English 1 vocabulary

These cards go over all the vocab we have learned so far in english 1

Abstinence

It's making something absent from your life/doing with out

Ambulatory

You are able to walk

Diatribe

Bitter and abusive criticism

Didactic

To teach, instruct, guide

Diffident

Someone who is shy and has no confidence

Garrulous

Outgoing or talkative

Mandatory

When something is required

Morbid

Preoccupied in horrible or gloomy matters

Munificent

Very generous and giving, lavish

Scoff

To show mocking contempt or to brush something off

Acclaim

to greet with cloud approval or phrase

Acquiesce

to agree or consent quietly without protest, but without anthusiasm

Assimilate

To take in, or to be taken in by a larger group

Delirious

Extreme mental confusion or excitement

Diffusion

The process of widely spreading or scattering

Diminution

The act of process of lessening or decreasing

Disdain

Aloof contempt or scorn, looked down upon

Magnanimous

Noble in heart and mind, rising above pettiness or meanness

Malignant

Having an evil influence, very harmful, likely to cause death

Meander

To wander aimlessly and idly ramble

Alleviate

to make more bearable

Analogous

Similar or parallel in certain ways

Dismantle

take apart/disassemble

Distraught

extremely troubled or agitated, worried

Dormant

A sleep like condition during which life processes slow down

Maim

To disable, to cripple

Meticulous

Extremely or excessively careful about details

Murky

Not clear, foggy

Narcissism

Excessive admiration of oneself

Squabble

a noisy quarrel about something petty or trivial

Animosity

strong hostility

Anonymity

the condition of being unknown, anonymous

Bibliophile

Someone who loves books

Ebb

To flow or fall back, as the tide does

Effervescent

high spirited, lively

Elusive

tending to avoid, hard to capture

Nemesis

anyone/anything which seems to be the cause of someones down fall

Nepotism

Favoritism shown by people to close friends/relatives

Nonchalant

Carefree abd causally unconcerend

Solicitude

The sate of showing concern or care

Antagonism

The state of being opposed or hostile to another

Ardent

Intense feeling, passion

Arid

Having little or no rainfall, very dry

Assuage

To make less burdensome or less painful, to ease, relieve

Embellish

To decorate or improve by adding details

Engender

to give rise to, to cause, to bring about

Enigma

Someone or something that is hard to figure out, a mystery

Menagerie

A collection of animals that people can view

Nostalgia

A bittersweet longing for the things of the past

Obliterate

To do away with completely, to destroy

Atrophy

Wasting away of the body

Aversion

A strong dislike for

Equivocate

To speak in order to mislead or deceive

Esoteric

Intended for or understood by only a small group of people

Eulogy

A speech for praising a person or thing, especially someone who passed

Obtrusive

Intruding and offensive

Officious

Being so forward in offering ones service it becomes annoying

Onomatopoeia

The use or sound of a word that resembles what it stands for

Overt

Not concealed:not hidden

Scrupulous

Attention to detail