Vocab 11B

All the words

Antipathy

An intense dislike

Elucidate

To make clear

Imminent

Likely to happen; threatening

Banal

Common, ordinary

Obdurate

Stubborn; hardheaded

Peruse

To read carefully; scrutinize

Bedlam

A noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion

Affluence

Wealth; richness

Scurrilous

Coarsely abusive; vulgar

Parody

A work which imitates another in a ridiculous manor

Sedulous

Hard working; diligent

Onerous

Burdensome; heavy; hard to endure

Amoral

Lacking a sense of right and wrong

Eschew

To keep away from; to avoid; to shun

Denouement

An outcome; result

Adroit

Skillful; clever

Macroscopic

Visible to the naked eye

Fatuous

Foolish; inane

Bovine

Pertaining to cows or cattle

Ferret

To search or drive out

Affectation

A phony attitude; pose

Knell

The sound made by a bell, often run slowly for a death or funeral

Dichotomy

A division in two parts

Callow

Young and inexperienced

Laconic

Using few words; sort; concise

Quiddity

An essential quality

Patent

Evident or obvious

Peccadillo

A minor offense

Sagacious

Wise; having keen perception and sound judgement

Rationalize

To make an excuse for

Deride

To ridicule; mock

Censure

To criticize sharply

Gambol

To frolic; to romp around playfully

Immolate

To kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

Recondite

Difficult to understand; profound

Martinet

A strict disciplinarian; taskmaker

Quagmire

A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

Gibe

to scoff; ridiculw

Agape

open-mouthed; agog

Carcinogen

causing cancer

Olfactory

pertaining to smell

Imperious

domineering; haughty

Grotesque

Absurd; distorted

Neologism

A new word or expression

Hackneyed

Commonplace; overused

Machination

An evil design or plan

Pejorative

Having a negative effect; insulting

Harbinger

An omen or sign

Nubile

Suitable for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female

Sapient

Wise; full of knowledge

Chimerical

Imaginary; fantastic

Masochist

One who enjoys his or her own pain and siffering

Finesse

Diplomacy; tact; artful management

Heterogeneous

Different; dissimilar

Eclectic

Choosing from various sources

Grandiose

Impressive; showy; magnificent

Raiment

Clothing; garments

Blanch

To whiten; to make pale

Hybrid

Anything of mixed origin

Idiosyncrasy

A peculiar personality trait

Idolatry

Excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object

Adulterate

To make impure; to contaminate

Emanate

To come forth; to send forth

Garish

Tastelessly gaudy

Immutable

Unchangeable; fixed

Diadem

A crown

Bucolic

Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic

Redolent

Having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative

Impecunious

Without money; penniless

Sedition

Rebellion or resistance against the government

Defile

To pollute; corrupt

Gratuitous

Unnecessary or uncalled for

Onus

A burden; a responsibility

Impious

Disrespectful towards god

Caveat

A warning