English 2H-B Vocab 4

integral

forming an essential part of something; composed of parts that together make a whole, essential, fundamental, basic

integrity

the quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards; the state of being complete or undivided, honesty, truthfulness, honor

integrate

to make a group, community, place, or organization and its opportunities available to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or social class; to become an accepted member of a group and its activities, or help somebody do this, combine, merge, unite, fuse

malevolent

having or showing a desire to harm others; having a harmful or evil effect or influence, malicious, hostile, evil

malady

a physical or physiological disorder or disease; a condition or situation that is problematic and requires a remedy, illness, sickness, disease

maladroit

showing lack of skill or tact; clumsy or insensitive in speech or behavior, clumsy, awkward, unskillful

malodorous

smelling unpleasant or offensive, smelly, foul

malignant

full of hate and showing a desire to harm others; likely to cause harm, malicious, hurtful, vengeful

malicious

motivated by or resulting from a desire to cause harm or pain to another, spiteful, malevolent, mean

malcontent

somebody who is discontented or dissatisfied, especially somebody who seems continually or chronically discontented; somebody who opposes the established social or political system, rebel, agitator, troublemaker

glib

describing words that are fluent (quick) but insecure and shallow, smooth, superficial, disingenuous

slovenly

an offensive term meaning not concerned about conventional standards of personal hygiene and tidiness, untidy, unkept, messy

colossal

unusually or impressively large; very great or impressive

convivial

describing a person or an environment that is friendly, lively, and enjoyable, affable, companionable, friendly

concise

using as few words as possible to give the necessary information, or compressed in order to be brief, pithy, brief, succinct

iconoclast

a person who attacks cherished beliefs to institutions; also, a destroyer of images used in religious worship, critic, renegade, unbeliever

whet

to make a feeling, sense, or desire more keen or intense; to sharpen the setting edge or blade of a tool or weapon, usually by rubbing it on a stone, sharpen, hone, file

sage

wise man, savant, philosopher, thinker

chivalrous

courteous and considerate; relating to or reflecting the values of the medieval code of knighthood, especially courtesy, self

admonish

to rebuke somebody mildly but earnestly; to advise somebody to do or, more often, not to do something, reprimand, rebuke, chastise

stereotype

an oversimplified standardized image of a person or group, lacking originality, conventional image, cliche

didactic

instructive; tending to give instruction or advice, even when it is not welcome or not needed; containing a political or moral message, instructive, educational, informative

convoluted

intricate; complex, complicated, tangled, elaborate

potable

safe to drink, drinkable, consumable, palatable, safe

vituperative

marked harshly abusive condemnation, insulting, abusive, offensive

temporal

relating to time; brief and lasting only a short time, worldly, material, mundane

expostulation

a lengthy expression of protest, challenge, complaint, protest

incoherent

lacking cohesion and connection; not clearly expressed or well thought out, and consequently difficult to understand, confused, unclear, incomprehensible

banal

boringly ordinary and lacking originality, dull, trite, uninteresting

sloth

laziness or dislike of work or any kind of physical attraction, laziness, indolence, lethargy