Quarter 4 Vocab

Admonish (v)

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

Animosity (n)

strong dislike; bitter hostility

Autonomous (adj)

self-governing; independent

Comprehensive (adj)

covering or including everything

Delineate (v)

(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

Deterrent (n)

something that discourages; hindrance

Diligence (n)

steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

Disinclination (n)

a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm

Disseminate (v)

to scatter or spread widely

Dubious (adj)

hesitating or doubting

Elusive (adj)

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Engender (v)

to produce, cause, or bring about

Equivocal (adj)

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

Exemplary (adj)

(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

Exonerate (v)

(v.) to clear from a charge or accusation

Facilitate (v)

make (an action or process) easy or easier.

Frivolity (n)

lack of seriousness

Grandiose (adj)

(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

Hedonism (n)

pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses

Implication (n)

the act of suggesting or hinting

Impunity (n)

freedom from punishment

Inclusive (adj)

containing all; not keeping any out

Indifferent (adj)

not caring one way or the other

Inherent (adj)

firmly established by nature or habit

Insuperable (adj)

incapable of being overcome or defeated

Interlocutor (n)

someone who participates in a conversation

Modicum (n)

a small amount of something

Notoriety (n)

(n) ill fame; the state of being well-known for a disgraceful reason

Oblivious (adj)

forgetful; unaware

Opalescent (adj)

showing or reflecting an iridescent light

Pedantic (adj)

tending to show off one's learning

Plethora (n)

excess; overabundance

Presumptuous (adj)

too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

Prolific (adj)

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

Quintessential (adj)

the most typical, ideal, or important

Rectify (v)

to make right, correct

Reprehensible (adj)

deserving blame or punishment

Sagacity (n)

wisdom

Savory (adj)

(adj.) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable

Stalwart (adj)

(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute

Strident (adj)

loud and harsh

Surpass (v)

to exceed or go beyond

Vehement (adj)

(adj.) intense, forceful, powerful

Vociferous (adj)

loud and noisy; compelling attention

adversary (n)

an enemy, opponent

apprehension (n)

anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

blasphemy (n)

an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred

conciliatory (adj)

intended or likely to placate or pacify

depravity (n)

moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act

devious (adj)

(adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

diminution (n)

diminishment, reduction

dispassionate (adj)

impartial; calm, free from emotion

dissonance (n)

Unpleasant or unharmonious sound

duplicity (n)

treachery, deceitfulness

emaciated (adj)

unnaturally thin

epic (adj)

A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

erroneous (adj)

(adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes

exemplify (v)

To illustrate by being an example of

expedient (adj)

convenient; practical, useful

fanaticism (n)

enthusiasm or zeal that is excessively irrational

gesticulate (v)

to make gestures, especially when speaking

gratuitous (adj)

(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

hypothetical (adj)

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

implicit (adj)

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

incidental (adj)

not essential; minor

incontrovertible (adj)

unquestionable, beyond dispute

indiscriminate (adj)

(adj.) without restraint or control; unselective

insidious (adj)

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

intangible (adj)

unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence

interminable (adj)

endless, so long as to seem endless

nascent (adj)

coming into existence; emerging

objective (adj)

unbiased; not subjective

obtrusive (adj)

(adj.) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

ostentatious (adj)

(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

perturbation (n)

disturbance of the emotions; agitation; uneasiness

poignancy (n)

quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion

prevarication (n)

evasion of truth

provincial (adj)

limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

quixotic (adj)

overly idealistic; impractical

refute (v)

disprove

rescind (v)

to repeal, cancel

satire (n)

A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.

sedulous (adj)

(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination

staunch (v)

Firm and steadfast

stupefy (v)

to astonish, make insensible

tedious (adj)

long and tiresome

viable (adj)

able to live

vulnerable (adj)

(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

Aesthetic (adj)

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

authoritarian (adj)

like a dictator

blithe (adj)

cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

debilitate (v)

to weaken, to enfeeble

detached (adj)

Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

didactic (adj)

instructive

discriminating (adj)

(adj) judicious, discerning, having good judgment or insight

disputatious (adj)

inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

document (v)

provide written evidence

elaborate (v)

To explain in greater detail

embryonic (adj)

undeveloped; rudimentary

equanimity (n)

(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic