English Vocab Mp.4

Arduous

Laborious; Difficult

Adjective

Avarice

Extreme greed

Noun

Vigilance

Watchfulness

Noun

Disposition

Mental/emotional outlook

Noun

Foppery

Clothes, manners, action of a vain man

Noun

Obliging

Accommodating; willing to do

Adjective

Unalienable

Not capable of being taken away

Adjective

Usurpations

Wrongeful Infringement

Taking of a position of power or importance unlawfully or by force

Noun

Perfidy

Deliberate breach of trust; untruthful

Noun

Redress

Relief from wrong or injury

Verb and noun

Agnostic

A person who doesn’t believe but doesn’t doubt existence

Noun

Affable

Friendly, cordial

Adjective

Acquiesce

To agree without protest

Verb

Impious

Not religious; lacking respect for one

Adjective

Infidel

A person that doesn’t accept a particular faith

Noun

Celestial

Relating to sky or visible heaven

Adjective

Refulgent

Shining brightly

Adjective

Propitious

Favorable; indicating a good chance of success

Adjective

Refluent

Flowing back as of a tide

Adjective

Pensive

Dreamily thoughtful

Adjective

Placid

Pleasantly calm or peaceful

Adjective

Scepter

A wand in the hand of royal authority

Noun

Vitality

Physical strength and mental vigor

Noun

Impelled

To drive or urge forward

Verb

Heathen

A pagan (non-christian, jew, muslim)

Animosity

A feeling of strong dislike that tends to show itself in action

Noun

Perdition

Loss of the soul; damnation

Noun

Flagrant

Obvious; glaring

Adjective

Profundity

The state of being in deep thought

Noun

Monotony

Lacking in variety; unvarying sound

Noun

Scintillating

Animated; vivacious; witty, clever

Adjective

Insidious

Intended to trick; deceitful

Adjective

Subjugation

Enslavement

Noun

Infallibility

Quality of being absolutely trustworthy

Noun

Despotism

Absolute power or control; tyranny

Noun

Salutary

Healthful

Adjective

Unanimity

A consensus/undivided opinion

Noun

Manifest

Evident; obvious, to make apparent

Verb

Alliance

The state of being joined by a treaty

Noun

Invective

Insulting/abusive word

Noun

Adversary

A person/group force that opposes or attacks

Noun

Invoke

To call for or pray for

Verb

Eradicate

To remove or utterly destroy

Verb

Extricate

To free or release from entanglement

Verb

Salacious

Lustful; lecherous, obscene

Adjective

Penury

Extreme poverty

Noun

Bulwark

A wall built for defense

Noun

Innocuous

Not harmful or injurious

Adverb

Insinuate

To suggest or hint slyly

Verb

Pertinent

Relevant to discussion

Adjective

Anadiplosis

A word is repeated back to back

Ex: “Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task.”

Anaphora

Repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, which emphasizes them

Ex: “We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate — we cannot hallow.”

Juxtaposition

Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Ex: The dark ocean and the light sand

Ex: All is fair in love and war

Polysyndeton

Repeated conjunctions between phrases in a sentence to emphasize what's being said

Ex: “We went for a walk and fed the ducks and had some ice cream and rode the Ferris wheel”