Honors English 2 Vocabulary

acede

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

brandish

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

comprise

to include or contain; to be made up of

deft

skillful, nimble

destitute

extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter

explicit

definite, clearly stated

extripate

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

inopportune

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

ironic

(adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

musty

stale, moldy; out-of-date

officious

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

ominous

threatening

pinnacle

a high peak or point

premeditated

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

rampant

growing without check, running wild

solace

(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

stately

dignified, majestic

Supple

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Suppress

to stop by force, put down

venal

open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Audulterate

to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

ambixdextrous

able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

augment

to make larger, increase

breft

deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

deploy

to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

dour

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

fortitude

courage in facing difficulties

gape

to stare with an open mouth

gibe

to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn

guise

an external appearance, cover, mask

insidious

intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

intimation

a hint, indirect suggestion

opulent

wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

pliable

easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

reiterate

to say again, repeat

stolid

not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

tentative

uncertain

unkempt

untidy

verbatim

word for word

wairly

cautiously

Adrioit

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

amicable

peaceable, friendly

averse

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

benevolent

kindly, charitable

cursory

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness

extol

to praise highly

extol

to praise highly

feasible

possible, able to be done

grimace

a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face

Holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

impervious

not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

jeopardy

danger

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details

nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

the most typical example

retrogress

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

scrutinize

to examine closely

tepid

lukewarm

adversary

an enemy, opponent

alienate

to turn away feelings or affections

artifice

a clever trick

coerce

to compel, force

craven

cowardly

culinary

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

delete

to erase, wipe out, cut out

demise

a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

exhilarate

to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

fallow

inactive; unproductive

harass

to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

inclement

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

muse

to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

negligible

unimportant; insignificant

perpetuate

to make permanent or long lasting

precedent

an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

punitive

inflicting or aiming at punishment

redress

to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

sojourn

a temporary stay

urbane

refined in manner or style, suave

affiliated

associated, connected

ascertain

to find out

attainment

an accomplishment, the act of achieving

bequeath

to give or pass on as an inheritance

cogent

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

converge

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

disperase

to scatter, spread far and wide

esteem

to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

expunge

to erase, obliterate, destroy

finite

having limits; lasting for a limited time

invulnerable

not able to be wounded or hurt

malevolent

spiteful, showing ill will

nonchalant

cool and confident, unconcerned

omniscient

all-knowing

panacea

a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

scrupulous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

skulk

to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

supercilious

proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

uncanny

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation