Honors Brit Lit Midterm Vocab

Decadence

Decline or decay.

Interloper

A trespasser.

Infringe

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Ameliorate

to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

Callow

without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

Circuitous

Roundabout, not direct.

petulant

peevish

Vitriolic

bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

adventitious

resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital

seditious

resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

nominal

existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

expedite

To make easy or cause to progress faster.

enjoin

to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

affable

courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

aura

that which surrounds (as an I'm atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

aggrandize

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth, to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

erudite

Scholarly.

resilient

Able to return to the original shape or form.

reverberate

To re-echo.

Decadence.

What is the opposite of self-denial?

Simulate.

What is the opposite of genuinely express?

Petulant.

What is the opposite of sedate?

Ingratiate.

What is the opposite of alienate?

Occult.

What is the opposite of uncover?

Precipitate.

What is the opposite of cautious?

Innuendo.

What is the opposite of incontestable proof?

hiatus

a gap, an opening

jaded

wearied, worn-out