Vocab Unit 4,5,6

Affable

Adjective- friendly

Aggrandize

Verb- to increase in greatness

Amorphous

Adjective- shapeless

Archetype

Noun- an original model or prototype

Aura

Noun- a distinctive personal quality

Contraband

Noun- illegal goods

Erudite

Adjective- very educated

Gossamer

Adjective- thin, delicate

Inscrutable

Adjective- incapable of being understood

Insular

Adjective- relating to

Irrevocable

Adjective- incapable of being changed

Propensity

Noun- a natural proclivity

Querulous

Adjective- cranky

Remonstrate

Verb- to argue with someone against something

Repudiate

Verb- to reject

Resilient

Adjective- able to recover quickly

Reverberate

Verb- to reflect or re-echo

Scurrilous

Adjective- abusive

Sedulous

Adjective- persistent

Sleazy

Adjective- cheap

Amnesty

Noun- an act of forgiveness

Autonomy

Noun- self government

Axiomatic

Adjective- taken for granted

Blazon

Verb- to publish widely

Caveat

Noun- a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding

Equitable

Adjective- fair, reasonable

Extricate

Verb- to extract from difficulties

Filch

Verb- to steal in petty amounts

Flout

Verb- to laugh at, to mock

Fractious

Adjective- troublesome, unpredictable

Precept

Noun- a rule you live by

Salutary

Adjective- helpful, beneficial

Scathing

Adjective- harsh

Scourge

Verb-to punish severely

Sepulchral

adjective- extremely gloomy

Soporific

Adjective- tending to cause sleep

Straightlaced

Adjective- overly strict

Transient

Adjective- lasting only a short time

Unwieldy

Adjective- bulky

Vapid

Adjective- uninteresting

Anomalous

Adjective- irregular; Piper not barking at the door was very anomalous

Aspersion

Noun- a damaging statement; She cast aspersions to the whole school about him cheating on a test.

Bizarre

Adjective- very strange; The clothes people wore in the 1900’s were very bizarre.

Brusque

Adjective-abrupt, blunt; When I asked my mom if she could drive me to my friends house, she responded with a brusque refusal.

Cajole

Verb- to coax; I tried to cajole my dad to buy me a new phone. 

Castigate

Verb- to punish severely; My friend and I were castigated by our parents after biking on the highway.

Contrive

Verb- to bring out through a plan; I can contrive lies and excuses on the spot.

Demagogue

Noun- a leader who exploits promises in order to gain power. The cult leader was a demagogue who promised eternal happiness if they served him.

Disabuse

Verb- to correct. He thinks that all women adore him, but my sister will probably disabuse him of that idea.

Ennui

Noun- boredom. I have ennui half way through my 90 minute class

Fetter

Noun- a chain or shackle. The prisoners had fetters on their wrists and ankles.

Heinous

Adjective- hateful, evil. What the prisoner did was heinous

Immutable

Adjective- constant, unchangeable. The laws of physics are immutable 

Insurgent

Noun- one who rebels against authority. The army was confident that they could crush the insurgent forces.

Megalomania

Noun- a delusion marked by a feeling of power or wealth (full of themselves) Sudden fame can bring people feelings of megalomania

Sinecure

Noun- an easy job. Being a lifeguard on a rainy day can be considered as sinecure

Surreptitious

Adjective- stealthy, secret. He was very surreptitious while leaving the bank he just robbed.

Transgress

Verb- to go beyond a limit or boundary. My parents will not allow me to transgress the law by driving my friends within 12 months.

Transmute

Verb- to change from one form to another. Luckily, I was able to transmute my friends mistrust into trust.

Vicarious

Adjective- experienced by one person in place of another. While she was in Italy, I looked at her instagram and I got vicarious excitement.