Advanced English I Semester 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for Advanced English I Semester 2.

Adamant

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; inflexible; unwavering.

Acquit

Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty; exonerate.

Arbitrate

To settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both.

Assuage

To lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses): ease.

Auspicious

Favorable; prosperous.

Benign

Gentle and kindly: not harmful to the environment.

Contentious

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial; (of a person) given to arguing or provoking argument.

Condescend

Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing; do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance.

Entailment

Legal restriction upon who can inherit property.

Discernible

Able to be discerned; perceptible.

Duress

Forcible restraint or restriction; compulsion by threat.

Erratic

Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Expound

To set forth: state; to defend with argument; to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail.

Fatalistic

Relating to the belief that events are inevitable.

Florid

Excessively intricate or elaborate; ornate.

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

Imprudent

Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash; lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment.

Irascible

Easily angered.

Morbid

Characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.

Placid

(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited; calm.

Predilection

Preference; tendency.

Ruefully

In a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner.

Sordid

Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; sleazy.

Spurious

Not genuine; false; counterfeit.

Stolid

(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation; calm, unexcitable.

Taciturn

Usually silent.

Umbrage

Offense or resentment.

Ingenuous

Innocent; naive; open and honest.

Expunge

To remove completely; to erase.

Vehemently

With intense feeling; vigorously.

Anticipated

Eagerly expected.

Infatuated

Briefly but intensely in love.

Enthralled

Captivated.

Devoted

Loving, loyal, and concerned with another's well-being.

Elation

Great happiness and excitement.

Impulse

Urge to act or do something.

Proximity

Nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation; closeness.

Correspondents

A person employed by a news agency, periodical, television network, etc. to gather, report, or contribute news, articles, and the like regularly from a distant place.

Interpreter

A person who interprets, especially one who translates speech orally.

Encapsulate

Express the essential features of (something) succinctly or enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.

Appalling

Causing shock, disgust, or alarm.

Clamor

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.

Grimace

An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

Prosperity

Good fortune, success.

Hallowed

Holy; sacred.

Tribulations

Great trouble or miser.

Redemptive

Serving to deliver from sorrow; make amends or pay back.

Oppression

Cruel or unjust treatment.

Exalted

Elevated.

Activist

A person who fights for radical social change with radical methods.

Radical

Extremely different from the usual.

Advocating

Arguing or acting in favor of an ideal.

Idly

Lazily; without taking action.

Postpone

Delay.

Stagnation

State of being inactive and not moving or changing.

Complacency

State of unthinking or satisfied acceptance.

Yearning

Strong desire; longing.

Languished

Grown weak; lived under distressing conditions.