Honors English Vocab Words

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bewail

to express deep regret or sorrow over

destitute

without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life

detract

to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of

empancipate

to set free from slavery; to liberate

extol

to praise highly

flamboyant

excessively showy; unrestrained

Impentus

a driving force; anything that causes action

insuperable

incapable of being overcome or defeated

intermittent

not continuous; happening at intervals

maxim

a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying

obligatory

required or demanded

plumb

to measure the depth of water

vagabound

a person who wanders from place to place

visage

a face, especially one that expresses feelings

wheedle

to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise

alacrity

promptness in responding

array

a large group of people or things

deduce

to draw a conclusion from given facts

encumber

to weigh down or burden

fraught

full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)

haphazard

marked by lack of plan, order, or direction

incontrovertible

impossible to dispute; unquestionable

inexplicable

hard to explain or impossible to understand

ingenious

marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness

laggard

one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler

sustanence

something that provides nourishment; food needed to live

torrid

intensely hot and dry

traverse

to pass over; across; or through

ubiquitous

appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places

zenith

the highest point; the peak

allude

to refer to in an indirect way

consecrate

to set apart as holy

disseminate

to scatter or spread widely

dote

to show excessive fondness for

exhort

to urge strongly; to worn or appeal

feckless

careless or irresponsible

implicate

to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal

lament

to feel or express grief

monetary

of or relating to money or currency

pensive

deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful

pomp

a showy or dignified display

stilted

artificially stiff or formal in manner

subjugate

to bring under control; to conquer

trauma

a severe bodily injury

wanton

ignoring what is right

adage

an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb

camaraderie

good will and warm feelings among friends

contend

to struggle with

extraneous

not necessary; irrelevant

hubbub

noisy confusion; uproar

meander

to follow a winding course

odoriferous

having or giving off a smell

paraphernalia

personal belongings

punctilious

careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior

recuperate

to regain health or strength

regale

to entertain or delight

sedentary

dong or requiring a lot of sitting

Spartan

marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

temporal

relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal

wry

turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor

callow

young and inexperienced; immature

contemporary

a person living during the same period as another

cynical

doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives; skeptical

despot

a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people

enunciate

to pronounce clearly

impediment

anything that gets in the way; an obstacle

impoverish

to make poor

indolent

indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy

sagacious

showing sound judgement; wise

secular

worldly; not connected with a church or religion

speculate

to think about or make guesses

strife

conflict or struggle

venerate

to show great respect for

voracious

ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food

wane

to get smaller, dimmer, r weaker; to near an end