English 9 Review (for final)

Includes: SAT Vocab & Literary/Drama/Poetry terms

ostentatious

showing off

contentious

quarrelsome

reprove

to scold or find fault

pessimism

gloominess

cursory

hasty; brief

profligate

wasteful

miser

cheapskate

jocular

joking

fracas

uproar; brawl

caricature

cartoon

corroborate

to confirm

precarious

dangerously unstable

expository

explanatory

bolster

to support; to prop up

daunt

to intimidate; to discourage

apathy

lack of emotion or interest

ambiguous

more than one meaning; vague

fervent

passionate

vagrant

a wandering homeless person; tramp

undermine

to weaken; wear away the foundation

oblivious

unaware; unconscious

indifferent

neutral; lacking a preference

obscure

unclear; clouded

objective

without bias

revere

to worship, to honor

discriminate

to differentiate

embellish

to add details; to exaggerate

denounce

to condemn

innovate

to be creative

stagnant

not moving

candid

honest; truthful

impartial

neutral

discern

to distinguish one thing from another

vulnerable

capable of being harmed

hypocritical

insincere

eccentric

odd; unusual; quirky

disdain

contempt; intense dislike

abstract

lacking substance; theoretical

valid

founded on fact or evidence

subtle

not obvious

enigma

mystery

inevitable

unavoidable

inferred

derived by reasoning; implied

diverse

varied

articulate

speaking well

apprehensive

fearful; worried

benevolent

good; generous

virulent

very harmful

pious

deeply religious

skeptical

doubting

provincial

narrow-minded; unsophisticated

resignation

acceptance of a situation

illuminate

to light up; make clear

resolution

determination

servile

overly submissive; cringing

diligent

hard-working

refute

to disapprove

anarchy

lack of government; chaos

discord

disagreement

inclined

tending to one direction

uniform

constant; without variety

perceptive

having keen understanding

superficial

shallow on the surface only

lucid

clear; easy to understand

immune

safe from harm

aesthetic

concerned with art or beauty

prodigal

extravagant; wasteful

assess

to estimate the value of

deter

to prevent

complacent

self-satisfied; confident

contempt

disdain; hatred

eloquent

articulate; well spoken

virtue

moral excellence

guile

cunning; deceit

biased

prejudiced; not neutral

censor

to delete undesirable stuff

monotonous

without variety

trivial

unimportant; insignificant

profound

deep; insightful

enhance

to improve; augment

phenomenon

an observable fact

enduring

lasting

advocate

to support; speak in favor of

solitude

state of being alone

insolent

fresh; disrespectful

tentative

temporary; done as a test

contemporary

living at the same time; modern

provocative

exciting; demanding attention

adversary

an opponent

gravity

seriousness

banal

common; dull; ordinary

depravity

moral corruption

temper

to moderate; soften

censure

to blame; criticize

extol

to praise; laud

indulgent

giving in to one's wishes

erratic

irregular; without direction

insipid

bland; boring; tasteless

euphony

pleasant sound

antagonism

opposition; hostility