English Final Exam Vocab

Contrive

Create or bring about by deliberate use of skill.

Idiom

A group of words established by usage

Diffidence

Modesty or shyness resulting from lack of self-confidence.

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation.

Precarious

Not securely held or in postion.

Miscreant

A person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.

Illegitimate

Not authorized by the law.

Scorn

The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless.

Stigmatize

Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.

Colloquial

Used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

Contemplate

Look thoughtfully at for a long time.

Deviant

Departing from usual or excepted standards.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Resurrect

Restore to life

Pretension.

A claim or assertion of a claim to something.

Resentment

Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.

Exasperate

Irritate and frustrate someone intensely.

Condescension

An attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain.

Blasphemy

The offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things.

Keen

Highly developed.

Lacerate

Tear or make deep cuts in.

Romanticize

Deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion.

Indifferent

Having no particular interest or sympathy.

Vestment

A chasuble or other robe worn by the clergy or choristers during services.

Undulate

Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion

Vapid

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

Rational

Based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Essence

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something.

Cullet

Recycled, broken, or waste glass used in glass-making.

Reprehensible

Deserving censure or condemnation.

Anecdote

A short amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident.

Reaffirm

State again as fact

Indignation

Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Liege

A feudal superior or sovereign (ruler).

Callous

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Filial

Of or due from a son or daughter.