English Quarter 1 Vocal Lesson 1-8

Acronym

a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series

Affix

A prefix or suffix

to attach something

coinage

invention of new words

colloquial

typical or informal language

Diminutive

suffix that indicates small size

Metonym

Oxymoron

expression that contains contradictory terms

Palindrome

a word or expression that spelled the same way forward and backward

Portmanteau Word

word formed by combining the sounds and meaning of two different words

Spoonerism

often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words

Abate

to become less active

Abhor

to hate or detest

Abysmal

Extremely bad

Accentuate

to stress or highlight

Acquiesce

to agree without protest

Adulation

extreme praise

Affinity

spoontaneous feeling of closeness

Apprehensive

Anxious or fearful of the future

Categorical

Absolute

Conclusive

Decisive; putting end to doubt

Dubious

Doubtful

Indeterminate

not capable of being determined

Precarious

Dangerous or risky

Qualm

sense of doubt about a course of action

Tentative

Uncertain/not fully worked out

Unequivocal

Perfectly clear

Vacillate

swing indecisively from one opinion to another

Antediluvian

extremely old; ancient

Apocryphal

false/wrong

Avarice

greed

Bane

burden

Bequeath

to pass on or give

Beseech

beg

Bilk

to cheat or defraud

Buguile

charm/delight, sometimes in a deceiving way

Benevolent

wishing to do good; kind

Decorum

appropriateness of behavior

Demeanor

the way one behaves

Feral

wild or untamed

Ignoble

mean/unethical

mores

accepted standard of a social group

Provincial

relating to areas that are far from large cities

unseemly

unfitting and inappropriate

wily

cunning

Blandish

to urge by using flattery

boisterous

loud and full of energy

boon

blessing

buffet

strike with force

Burnish

polish

Buttress

support or hold up

callous

harsh, cold, or unfeeling

Aggrandize

make greater in power; to exaggerate

Exorbitance

extreme; unreasonable expense/price

Grandiose

grand; impressive

trying to seem important

Gratuitous

unnecessary

Intemperate

excessive; lacking moderation

Multifarious

having great variety

Opulence

wealth; lavishness

Profligate

recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant

Satiate

fully satisfy an appetite or desire

surfeit

an excessive amount

to overindulge

capacious

very spacious

cavort

leap about or behave boisterously

chide

voice disapproval

coagulate

thicken or clot

cognizant

aware; mindful

complicit

being an accomplice in a wrongful act

compunction

distress caused by feeling guilty

Assertive

acting with confidence and force

Brazen

extremely bold, shamelessly rude

Complaisant

wanting to please

Docile

Gentle; easily manageable

Flamboyant

showy, flashy, or vivid

Intrepid

fearless

Mellow

realized and unhurried

to become more relaxed

Pacific

peaceful; calm

strident

loud, harsh, or shrill

unabashed

not embarrassed

consign

to give over to another’s care

covet

to desire enviously

credulity

readiness to believe

cupidity

strong desire

curt

abruptly and rudely short

curtail

to lessen or reduce

Debase

to lower in status, esteem, or quality

Affect

to influence; to change

feeling emotion

Effect

result

to bring about

Depredation

a predatory attack; damage

Deprivation

state of lacking; loss

Disinterest

unbiased; impartial

Uninterested

without interest; having no interest

Emigrate

leave one country and settle in another

Immigrate

to settle in a country where one is not a native

Precede

to come before

Proceed

to go forward or onward

Decorous

socially proper or appropriate

Deft

skillful or capable

Delineate

to describe, outline, or shed light on

Demarcation

marking of boundaries or categories