Honors English I - 1984 Vocab

tableau

any dramatic scene

sordid

foul and run-down and repulsive

urbane

showing a high degree of refinement

heresy

dissent from a theory, opinion, or practice; nonconformity

compendium

a publication containing a variety of works; collection, compilation

clandestine

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

inexorable

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

saccharine (adj)

excessively sweet or sentimental

didactic (adj)

instructive, especially excessively

fatuous

showing lack of intelligence or thought; foolish

capitulate

to surrender

forlorn (adj)

marked by or showing hopelessness

overt (adj)

done openly and without any attempt at concealment

taut (adj)

pulled or stretched tightly

effigy

a representation of a person

sanctimonious (adj)

making an exaggerated show of moral superiority

debauchery

a wild gathering involving drinking and promiscuity

posterity

all future generations

preponderance

a superiority in numbers or amount

tacitly

understood or implied without being stated.