Vocabulary #1 English 9H

Vocabulary list 1 for English 9H covering terms 1 through 20.

Altruism

(noun) unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness

Ambivalence

(noun) coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously (like love and hate)

Angular

(adj.) a: forming and angle; sharp-cornered b: having one or more angles

Arrogant

(adj.) exaggerated sense of one’s own worth or importance

Aversion

(noun) a feeling of disgust toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it

Discern

(verb) to recognize or identify as separate and distinct

Disdain

(noun) a feeling of contempt for what is beneath one

Disparage

(verb) to lower in rank or reputation, to put someone down

Disparity

(noun) lack of similarity or equality; inequality

Embellish

(verb) to make beautiful, adorn

Engender

(verb) to produce, cause, or give rise to

Innocuous

(adj.) not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility, harmless

Insipid

(adj.) lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge; dull

Lament

(verb) to express sorrow, mourning, or regret

Laud

(verb) praise; proclaim

Obscure

(adj.) not plain; something vague, or uncertain

Ostentatious

(adj.) pretentious or eye-catching show in an attempt to impress others

Prodigal

(adj.) wastefully or recklessly extravagant

Repudiate

(verb) to refuse or reject

Reticence

(noun) restraint or reluctance