1st Quarter Vocab

effusions

a pouring out of unrestrained expressions or feelings

inuring

to become used to something undesirable by prolonged subjection

solicitude

concern, anxious care

paroxysm

a spasm, fit, or sudden outburst

ameliorate

improve, to become or make better

recompense

to award compensation, to make amends for damage

filial

affectionate; obedient; pertaining to a son or daughter

metaphysical

mystical, abstract, spiritual

chimerical

illusionary, fanciful, dreamlike

prognosticate

to forecast, to predict from facts

reprobate

morally unprincipled person

panegyric

speech filled with praise, compliments

mien

appearance, look

physiognomy

facial features which reveal characteristics

dogmatism

authoritarian assertion of opinion

pedant

one who flaunts learning

fetter

restrain, tie up

antipathy

strong dislike, hate

encomiums

songs of praise, highly complimentary

diffident

lacking in self confidence

perambulations

walks or strolls

salubrious

healthful

promontory

a high point of land extending from the coast into the land

dirge

funeral song

deposition

testimony under oath or sworn testimony in writing

exculpated

to free from blame, prove guiltless

wantonly

done in a reckless and malicious way; not moral

perdition

loss of one’s soul; utter loss or destruction

lamentations

cries of sorrow or grief, wailing, mourning

abhorrence

intense dislike

sacrilege

an intentional injury to anything sacred

ephemeral

transitory; lasting for a brief time

epoch

beginning of a period of time or era when something striking happens

anon

soon, in a short time

rent

to rip, to make an opening

mutability

ability to change

commiserate

to feel or express sorrow or pity; to sympathize

assuage

to make less severe; to satisfy or appease

hovel

small, miserable dwelling

purloined

stolen

conciliating

to overcome hatred of; to win favor; make calm; pacify, reconcile

execration

to denounce; to hate, to abhor or loathe

verdure

fresh greenness of flourishing vegetation

enraptured

filled with great delight

declamatory

overblown style of speaking, verbose

scion

a descendant

squalid

very dirty

consummation

completion, fulfillment

tenets

principles, beliefs

indelibly

permanently, something not easily erased

expostulate

remonstrate in a friendly way; reason earnestly

disquisition

long or formal speech or writing about a subject

sagacity

keen, sound judgment

supplication

humble and earnest request or prayer

spurned

refused with scorn

vestige

trace; track; footprint

succor

help, aid

imprecate

call down evil curses on

epithets

curses; hateful comments

benignity

kindliness, graciousness

exordium

an exposition or introduction of a speech or composition

coveted

eagerly desired (usually something of someone else’s)

machinations

evil plottings, secret schemes

acquiesced

to give in to, to consent passively

indolence

idleness, laziness

variegated

to give a variety of colors; to diversify

sophism

a plausible but mistaken argument

profundity

a deep intellectual ability

politic

prudent; wise in looking out for one’s own interests

supposition

the act of believing an unproven statement; an assumption

augury

act of predicting the future; an omen

apothecary

druggist or pharmacist

livid

ashen or pallid (usually due to anger)

repugnance

offensive, repulsive

acme

the point of highest achievement

invective

an abusive speech; violent attack with words

martyr

one who sacrifices, suffers, or dies for principles

immure

to imprison

opprobrium

disgrace arising from shameful conduct

contumely

insulting treatment

fallow

land plowed and left unseeded for more than a season

incorrigible

willful, unruly or uncontrollable

ingenuous

free from reserve or restraint; candid

interminably

unending; incessant

mirth

amusement or glee

mundane

common, ordinary or banal

patronize

supporting a business by buying its products

perturbation

mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation

petulant

showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over a trivial annoyance

precarious

uncertain; unstable; insecure

resign

to make oneself accept something

sinuous

having many curves, bends, or turns; winding

surfeit

an excessive amount; overindulgence

tarry

to delay or linger

elusive

difficult to explain or grasp

exalted

elevated

forestall

to prevent, hinder or thwart by action in advance

importunities

solicitations or demands

tumultuously

in an agitated manner; violently

unwittingly

inadvertent; unintentional; accidental