Engish 1 Honors

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Abstemious

Moderate in eating and drinking, not self

Amalgam

A mixture or combination of different elements

Antipathy

Strong dislike; aversion

Bane

A source of harm or great annoyance

Bungler

A clumsy or inept person

Circumvent

To avoid by artful maneuvering; overcome

Cryptic

Mysterious, having a hidden meaning

Denounce

Publicly declare to be wrong; inform against

Diminutive

Extremely small

Eccentric

Unconventional and strange; an odd person

Exhort

To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something

Futile

Incapable of producing any useful results; pointless

Impasse

A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock

Indigenous

Originating or occur naturally in a particular place; native

Intemperate

Lacking self

Magnanimous

Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person

Momentous

Of great significance or importance, especially in its effect on the future

Nostalgia

A sentimental longing or affection for the past

Pandemonium

Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar

Pompous

Pretentiously displaying self importance; arrogant or overly grand

Prototype

An original or preliminary model on which later versions are based

Recalcitrant

Very stubborn; having a defiant attitude toward authority or discipline

Reprobate

A morally unprincipled person

Skeptic

A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions

Trite

Lacking originality or freshness; overused

Acquiesce

To accept something reluctantly but without protest

Ambiguous

Unclear or open to more than one interpretation; not definitive

Antithesis

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something

Belie

To give a false impression of something; to contradict

Callous

Showing an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

Clairvoyant

A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact

Curtail

To reduce in extent or quantity; to impose a restriction on

Deride

To express contempt for; ridicule

Dirge

A lament for the dead; a mournful song or piece of music

Elusive

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Exorbitant

(Of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high

Galvanize

To shock or excite someone into taking action

Impeccable

In accordance with the highest standards; faultless

Indignant

Feeling or showing anger at what is perceived as unfair treatment

Intrepid

Fearless; adventurous

Martinet

A strict disciplinarian

Morose

Sullen and ill

Obsolete

No longer in use; outdated

Paradox

A statement or situation that seems contradictory but may in fact be true

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically; practical

Provocative

Causing a strong reaction, especially deliberately; provoking

Recluse

A person who leads a secluded or solitary life

Repudiate

To refuse to accept; to deny the truth or validity of

Sophistry

The use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention to deceive; a deliberately misleading argument

Ubiquitous

Present, appearing, or found everywhere; widespread

Acrimonious

Great bitterness in speech or behavior

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings

Archaic

Out of date; old

Benefactor

A person who gives money or gifts

Capricious

Prone to sudden changes of mood or behavior; fickle

Clandestine

Done secretly or covertly; stealthy

Dearth

A scarcity or shortage

Despondent

Feeling downcast, discouraged, or dejected

Dismissive

Feeling that something is unworthy of consideration

Enigmatic

Mysterious or baffling

Expunge

To delete or remove.

Gerrymander

To divide a district so as to give one side an advantage.

Indulgent

Overly tolerant or generous.

Impecunious

Poor or penniless.

Irreverent

Lacking proper respect; disparaging.

Maudlin

Excessively sentimental.

Nadir

The worst or lowest point of something.

Ominous

Giving the impression that something bad will happen; threatening.

Partisan

A person with biased beliefs.

Prattle

To babble incessantly.

Prudent

showing care and regard for the future

Redundant

repeating something that is not needed

Resilient

able to bounce back

Austere

Severe in manner but plain in sight

Unorthodox

Not typical

Admonish

to earnestly caution or advise

Anachronism

Something that is not in the proper time period

Ascetic

A person who leads a life of self-discipline

Beneficiary

A person who receives benefits

Charlatan

A fake, fraud, or cheat

Mystify

To utterly bewilder or confuse

Debunk

To put down by exposing false claims(expose)

Devoid

Completely lacking in something

Disparage

To belittle or slight

Enumerate

To list one by one

Extricate

To free from a constraint or difficulty

Halcyon

Idyllically calm and tranquil

Impetus

A stimulus or motivation

Inexorable

Relentless or unstoppable

Itinerant

Mobile, wandering