semester 1 vocab notebook

Laureate

a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement

dignity

the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect

creed

a system of christian or other religious belief; a faith

sentimental

marked or governed by feeling, sensibility or emotional idealism

grim

a stern or forbidding in action or appearance

vulgar

morally crude, undeveloped or unregenerate

concede

to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly

ellicits

to get (information, a response, etc.) from someone

affluent

(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy

thrice

three times

languorous

characterized by tiredness or inactivity, especially of a pleasurable find

discomfited

make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed

placating

intended to make someone less angry or hostile

wryly

in a way that expresses dry, especially mocking, humor

carapace

something regarded as a protective or defensive covering

rapture

a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

bereft

deprived of or lacking (something)

preen

(of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one’s appearance

dogmatic

holding your beliefs and always follow a set of rules

vast

of very great extent or quantity, immense

utmost

most extreme; greatest

inadequately

in a way that lacks the quality or quantity required; unsatisfactory

revelation

a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

rigorous

extremely thorough, exhaustive or accurate

tempest

a violently windy storm

puritan

one who practices or preaches a more rigorous or professedly purer moral code than that which prevails

deflect

to cause (something) to change direction especially from a straight course

reputed

widely known and well thought of

imposed

force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place

mere

that is solely or no more or better than what is specified

scowling

frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

gainsay

deny or contradict (a fact or statement)

essence

he core, fundamental nature, or most important quality that makes something what it is

intrinsically

in an essential or natural way

trivial

of little value or importance

compulsion

the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint

peril

serious and immediate danger

guise

an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something

plead

make an emotional appeal

gruff

(of a voice) rough and low in pitch

haste

excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry

snide

derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

miser

a person who herds wealth and spends as little money as possible

serendipitous

happening because of good luck or chance

inert

not being in a state of use, activity or employment

patronizing

to assume or treat with an act of superiority

fawning

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior

nimble

having or showing quickness of mind