Second Quarter Vocab List

Practice vocabulary flashcards featuring definitions and parts of speech for all 105 words in the Second Quarter Vocab List.

Acquiescent

(adj) Ready to accept or agree to something without protest; compliant.

acrimony

(n) Bitterness, ill will, or harshness in speech or manner.

ambidextrous

(adj) Able to use both the right and left hands equally well.

Amorphous

(adj) Without a clearly defined shape or form; shapeless.

analogous

(adj) Comparable in certain respects; similar in function or structure.

antithesis

(n) A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Archaic

(adj) Very old, old-fashioned, or belonging to an earlier historical period.

assiduous

(adj) Showing great care, attention, and persistent effort; diligent.

atrophy

(v) To waste away or decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.

Avarice

(n) Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

banal

(adj) So lacking in originality as to be obvious, boring, or trite.

blight

(n) A thing that spoils, damages, or severely impairs something.

Bumptious

(adj) Proud, self-assertive, or conceited in an offensive or overbearing way.

capacious

(adj) Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

caustic

(adj) Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way; capable of burning or corroding.

Circumspect

(adj) Wary, cautious, and unwilling to take unnecessary risks.

cloister

(n) A covered walkway in a monastery or convent; a secluded, quiet place.

concise

(adj) Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief and comprehensive.

Consonance

(n) Agreement, harmony, or accord; recurrence of similar sounds.

conviction

(n) A firmly held belief or opinion; a formal declaration of guilt.

copious

(adj) Abundant in supply or quantity; plentiful.

Criteria

(n) Principles or standards by which something may be judged or decided.

decadence

(n) Moral or cultural decline characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

deride

(v) To express contempt for; ridicule or mock.

Despondent

(adj) In low spirits from loss of hope or courage; disheartened.

dilatory

(adj) Slow to act; intended to cause delay.

discord

(n) Disagreement or conflict between people; lack of harmony in sound.

Divergence

(n) The process or state of separating, drawing apart, or differing.

doleful

(adj) Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy.

efficacy

(n) The ability to produce a desired or intended result; effectiveness.

Endemic

(adj) Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area; native.

ephemeral

(adj) Lasting for a very short time; transitory or fleeting.

erudition

(n) The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; profound scholarship.

Eulogize

(v) To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal tribute.

exalt

(v) To hold in very high regard; to praise or elevate in rank or status.

extol

(v) To praise enthusiastically and lavishly.

Flaccid

(adj) Soft and hanging loosely or limply; lacking vigor or force.

foresight

(n) The ability to predict or anticipate what will happen or be needed in the future.

frugal

(adj) Sparing or economical with regard to money or food; simple and plain.

Garner

(v) To gather, collect, or acquire something desirable.

glutton

(n) An excessively greedy person who eats or consumes too much.

hamper

(v) To hinder, obstruct, or impede the movement or progress of.

Hedge

(v) To protect oneself against loss by taking balancing actions; to avoid a direct statement.

homogeneous

(adj) Of the same kind; alike or uniform in structure or composition.

immutable

(adj) Unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

Impede

(v) To delay, hinder, or prevent someone or something by obstructing them.

impudence

(n) The quality of being insolent, disrespectful, or boldly rude.

incongruous

(adj) Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

Incorrigible

(adj) Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

inert

(adj) Lacking the ability or strength to move; inactive or sluggish.

ingenuous

(adj) Innocent, naive, and unsuspecting; showing childlike simplicity.

Insipid

(adj) Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest; dull.

insolvent

(adj) Unable to pay debts owed; bankrupt.

irreverent

(adj) Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

Jaunty

(adj) Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.

jocular

(adj) Fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.

kindle

(v) To light or set on fire; to arouse or inspire an emotion or passion.

Latent

(adj) Existing but hidden, dormant, or not yet developed or manifest.

loathe

(v) To feel intense dislike or disgust for; to detest.

loquacious

(adj) Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Magnate

(n) A wealthy, influential person, especially in business or industry.

malleable

(adj) Able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking; easily influenced or pliable.

meticulous

(adj) Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Minute

(adj) Extremely small; taking the smallest details into account.

myriad

(adj) Countless or extremely great in number.

nuance

(n) A subtle difference in meaning, expression, sound, or color.

Objurgate

(v) To scold, rebuke, or express strong disapproval toward.

obsolete

(adj) No longer produced or used; out of date.

ominous

(adj) Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening.

Opulence

(n) Great wealth, affluence, or luxuriousness.

paltry

(adj) Small or meager in amount; petty or trivial.

paucity

(n) The presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities; scarcity.

Pernicious

(adj) Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

pithy

(adj) Concise and forcefully expressive in style.

platitude

(n) A remark or statement, especially one with moral content, that is trite or unoriginal.

Potent

(adj) Having great power, influence, or effect.

predilection

(n) A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

prodigious

(adj) Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

Prudent

(adj) Acting with or showing care and thought for the future; wise.

qualify

(v) To make a statement less absolute or add reservations to; to meet necessary standards.

ratify

(v) To sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.

Redolent

(adj) Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something; fragrant or smelling of.

relevancy

(n) The condition of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.

repudiate

(v) To refuse to accept or be associated with; to deny the truth or validity of.

Rotund

(adj) Plump or round in shape.

sardonic

(adj) Grimly mocking, cynical, or sarcastic.

scrupulous

(adj) Diligent, thorough, and attentive to details; very concerned to avoid doing wrong.

Sententious

(adj) Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.

solemn

(adj) Formal, dignified, and serious; not cheerful or smiling.

specious

(adj) Superficially plausible, but actually wrong or misleading.

Stymie

(v) To prevent or hinder the progress of; to thwart.

succinct

(adj) Briefly and clearly expressed; concise.

superfluous

(adj) Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough; excessive.

Tantamount

(adj) Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.

terse

(adj) Sparing in the use of words; abrupt or concise.

torpid

(adj) Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic or sluggish.

Trepidation

(n) A feeling of fear, alarm, or agitation about something that may happen.

undermine

(v) To lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

unerring

(adj) Always right or accurate; making no mistakes.

Vagrant

(n) A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place.