Note Cards

English 10

Reclusive

Avoiding the company of other people

Provocative

Causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

Impetuous

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

Condescending

Having or showing a feeling of patronizing supeiority

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Pretentious

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture,etc Than is actually possessed

Prudent

Acting with or showing care and thought for the future

Assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance

Extenuating

(of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offense

Reverence

Deep respect for someone or something

Orator

A public speaker, especially one who is skilled

Annexation

The action of taking a smaller nation and adding it to a bigger one

Epiphany

Manifestation of a divine supernatural being

Epitome

A perfect example of a particular quality or type

Cognitive

Your intellectual ability to process knowledge

Cacophony

Harsh mixture of sounds

Onus

Used to refer to something that is one’s duty or responsibility

Resilient

A person able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

Rhetorical

Words intended to persuade or impress

Anecdote

A short funny or interesting story about a real incident or person

Subtle

Something difficult or hard to notice

Initiative

The power or opportunity to act of take charge before others do

Integrity

The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness

Imminent

Something about to happen

Malice

Desire to cause pain or distress to someone