Vocabulary Midterm Study Guide - Honors American Lit.

Units 1-6 from the Vocabulary Book You only need to know the definitions

Feasible

possible; able to be done

Inclement

 harsh; serve in attitude or action

Meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details

Scrutinized

to examine closely

Alienated

to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile

Tentative

experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

Fortitude

courage in facing difficulties 

Redress

to set right; relief from wrong or injury 

Exhilarated

cheer; give spirit or liveliness to

Augment

 to make larger; increase

Grimaces

a wry face; facial distortion

Reiterate

to say again; repeat 

Stolid

 not easily moved mentally or emotionally 

Amicable

peaceable; friendly

Culinary

of or related to cooking in the kitchen

Insidious

intended to deceive or entrap

Liquidated

to pay a dept; settle an account or to eliminate 

Opulent

wealthy; luxurious

Unkempt

not properly maintained; untidy 

Attainment

an accomplishment; act of achievement

Averse

have a deep-seating distaste; unwilling  

Gibe

to utter taunting words or an expressive scorn

Officious

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority 

Adulterate

 to corrupt; make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Extirpate

to tear up by the roots; destroy totally 

Clemency

 mercy, humaneness; mildness

Expunge

 to erase; obliterate or destroy

Malevolent

spiteful; showing ill will

Negligible

unimportant that is can be disregarded

Deft

skillful; nimble

Bequeath

to give or pass on as an inheritance

Scrupulous

exact; careful; having high moral standards

Adversary

an Enemy; opponent

Impervious

not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance 

Belligerent

 one engaged at war; given to fighting

Facile

easily done or attain; easily shown but not sincerely felt 

Supercilious

proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority 

Omniscient

knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or awareness 

Altruistic

unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

Pungent

causing strong sensation; stinging, biting 

Panacea

 a remedy for all ills; an answer to all problems

Nonchalant

cool and confident; unconcerned 

Dearth

a lack; scarcity; a famine 

Diffident

shy; lacking self-confidence, modest reserved 

Venal

open to or open by bribery or corruption

Musty

state, moldy; out-of-date 

Ironic

what might be expected and what actually happens; sarcastic; given in irony