Second Quarter Vocab List

A comprehensive vocabulary review of all 105 words from the Second Quarter Vocab List, featuring correct parts of speech and clear, concise definitions.

Acquiescent

(adj) Ready to accept something without protest; compliant, agreeable, or submissive.

acrimony

(n) Bitterness or ill feeling; harshness in speech, manner, or temper.

ambidextrous

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

Amorphous

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

analogous

(adj) Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clear the nature of the things compared.

antithesis

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

Archaic

(adj) Very old or old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period and no longer in common use.

assiduous

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

atrophy

(v) To waste away, wither, or deteriorate gradually from underuse or neglect.

Avarice

(n) Extreme greed for wealth or material gain; cupidity.

banal

(adj) So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring; trite or commonplace.

blight

(n) A plant disease, or any cause of impairment, destruction, or ruin.

Bumptious

(adj) Proud or self-assertive in a loud, offensive, or arrogant way; pushy.

capacious

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

caustic

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

Circumspect

(adj) Wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious and prudent.

cloister

(n) A covered walk in a monastery or cathedral; a place of religious seclusion.

concise

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

Consonance

(adj) Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions; recurrence of similar sounds.

conviction

(n) A firmly held belief or opinion; also the state of being declared guilty of an offense.

copious

(adj) Abundant in supply or quantity; plentiful and profuse.

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; to ridicule, mock, or scoff at.

Despondent

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

dilatory

(adj) Slow to act; intended to cause delay or marked by procrastination.

discord

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

Divergence

(n) The process or state of separating, branching off, or differing from a standard.

doleful

(adj) Expressing sorrow; mournful, melancholy, or grief-stricken.

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 or restricted.

ephemeral

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

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 honor of someone who has died.

exalt

(v) To hold someone or something in very high regard; to elevate in rank, power, or character.

extol

(v) To praise enthusiastically and lavishly.

Flaccid

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

foresight

(n) The ability to anticipate, predict, or prepare for what will happen in the future.

frugal

(adj) Sparing or economical with regard to money or food; prudent and non-wasteful.

Garner

(v) To gather, acquire, or collect something, such as information, approval, or support.

glutton

(n) An excessively greedy eater; one who indulges insatiably in an activity.

hamper

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

Hedge

(v) To limit or qualify something by conditions; to avoid making a direct or definite statement.

homogeneous

(adj) Of the same kind; uniform in structure, composition, or nature throughout.

immutable

(adj) Unchanging over time or unable to be altered; permanent and constant.

Impede

(v) To delay or obstruct the progress or movement of someone or something.

impudence

(n) Behavior or speech that is boldly disrespectful, insolent, or impertinent.

incongruous

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

Incorrigible

(adj) Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed; habitually bad or unruly.

inert

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

ingenuous

(adj) Innocent, unsuspecting, and naive; straightforward and candid.

Insipid

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

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, confident, and self-assured manner.

jocular

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

kindle

(v) To light or ignite a fire; to arouse, inspire, or stimulate an emotion.

Latent

(adj) Existing but not yet developed, manifest, or active; hidden or concealed.

loathe

(v) To feel intense dislike, disgust, or abhorrence for; to hate deeply.

loquacious

(adj) Tending to talk a great deal; talkative, wordy, or chattering.

Magnate

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

malleable

(adj) Capable of being shaped or bent by hammering; easily influenced or pliable.

meticulous

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

Minute

(adj) Extremely small; tiny, or marked by close attention to tiny details.

myriad

(adj) Countless or extremely great in number; having innumerable aspects.

nuance

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

Objurgate

(v) To scold, rebuke, or chide severely.

obsolete

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

ominous

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

Opulence

(n) Great wealth, luxuriousness, or lavish abundance.

paltry

(adj) Small, meager, or trivial in amount or quality; practically worthless.

paucity

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

Pernicious

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

pithy

(adj) Concise and forcefully expressive; brief yet full of meaning and substance.

platitude

(n) A trite, meaningless, or overused remark or statement, often delivered as if it were profound.

Potent

(adj) Having great power, influence, or effect; chemically or physically strong.

predilection

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

prodigious

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

Prudent

(adj) Acting with or showing care, caution, and wise judgment for the future.

qualify

(v) To modify, limit, or make less absolute; to meet required standards or conditions.

ratify

(v) To give formal approval or consent to, making an agreement officially valid.

Redolent

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

relevancy

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

repudiate

(v) To refuse to accept, acknowledge, or be associated with; to reject or disown.

Rotund

(adj) Round or plump in shape; full and rich in sound.

sardonic

(adj) Grimly mocking, cynical, or bitterly sarcastic.

scrupulous

(adj) Diligent, thorough, and attentive to details; strictly adhering to moral principles.

Sententious

(adj) Given to moralizing in a pompous or self-righteous manner; concise and pithy.

solemn

(adj) Formal, serious, and dignified; marked by deep sincerity or grave demeanor.

specious

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

Stymie

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

succinct

(adj) Briefly and clearly expressed; concise and to the point.

superfluous

(adj) Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough; redundant or extra.

Tantamount

(adj) Equivalent in seriousness, value, or effect to; virtually the same as.

terse

(adj) Sparing in the use of words; concise, brief, or curt.

torpid

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

Trepidation

(n) A feeling of fear, dread, apprehension, or nervous agitation about something.

undermine

(v) To weaken, impair, or damage secretly, gradually, or insidiously.

unerring

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

Vagrant

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