Vocab list #1 & #2 mixed (HEglish 10A)

1. belligerent:

an aggressive, stubborn attitude

1. chastisement:

mild punishment

1. incursion:

a breakthrough into enemy territory

Myriad =

Innumerable

1. appalled:

horrified, disgusted

1. disinclination:

mild preference for avoiding something

1. ravenously:

With greed

1. malevolently:

with hostility

jeeringly:

mockingly

ludicrous:

Ridiculous, absurd

Avidly

With great interest or enthusiasm

Inscrutable

Impossible to understand or interpret

Seductive

Tempting and attractive

Contrite

Feeling really sorry

Compulsion

An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way

Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated openly

Perceptible

Able to be seen or noticed

Riotous

by involving public disorder; chaotic, wild

Blatant

Completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious

Generic

Characteristics relating to a class or group of things