Vocabulary 2025-2026 - ELA

Amicable

Friendly

Abate

To calm down

Foible

A minor weakness in character

Procure

To earn through effort

Ascend

To go up

Torrid

A traumatic description OR hot and dry conditions

Pugnacious

Quick to fight

Relic

An object surviving an earlier time

Rebuttal

A counter argument

Satiate

To satisfy

Harrowing

Distressing

Heckle

To shout annoying or rude comments

Comprised

To be made up of

Prodigious

Wonderful

Plummet

To fall steeply

Lugubrious

Looking or sounding sad and dismal

Subjugate

To bring under domination or control

Lackluster

Uninspiring, not interesting

Laconic

Being brief, using few words

Noxious

Poisonous, harmful, or unpleasant.

Disparity

Great (MEASURABLE) difference

Copious

Large amount

Infer

To make an educated guess

Chide

To scold

Arbitrary

Based on randomness than reason

Barrage

A bombardment of something

Lucrative

Producing a great profit

Innocuous

Harmless

Implore

To beg

Anomaly

Something considered strange or weird

Purport

To lie

Comely

Attractive

Hapless

Unlucky / unfortunate

Levity

To treat a serious thing with humor

Pallor

A pale complexion

Lavish

Rich / expensive

Aspiration

A set goal

Aesthetic

A detail

Plumage

Bird feathers

Philanthropist

A person who donates a lot to a charity

Hamper

To hold back

Enigma

Something mysterious or hard to understand

Plethora

An excessive amount of something

Absolution

A formal release from guilt or punishment

Renowned

Famous