Honors Humanities - Unit 5 Vocab Words (Excluding spelling terms)

Cogent

Cogent

(Adjective) Logical, convincing, or believable

Impalpable

(Adjective) Unable to be touched physically; difficult to hold onto mentally

Gregarious

(Adjective) Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable

Officious

(Adjective) Aggressive in offering one's help without asking; middlesome

Leviathan

(Noun) Enormous sea monster, or anything huge/powerful

Myriad

(NADJECTIVE) Countless or extremely great in number

Derisive

(Adjective) Expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking

Tenacious

(Adjective) Not easily letting go or giving up

Talisman

(Noun) An object thought to have magic powers or bring good luck