English III vocab

abjure

To renounce or repudiate under oath​

abrogate

To abolish, to do away with especially by authority

abstemious

Eating and drinking in moderation​

acumen

Quickness and keenness of judgment or insight

auspicious

Marked by success; prosperity; favorable circumstances

belie

To give false representation; contradict

bellicose

Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament

bowdlerize

To remove material that is considered objectionable or offensive

chicanery

Deception from trickery; artful deception

churlish

Having a bad disposition; surly

deleterious

Having a harmful effect; injurious

diffident

Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid​

epiphany

A sudden manifestation of knowledge or a revelation

expurgate

To remove content that is obscene or objectionable

facetious

Playfully jocular; humorous

fatuous

Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way

feckless

Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective

filibuster

The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking

gauche

Lacking grace or social polish; awkward or tactless

hegemony

The predominant influence of a state, region, or group, over others.

hubris

Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance

impeach

To make an accusation against; to charge with improper conduct

incognito

With one's identity disguised or concealed.

incontrovertible

Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

inculcate

To impress upon someone's mind; instill; indoctrinate

jejune

Not interesting; dull

loquacious

Very talkative

lugubrious

Mournful, dismal, gloomy

metamorphosis

Change in appearance, condition, function; transformation

moiety

A part, half, portion, or share

nonsectarian

Not associated to a particular religious denomination

obsequious

Fawning compliance; "sucking up"

oligarchy

Government by a few

omnipotent

Having unlimited power or authority; all-powerful

paradigm

One that serves as the model or pattern; a set of assumptions

pecuniary

Of or relating to money

precipitous

Extremely steep; extremely rapid or abrupt

recapitulate

to repeat in concise form; to appear to repeat

reparation

the act or process of making amends for a wrong; to compensate for a wrong

sanguine

cheerfully confident; optimistic

subjugate

to bring under control; conquer

suffragist

an advocate for political voting rights, especially to women

supercilious

feeling or showing haughty disdain

totalitarian

imposing a form of government that exercises absolute political authority over individuals

unctuous

insincere earnestness; slippery in character

usurp

to seize and hold by force and without legal authority

vacuous

lacking intelligence; stupid; inane

vehement

forceful or intense expression or emotion; fervid

xenophobe

a person unduly fearful of that which is foreign, especially strangers or foreign people