english 10H final exam vocab

Benevolent

Kindly, favorable toward

Benefactor

A person who gives friendly aid

Benign

Causing no harm

Accord

A sameness of opinion, agreement

Discord

A lack of agreement, disharmony

Cordial

Warmly friendly and polite

Animosity

Anger or hostility

Equanimity

An evenness of mind or spirit, calm

Magnanimous

Generous in spirit

Dismal

Causing great sadness or negativity

Malevolent

Wishing harm towards, hostile

Malicious

Intended to hurt or harm

Iniquity

An injustice, a wrong or wicked action or situation

Travesty

A bad imitation of, a perversion of

Vested

Significant to one’s profit or well being

Vestment

Clothing worn to symbolize political or religious authority

Divest

To remove a title or position of authority

Corporeal

Having to do with the body

Bellicose

Warlike in nature

Belligerence

A warlike mood or attitude

Amiable

Good natured cheerful

Amicable

Not bitter or hostile, friendly

Philanthropy

A charitable donation to public causes

Incantation

A ritual chant

Delegate

To divide up

Superlative

Excellent, above all others

Formative

Occurring at the time of most influence

Inept

Unskilled clumsy at

Adept

Skilled expert at

Posit

To put forward and assert

Disposition

One’s attitude or mood

Figment

Something invented or imaginary

Effigy

A figure constructed in mockery

Prefigure

To look like or predict a later thing or event