english honors vocab sept 30th

profusely -

1. made or done freely and abundantly

1. boisterous -

rough and noisy

1. disconcertingly -

disturbingly; upsettingly

1. deference -

humble submission and respect

1. commiserate -

express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize

1. duly -

properly; fittingly; punctually

1. perfunctory -

performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial

interminably -

endlessly

1. petulantly -

irritably, peevishly

1. succor -

assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

1. immolation -

killing or offering as a sacrifice; to set oneself on fire

pious

devoutly religious

1. redress -

to make right; remedy or rectify; make amends for

1. impunity -

freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

1. preclude -

to prevent; to hinder, block or impede

1. stagnating -

cease to flow or move; cease developing; become inactive or dull

1. obstinately -

not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty

1. circumscribe -

encircle; define the boundaries of

1. acquiesced -

submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent

1. precipitous -

dangerously high or steep

telluric

earthly

languor

1. lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.

1. pinioned - l

tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone)

viscous

sticky; gluey

1. equanimity

calm;poise

1. ingenuity -

the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful

visceral

instinctive

bedlam

chaos;place of uproar

1. putrescent -

rotting; stinking

1. abscond -

to depart secretly; withdraw and hide oneself