CCP English Vocabuary Words (Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior) 2nd Semester

Resolution

determination; (or) a solution to a problem

Servile

overly submissive; cringing; like a servant

Refute

to disprove

Anarchy

lack of government

Virulent

very harmful (like a virus)

Dubious

doubtful;unclear

Elusive

tough to catch; hard to pin down

Compromise

to settle by concession or surrender

Flagrant

shocking; outstandingly bad

Static

stationary; not moving

Benign

harmless

Amiable

friendly

Tedious

boring

Caustic

burning; uncomplimentary

Laud

to praise

Miser

one who saves greedily

Articulate

speaking well

Discord

disagreement

Diligent

hard-working

Perceptive

having a keen understanding; discerning

Ironic

satiric; unexpected

Dogmatic

stubbornly opinionated

Facilitate

to make easier; to help

Frivolous

not serious; trivial; silly

Exhaustive

thorough; complete

Acquiesce

to agree finally

Atrophy

To waste away from lack of use

Instigate

to start trouble

Heed

to listen to

Virtuoso

An accomplished musician

Superficial

on the surface; shallow

Contempt

to think little of someone

Lucid

clear; easy to understand

Immune

safe from harm; protected

Aesthetic

having to do with art or beauty

Infamous

notorious; scandalous

Authoritarian

like a dictator

Reticent

quiet; uncommunicative

Redundant

extra; unnecessary; superfluous

Deference

respectful regard

Deplete

to use up; reduce

Compliant

submissive

Inadvertent

lax; careless; without intention

Extraneous

irrelevant; extra; unnecessary

Levity

humor

Inclined

tending toward one direction

Prodigal

extravagant; wasteful

Uniform

constant; without variety

Assess

to estimate the value of; to measure

Censor

one who deletes objectionable matter

Vacillate

to waver between choices

Fervor

passion; zeal

Dispassionate

free from passion or spirit

Pragmatic

practical

Didactic

instructive

Belittle

to put down; disparage

Digress

deviate from main idea

Predecessor

one who comes before

Scrutinize

study carefully

Concise

brief and to the point; short and clear

Complacent

smug; self-satisfied

Eloquence

expressiveness; fluency in speaking or writing

Virtue

moral excellence

Guile

cunning deceitfulness

Biased

not neutral; prejudiced

Scanty

inadequate; minimal

Alleviate

to lighten or relieve

Negligence

carelessness; neglect; indifference

Endorse

to approve or give one’s support to

Conspicuous

easily seen; out in the open

Lax

loose; not strict or exact

Esoteric

known to only a few; private

Exemplary

serving as a pattern/example

Exemplify

to show by example

Nostalgic

excessively sentimental; reminiscent

Monotonous

without variety; tiresomely uniform

Contemporary

living at the same time; modern

Profound

deep; insightful (the opposite of superficial)

Enhance

to make better

Deter

to prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something

Relegate

to dismiss to an inferior position

Incessant

unceasing; never ending

Condone

to forgive; to overlook

Tranquility

calmness

Dissent

disagreement

Scrupulous

extremely careful; exact; punctilious

Slander

words used to malign or distort the truth

Amass

to pile up; to accumulate

Pedestrian

one who travels by foot

Emulate

to strive to excel over another