English III HH - Final Vocab

alacrity (n)

cheerful willingness

aversion (n)

strong dislike

loathe (adj)

unwilling, reluctant

loathe (v)

have an intense aversion to

acme (n)

highest point

consummate (adj)

perfect, carried to the highest degree

eminent (adj)

standing out, notable

ethereal (adj)

of the heavens, celestial, airy, delicate, intangible

exalt (v) - 2 defs

1. lift up with joy, pride

2. raise in rank, dignity, extol

sublime (adj)

elevated, noble, exalted

zenith (n)

1. highest point, culmination, peak

2. point in the heavens directly overhead

abject (adj)

(of something bad) experienced or present to the max degree

(of a person or behavior) completely without pride/dignity, self abasing

abysmal (adj)

deep, profound

abyss (n)

deep, profound, immeasurably great

abyssal noun form

abyss — bottomless depth, immeasurably great space

nadir (n)

the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization

plumb (verb, adj, noun)

to get to the bottom of, to ascertain the depth of, examine carefully

consanguinity (n)

blood relationship

consanguinity adjective form

consanguineous — having the same ancestry or descent / related by blood

gentility (n) — 2 definitions

1. good manners

2. gentry, upper class

nepotism (n)

favoritism to relatives by those in power

progeny (n)

offspring, descendants

pungent (adj)

sharp in smell/taste

putrid (adj) — 2 definitions

1. stinking from decay

2. extremely bad, corrupt

unsavory (adj) — 2 definitions

1. unpleasant to taste or smell

2. morally offensive

callow (adj)

young and inexperienced, unfledged

decrepit (adj)

weakened by old age

obsolete (adj)

no longer in use, out of date

posthumous (adj) — 2 definitions

1. published after the author’s death

2. occurring after death

pristine (adj)

in original state, uncorrupted

puerile (adj)

foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish

abstemious (adj)

sparing in eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent

carousal (n)

the act of enjoying yourself, usually by drinking alcohol and laughing loudly with others

doldrums (n. pl.) — 2 definitions

1. calm, windless part of the ocean near the equation

2. listlessness

carrion (n)

decaying flesh of a carcass

dross (n)

waste, refuse

expurgate (v)

remove objectionable material from a book; purify; censor

sully (v)

tarnish; besmirch; defile

juxtapose (v)

put side by side or close together

propinquity (n) — 2 definitions

1. kinship

2. nearness of place; proximity

cogitate (v)

think over; consider with care

dogmatic (adj)

asserting opinions as if they were facts/without proof

amorphous (adj)

without a clearly defined shape or form

malleable (adj) — 2 definitions

1. capable of being shaped by hammering, as a metal

2. adaptable; pliant

paltry (adj)

practically worthless; trashy; petty; insignificant

paramount (adj)

chief, above others, supreme

diffident (adj)

lacking self confidence, unduly timid, shy

staid (adj)

settled, of quiet disposition

egoism (n)

selfishness, conceit

vainglorious (adj)

excessively proud or boastful; elated by vanity