English II Vocab

Adverse

unfavorable, harmful

Affluent

rich, wealthy

Amicable

friendly, peaceful

Arbitrary

based on whim

Astute

keen, shrewd, sharp, highly developed, intelligent, clever, acute

Blatant

obvious, very showy

Cognizant

aware

Comprehensive

thorough

Doleful

sad, melancholy

Dubious

doubtful, uncertain

Elusive

hard to grasp

Engrossed

absorbed

Excruciating

agonizing, torturous

Feasible

possible, easy to do

Fretful

worrisome, irritable

Fruitless

useless

Garbled

confused, mixed up

Imminent

about or likely to happen, threatening

Implacable

relentless, unappeasable/inflexible

Inclement

stormy, harsh, unfavorable

Indigent

poverty-stricken, poor/needy

Ineffectual

unable to accomplish anything

Inert

powerless to move

Laudable

praiseworthy, commendable

Lax

careless, negligent

Loath

unwilling, reluctant

Lurid

sensational

Malignant

life-threatening, destructive/diseased/deadly

Meticulous

careful

Monolithic

having a massively, solid structure

Nefarious

villainous, vicious

Perfunctory

done without care, superficial, careless

Pertinent

appropriate, to the point

Perverse

contrary, persisting in error

Phlegmatic

calm, sluggish, hard to rouse to action

Poignant

painful to the feelings, moving

Precocious

reaching maturity early

Rash

too hasty, reckless

Remote

distant, hidden away

Salient

important, prominent

Sanguine

hopeful, optimistic

Sinister

evil, ominous

Sporadic

occasional

Squeamish

easily shocked, over sensitive

Symptomatic

indicative, having to do with signs/symptoms

Tranquil

peaceful, quiet

Turbulent

riotous, unruly, agitated

Ubiquitous

being everywhere at once/same time

Untoward

improper, inappropriate, bad, unfavorable

Verbose

talkative

Vexatious

annoying

Virulent

harmful, full of hate

Wan

sickly pale

Zealous

enthusiastic

Advocate

to support, to be in favor of

Asset

something of value

Bigot

prejudiced person

Chagrin

feeling of disappointment, humiliation

Confidant

one to whom you confide your secrets

Conjecture

guess, guesswork

Consternation

dread, dismay

Domicile

home

Effigy

likeness (usually of a hated person)

Entourage

followers, group of attendants

Extortion

getting money by threats or favors

Fiasco

complete failure

Harbinger

forerunner, advance notice

Histrionics

display of emotions

Fray

a conflict, fight

Impresario

organizer of entertainment, presents cultural series

Jurisdiction

range of authority, power

Malady

disease

Malnutrition

faulty or inadequate diet

Mastiff

large dog

Obsolescence

process of wearing out

Paroxysm

violent outburst

Premonition

forewarning

Privation

lack of necessities

Respite

postponement, interval of delay/relief

Sanctuary

place of protection, shelter

Skirmish

small battle/fight, brief encounter

Venom

poison, spite, malice

Afflict

to trouble greatly, distress

Ascend

to rise

Besiege

to surround, hem in

Coerce

to force

Corroborate

to confirm, support

Deride

to ridicule, scoff at/ make fun of

Desist

to cease

Discern

to perceive, recognize

Disparage

to discredit, belittle

Elapse

to pass by (time)

Emaciated

wasted away, abnormally thin

Eschew

to avoid

Exacerbate

to irritate, make worse

Flout

to disregard

Frustrate

to foil, counteract, thwart

Harass

to trouble, torment

Interject

to interrupt, insert

Inundate

to flood, to swamp