1984 Vocab 2 English 10 Honors

adulation

obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise

advent

the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event

capitulate

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

copious

abundant in supply or quantity

credulous

having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

didactic

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

dire

(of a situation) - extremely serious or urgent

emaciate

to make someone very thin or extremely weak

heretical

believing in or practicing religious heresay

illicit

forbidden by law, rules, or custom

inimical

tending to obstruct or harm

interminable

endless (often used hyperbolically)

inviolate

free or safe from injury or violation

irreconcidable

representing findings or points of view that are so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible

irrevocable

not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final

lurid

Very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.

malleable

able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking

meritorious

deserving reward or praise

oligarchy

a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

penitent

feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant

perturbed

feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled

plausible

seeming reasonable or probable

prevarication

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

sinecure

a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

solipsism

the quality of being very self-centered or selfish

spurious

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

subordinate

lower in rank or position

tepid

only slightly warm; lukewarm

torpid

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

wheedle

using flattery to get someone to give one something