English Honors Vocabulary #9

Dilate (Verb)

To enlarge or expand

Equable (Adj.)

Not easily disturbed; serene

Foment (Verb)

To promote the growth of; instigate

Harbinger (Noun)

One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; forerunner

Innate (Adj.)

Possessed as an essential characteristics; inherent

Maudlin (Adj.)

Effusively or tearfully sentimental

Obsolescence (Noun)

The conditional of no longer being used, useful, or obsolete

Obviate (Verb)

To prevent by anticipating; make unnecessary

Ornate (Adj.)

Elaborately and heavily ornamented; flashy or showy in style or manner

Plebeian (Adj.)

Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar

Portly (Adj.)

Comfortably stout; corpulent

Quell (Verb)

To put down forcibly; suppress

Redress (Verb)

To set right; remedy or rectify

Succor (Noun)

Assistance or help in time of distress; relief

Talisman (Noun)

1. An object marked with magical signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection

2. Anything having apparently magical powers

Tenet (Noun)

An opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially an organization.

Travail (Noun)

Strenuous mental or physical exertion

Veracious (Adj.)

Honest, truthful

Vigilant (Adj.)

On the alert, watchful

Wily (Adj.)

Cunning; full of trickery