ALL VOCAB OMG #10thGradeEnglish

Approbation

(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval

PLUG IN: Praise

Assuage

(v) Make easier/milder; quite/calm; appease; satisfy

PLUG IN: Relieve

Coalition

(n) A combination, Union, merger for a specific purpose

PLUG IN: Alliance

Decadence

(n) decay/deteriorate, excessive self-indulgence

PLUG IN: decline

Elicit

(v) Bring out from something (like a person)

PLUG IN: Draw forth

Expostulate

(v) Attempt to dissuade someone from a decision with earnest reasoning

PLUG IN: Protest

Hackneyed

(adj) used so often as to lack freshness/originality

PLUG IN: overused

Hiatus

(n) a gap, opening, pause, break in a sequence/series/process

PLUG IN: Pause

Innuendo

(n) a hint, reference, indirect suggestion (often derogatory)

PLUG IN: Indirect suggestion

Intercede

(v) plead on someone else’s behalf, act as a 3rd party in disagreement

PLUG IN: intervene

Jaded

(adj) wearied, worn out, dulled

PLUG IN: Burnt out

Lurid

(adj) causing shock/horror/revulsion

PLUG IN: Horrific

Meritorious

(adj) worthy, deserving recognition/praise

PLUG IN: praiseworthy

Petulant

(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated/upset

PLUG IN: Irritable

Prerogative

(n) special right/privilege

PLUG IN: special right

Provincial

(adj) narrow mind/outlook; limited/confined; originating in a province/outlying area

PLUG IN: Narrow minded/confined

Simulate

(v) make a pretense of, imitate, show outer signs of

PLUG IN: Imitate

Transcend

(v) rise above and beyond, exceed

PLUG IN: Rise above

Umbrage

(n) offense, resentment

PLUG IN: offense

Unctuous

(adj) excessively smooth/smug, trying to hard to give earnest impression, sincerity impression, or piety; fatty/oily

PLUG IN: Oily (literally and figuratively)

Ameliorate

(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw

PLUG IN: Improve

Aplomb

(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence

PLUG IN: Composure

(you do something WITH aplomb btw)

Bombastic

(adj) Pompous/overblown, full of high-sounding words to conceal lack of ideas without expirience

PLUG IN: Overblown (relating to language)

Callow

(adj) lacking sophistication/poise

PLUG IN: Immature

Drivel

(n/v) drool/snot, foolish/aimless thinking, nonsense

PLUG IN: Drool (literally or figuratively)

Epitome

(n) perfect example, person/thing of quality

PLUG IN: Perfect example

(___ is the epitome of ____, for ex)

Exhort

(v) urge strongly, advise earnestly

PLUG IN: Urge

Ex officio

(adj/adv) by virtue of holding a certain office

PLUG IN: Automatic, automatically

(applies to a position/job)

Infringe

(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

PLUG IN: trespass

(you infringe ON something)

Ingratiate

(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor

PLUG IN: endear

(often used critically/with negative connotation)

Interloper

(n) one who is where they’re not wanted, no right to be; intruder

PLUG IN: intruder

Intrinsic

(adj) belonging to one by nature, essential, inherent

PLUG IN: Natural

Inveigh

(v) make violent attack with words, express strong disapproval

PLUG IN: argue

(you inveigh AGAINST something)

Lassitude

(n) weary ov body or mind, lack of energy

PLUG IN: Weariness

Millennium

(n) 1000 years or a period of great joy

PLUG IN: 1000 years

Occult

(adj/n) adj: magic, supernatural n: supernatural matters

PLUG IN: supernatural

Permeate

(v) spread through, penetrate, soak through

PLUG IN: spread through

Precipitate (adj or n)

(adj/n)

adj: characterized by excessive haste

n: moisture; product of action/process

PLUG IN: hasty, residue

(this one is pre-SIP-ah-titt)

Precipitate (v)

(v) cause suddenly, hurl down from a height, give form to

PLUG IN: Fall (weather)

Stringent

(adj) severe, rigorous/urgent, sharp/bitter to the taste

PLUG IN: strict

Surmise

(v/n) to think believe without certain evidence, guess; OR a likely idea lacking definite proof

PLUG IN: Assume, assumption

Abominate

(v) to have an intense dislike/hatred for something

PLUG IN: hate

Acculturation

(n) the modification of social patterns/traits/structures of one group/society by contact with those of another

PLUG IN: Assimilation

Adventitious

(adj) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental/not essential; resulting from external sources

PLUG IN: Coincidental

Ascribe

(v) attribute something to a cause or source

PLUG IN: attribute (v)

Circuitous

(adj) roundabout, not direct

PLUG IN: roundabout

Commiserate

(v) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

PLUG IN: sympathize

Enjoin

(v) to direct/order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way

PLUG IN: command

Expedite

(v) to make easy; to cause to progress faster

PLUG IN: quicken

Expiate

(v) to make amends for something; to atone

PLUG IN: make up for

Ferment

(n/v)

n: A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence

PLUG IN: Excitement

pronounced FERment

(v) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

PLUG IN: turn into alcohol or excite

prounced ferMENT

Inadvertent

(adj) unintentional, accidental

PLUG IN: unintentional

Nominal

(adj) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

PLUG IN: token

Noncommittal

(adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

PLUG IN: indecisive

Peculate

(v) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use

PLUG IN: steal

Proclivity

(n) a natural inclination or tendency towards something; a liking or preference for something

PLUG IN: natural preference

Sangfroid

(n) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

PLUG IN: composure

Seditious

(adj) resistant to lawful authority, having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

PLUG IN: rebellious

Tenuous

(adj) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

PLUG IN: weak

Vitriolic

(adj) bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic/biting

PLUG IN: harsh

Wheedle

(v) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

PLUG IN: coax

Affable

(adj) courteous/pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

PLUG IN: personable

Aggrandize

(v) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

PLUG IN: increase

Amorphous

(adj) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

PLUG IN: shapeless

Aura

(n) that which surrounds, a distinctive air/personal quality

PLUG IN: air

Contraband

(n/adj)

n: illegal/smuggled goods

adj: illegal, prohibited

PLUG IN: illegal; illegal goods

Erudite

(adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

PLUG IN: scholarly

Gossamer

(adj/n)

adj: thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

n: a very thin, light cloth

PLUG IN: delicate

Infer

(v) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought

PLUG IN: speculate

Inscrutable

(adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

PLUG IN: incomprehensible

Insular

(adj) relating to/ situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook/experience

PLUG IN: narrow minded

Irrevocable

(adj) incapable of being changed or called back

PLUG IN: unchangeable

Propensity

(n) a natural inclination or predilection toward

PLUG IN: liking

Querulous

(adj) peevish, complaining, fretful

PLUG IN: cranky

Remonstrate

(v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

PLUG IN: reason

Repudiate

(v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

PLUG IN: Reject (as an IDEA)

Resilient

(adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

PLUG IN: adaptable

Reverberate

(v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

PLUG IN: echo

Scurrilous

(adj) coursely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

PLUG IN: vulgar

usage tip: scurrilous/scandalous

Sedulous

(adj) persistent, showing industry and determination

PLUG IN: dedicated

Sleazy

(adj) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

PLUG IN: cheap

Amnesty

(n) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

PLUG IN: forgiveness

Autonomy

(n) self-government, political control

PLUG IN: self-government

Axiomatic

(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

PLUG IN: self-evident

Blazon

(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

PLUG IN: broadcast

Caveat

(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage certain behavior; a condition

PLUG IN: warning to prevent misunderstanding

Equitable

(adj) fair, just

PLUG IN: fair

Extricate

(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

PLUG IN: disentangle

Filch

(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

PLUG IN: steal

Flout

(v) to mock an idea or belief; treat with contempt

PLUG IN: Dismiss (as an idea or belief)

Fractious

(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly; quarrelsome; contrary

PLUG IN: troublesome

Precept

(n) a rule of conduct or action

PLUG IN: rule

Salutary

(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

PLUG IN: beneficial

Scathing

(adj) severely critical; harsh in providing criticism or feedback

PLUG IN: Harsh (in criticism or feedback)

Scourge

(v/n)

v: to whip, punish severely

n: a cause of affliction or suffering

PLUG IN: (v) beat, (n) plague

Sepulchral

(adj) extremely gloomy or dismal; typical of the tomb

PLUG IN: gloomy

Soporific

(adj/n)

adj: tending to cause sleep

n: something that induces sleep

PLUG IN: sleep-inducing

Straitlaced

(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct

PLUG IN: overly strict

Transient

(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting

PLUG IN: fleeting

Unwieldy

(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of the size or complexity

PLUG IN: cumbersome