English 12 Rossetti Vocab

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Aforementioned

Adj
Denoting a thing/person previously mentioned

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Contend

Verb
struggle to surmount; engage in a competition or campaign to win something; assert something as a position.

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Attribute

Noun/Verb
Quality inherent to someone or something
To regard something as being cause by someone or something

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Infamous

Adj
well known for some bad quality or deed

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Atone

Verb
To make amends

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Opaque

Adj
Not transparent; difficult to understand or explain

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Palpable

Adj
able to be touched; easily percieved

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Quandary

Noun
A state of uncertainty, especially as to what to do

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Reticent

Adj/Noun
Inclined to keep one’s thoughts to theirself; reserved or taciturn

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Squalor

Noun
A state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

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Harbringer

Noun
A person or thing that signals what is to come

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Incredulous

Adj
Unwilling to believe something

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Jubilant

Adj
Feeling great happiness and triumph

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Mitigate

Verb
To make less severe, to lessen the impact of something.

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Nefarious

Adj
Wicked, evil or villainous in nature

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Reprove

Verb
To express disapproval or criticism

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Pedantic

Adj
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules

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Besiege

Verb
To surround or overwhelm

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Apropos

Adj
Timely or fitting

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Troglodyte

Noun
person regarded as being outmoded or brutish

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Accost

Verb
To approach and address someone boldly or aggressively

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Elicit

Verb
To draw out or evoke a response

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Callous

Adj
Emotionally insensitive, unfeeling; showing a lack of empathy

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Stringent

Adj
Strict, precise and demanding

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DIsconsolate

Adj
Deeply unhappy or deject

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Bellicose

Adj
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight;
hostile

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Capitulate

Verb
To surrender or yield

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Deference

Noun
Humble yielding to one’s opinions

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Enigma

Noun
Something or someone that is puzzling

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Facade

Noun
An illusion

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Eclectic

Adj
Deriving ideas from a diverse set of sources

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Garrulous

Very talkative on trivial matters

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Hapless

Adj
Unlucky

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Jaded

Adj
Lacking enthusiasm

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Lament

Noun/Verb
a passionate expression of sorrow
To express sorrow or regret about something

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Abject

Adj
Hopeless or miserable

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Ephermeral

Adj
Lasting for a short time

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Serene

Adj
Calm or peaceful

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Tenacious

Adj
Holding fast, persistance

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Nebulous

Adj
Unclear or vague

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Pariah

Noun
An outcast who is avoided by others

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Resilient

Adj
Durable to tough conditions

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Sagacious

Adj
Showing good judgement, wise

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Abhor

Verb
To regard with disgust or hatred

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Austere

Adj
Severe or strict in manner

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Sordid

Adj
Involving ignoble actions and motives

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Iniquity

Noun
Immoral or grossly unfair behaviour

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Heresy

Noun
Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox doctrine

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Propriety

Noun
The state of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals

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Laceration

Noun
A deep cut or tear into skin

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Ravage

Verb
To cause severe damage or destruction

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Articulate

Verb/Adj
Expressiong oneself clearly
To express ones thoughts clearly

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Preen

Verb
To groom oneself with care

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Coherent

adj
logical and consistent, forming a unified whole

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Bewilder

Verb
To cause someone to be confused

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Benign

Adj
Gentle, kind

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Fiend

Noun
An extremely wicked or cruel person

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Cognizance

Noun
Awareness of something

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Irreverent

Adj
lack of respect

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Convoluted

Adj
Intricate and complicated to follow

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Revere

Verb
To regard with deep respect and admiration

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Pious

Adj
Devoutly religious or showing a strong sense of reverence for God

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Apt

adj
Suitable or appropiate in the circumstances

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Abash

verb
To make someone feel embarrased

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Scant

adj
Barely sufficient or not enough in amount

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Precarious

adj
Dangerously unstable or uncertain

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Vehement

adj
Showing strong feeling;forcefu;,passionate or intense

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Pristine

adj
In its original condition; unspoiled /clean

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Formative

adj
OF or relating to the development or shaping of something

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Pernicious

Adj
having a harmful effect, especially in a subtle way

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Diaphanous

Adj
Light, delicate, and translucent

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Turpitude

Noun
Depravity or wickedness

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Denizen

Noun
An inhabitant or resident of a particular place

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Efficacy

Noun
The ability to produce the desired result or effectiveness in achieving a specific goal.

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Insidious

Adj
Proceeding in a gradual way with harmful effects

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Candor

Noun
The quality of being open honest sincere

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Benevolent

Adj
Well meaning and kindly

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Derivative

Noun/Adj
Immitative of the work of another person, usually disapproved for that
Something based off another source

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Facetious

adj
Treating serious issues with deliberately innapropiate humour

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Incorrigible

adj
Not able to be improved or corrected

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Conspicuous

Adj
standing out so clearly visible among the crowd

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Transfix

Verb
to cause someone to be motionless with horror, wonder, or amazement;to captivate or mesmerize

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Malleable

Adj
able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking

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Obscure

adj
hard to make out or define; vague

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Repugnant

adj
Extremely distasteful;unacceptable

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Elusive

adj
hard to find/capture

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Exalt

verb
to raise someone or something to a higher level

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Implore

verb
to ask or beg for something in a emotional way

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Impose

verb
to establish or create something unwanted in a harmful way

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Subtle

Adj
difficult to understand

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Afflict

verb
to cause pain or suffering to someone/something

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Hasten

verb
to speed up

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Importunity

Noun
the act of making repeated or annoying requests or demands;

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Keen

adj
having or showing ability to think clearly

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Tumultous

Adj
loud excited and emotional

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Ingenous

Adj
to be innocent honest and straightfoward in childlike manner

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Sinous

adj
something that has a lot of twists and turns

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Perturb

Verb
To disturb agitate or make someone anxious

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Precipate

verb
cause something to happen suddenly like rain

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Petulant

Adj
someone who is easily annoyed

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