional
- Parry
- To deflect or ward off
- Indiscretion
- Lack of judgment; petty misdeed
- Harbinger
- A foreshadowing; an indication of the approach of something or someone
- Malevolent
- Malicious; having or exhibiting ill will
- Upbraid
- To reproach or condemn
- Chasm
- A deep opening in the earth's surface; a pronounced difference of opinion or loyalty
- Improvident
- Rash; incautious; lacking foresight
- Antagonism
- Hostility; an actively expressed feeling of dislike towards something (story)
- Recoil
- To shrink back from fear
- Sodden
- Saturated; completely soaked
- Blasphemy
- An act or comment that shows contempt or irreverence for something considered sacred
- Austerity
- Trait or self-denial; strict or severe discipline
- Contrive
- To plan with evil intent; to invent or fabricate
- Affliction
- Pain, suffering, distress, or the cause thereof
- Mutinous
- Unruly; turbulent and uncontrollable
- Perjure
- To make oneself guilty by lying under oath
- Flail
- To thrash; to wave or swing vigorously
- Heathen
- An individual or group considered irreligious
- Languor
- Listlessness; oppressive quiet or stillness; a lack of physical or mental energy
- Errant
- Straying from the right course of acceptable standards
- Paragon
- A model of excellence or perfection
- Travail
- Work that involves pain or agony; tribulation or anguish
- Swarthy
- Having a dark complexion or coloring
- Displace
- To change the place of; to lose
- Compulsion
- Irresistible impulse to act
- Enamor
- To inspire with love; to captivate
- Benevolent
- Charitable; kind, characterized by doing good
- Bane
- Something that causes misery or pain
- Spurious
- Lacking authenticity; not genuine
- Mortification
- A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride
- Furtive
- Shifty; secretive; stealth-like
- Daunting
- Intimidating; discouraging through fear
- Incantation
- Ritual recitation of charms or spells to produce a magic effect
- Lamentation
- The passionate expression of grief
- Visage
- Facial expression
- Disparage
- To speak in a disrespectful or insulting way
- Faction
- A group of people- usually a contentious minority within a whole
- Conclave
- A secret or confidential meeting
- Bastion
- A well-fortified position; a group or someone who defends a principal
- Derision
- Ridicule; contemptuous or jeering laughter
- Grimace
- A facial expression that expresses pain or disgust
- Corpulent
- Excessively fat
- Tumult
- Disorderly commotion or disturbance
- Vie
- To compete for something; to engage in a contest
- Supplicant
- Someone who prays or entreats for something
- Fervor
- Great warmth and intensity of emotion
- Pestilence
- Usually a fatal epidemic disease; an extremely harmful influence or agent