Honors English 10 Vocab List - 3

Affable

(Adj.) Friendly, agreeable, or easy to talk to

Epistle

(Noun) A letter or literary composition in letter form

Argot

(Noun) Lingo or jargon specific to a profession or social group

Jaundiced

(Adj.) Prejudiced or hostile

Dolorous

(Adj.) Exhibiting sorrow or pain

Arduous

(Adj.) Difficult, requiring great effort

Grandiloquent

(Adj.) Pompous or high-flown in speech

Bacchanalian

(Adj.) Wild and drunken

Zeitgeist

(Noun) The general spirit of the times

Ancillary

(Adj.) Providing necessary support or assistance

Ostensible

(Adj.) Professed but not necessarily true

Conduit

(Noun) The means by which something is transmitted

Anathema

(Noun) A hated, repellent person or thing; a formal curse

Harangue

(Noun) A long, strongly expressed speech or lecture

Sycophant

(Noun) A flatterer; One who fawns on others in order to gain favor