Q3 Vocab Words - Honors English 1

Flashcards to study for the Quarter 3 Vocab Quiz in Honors English 1.

insouciance

carefree; lack of concern; nonchalance

juggernaut

something that is extremely large and powerful and cannot be stopped

solace

to console; give comfort

saturnine

gloomy; very serious and unhappy

nebulous

not clear, cloudy, hazy, indistinct

imbue

to cause to be deeply affected by a feeling

mellifluous

sweet sounding

panacea

cure-all; something that will make everything better

zenith

the highest point; the strongest period of time

denouement

the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot; the outcome

epiphany

a sudden insight; a moment in which you suddenly understand something

somnambulism

sleep walking

nefarious

extremely wicked; evil

ineffable

too great to be expressed

cocophony

unpleasant, loud sounds

imbroglio

a complicated disagreement or misunderstanding; a confusing situation

persnickety

over-particular; fussy

circuitous

having a circular or winding course

obliterate

to destroy completely

corpulent

large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat

anathema

a detested person

fastidious

hard to please; demanding, extremely high standards

beguile

to influence by trickery or flattery; mislead

inchoate

unformed, in a beginning stage

extol

to praise, revere

parsimony

frugality, stinginess

laconic

using very few words

panache

dash of flamboyance in manner or style

myopic

short sighted; near-minded

feral

wild, untamed, undomesticated

couture

the business of designing, making, and selling highly fashionable clothing

inane

void; dumb

buffet

to strike with force

ethereal

light, airy, or tenuous

surreptitious

kept secret; sly

truculent

quick to argue or fight

inconoclast

one who attacks cherished beliefs

efficacious

having the power to produce a desired effect; effective

abject

utterly hopeless; existing in a low condition

precocious

advanced, developing ahead of time

copacetic

fine; satisfactory

conundrum

a riddle; anything that puzzles

endemic

native to a specific area

abscond

to leave quickly; escape

intrepid

fearless; brave