English 3 Vocab.

Hubris

Excessive Pride

Scrupulous

Careful about moral standards; ethical

Tacit

Not spoken but understood

Panacea

Something that cures all

Respite

A period of rest or relief

Diffident

Timid or shy

Avarice

Extreme greed

Squalor

Wretched, degraded or repulsive living conditions

Garrulous

Especially talkative, especially on trivial matters

Penchant

Strong taste or liking for something

Exacerbate

To make worse

Innocuous

Not harmful or injurious

Petulant

III tempered

Superfluous

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Usurp

To take possession or authority over something without right

Lucrative

Producing wealth

Soporific

Causing or tending to cause sleep

Succinct

Brief and to the point

Replete

Completely filled

Vehement

Showing strong feeling; passionate

Serendipity

Accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them

Nebulous

Vague; hazy

Viable

Capable of living; workable

Ephemeral

Lasting a very short time

Intractable

Uncontrollable; stubborn; disobedient

Immolate

To kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in a sacrifice

Malinger

To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

Myopia

Lack of imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight

Impetuous

Impulsive; extremely impatient

Truculent

Disposed to fight; pugnacious

Odious

Deserving hate or contempt

Capitulate

Surrender

Coquette

A woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection

Stentorian

Very loud or powerful in sound, a stentorian voice

Peremptory

Final; dictatorial

Rancor

Bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment

Fatuous

Foolish; silly

Sublime

Elevated or lofty in thought or language (noble, exalted)

Flippant

Frivolously disrespectful, shallow or lacking in seriousness

Incredulous

Disbelieving

Pervade

To spread throughout

Resolute

Determined; firm

Salient

Most notable or important

Insolent

Arrogant; insulting; rude

Indignant

Angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy

Furtive

Secretive and sly

Obsequious

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; suck up

Hiatus

A break or interruption, often from work

Officious

Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

Bastion

A fortress, a stronghold

Swarthy

Darkness (of skin complexion)

Enmity

A feeling or condition of hostility; ill will, hatred

Strident

Loud or harsh

Contrite

Extremely apologetic, remorseful, penitent

Specious

Deceptively plausible or attractive

Inimical

Unfavorable; hostile

Malevolent

Wishing to do harm to others

Draconian

Excessively harsh and severe (of laws or their application)

Espouse

To support

Fecund

Fertile

Moribund

Dying

Supercilious

Showing arrogant superiority

Apathetic

Showing little or no emotion

Anemic

Lacking power, vigor, or vitality

Vacuous

Lacking ideas or intelligence

Vigil

A devotional watching

Somnambulist

A sleepwalker

Caterwaul

To wail

Insidious

Sneaky

Meretricious

Tawdry or cheap

Redolent

Sweet-smelling; fragrant

Fortuitous

Happening by accident or chance; lucky

Pander

Indulge or gratify an immoral or distasteful desire

Reticent

Reluctant to speak, especially about oneself; shy

Didactic

Intended to teach

Unconscionable

Not controlled by conscience

Vacillate

To be indecisive

Indigenous

Originating in that area

Oblivion

State of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening

Alacrity

Promptness in responding

Molify

To appease the anger or anxiety of someone

Enervate

To reduce the strength or energy of; especially to do so gradually

Penury

Extreme poverty

Crucible

A severe test or trial