11th Grade Vocabulary 1 & 2

aggregate

total amount or to collect into one group

congregation

group of people gathered together

segregation

the separation of people based on race/gender

animosity

hatred towards someone or something

equanimity

a state of calmness and emotional stability

umbrage

offense or annoyance

adumbrate

to foreshadow/provide a vague outline of something

somber

dark, dull, or gloomy

proficient

being competent/skilled in something

proclaim

to announce officially/publicly

profess

to claim that one has a quality or feeling, especially when this is not the case

proscribe

to forbid or ban, especially in law

amble

walk or move at a slow pace

ambulatory

relating to or adapted for walking

benign

gentle, kindly, (of a disease) not harmful

benignant

kindly and benevolent, a less common word for benign

beneficial

favorable or advantageous

benevolent

kind and with positive intentions

consecrate

make or declare sacred, especially in a church

desecrate

treat a sacred thing with disrespect

sacrosanct

treated as if holy and immune from criticism

sanction

a formal decree, usually a detriment or loss of reward. can also mean to approve

insomnia

a sleep disorder where you can’t sleep

somnambulate

walk while asleep

soporific

sleep inducing (adjective), can also mean something that makes you sleepy (noun)

compulsion

strong urge to do something

repulse

drive back, disgust, reject

compulsory

required, not optional

unanimous

when everyone in a group agrees

preamble

an introduction

abysmal

extremely bad, appalling

prodigal

spending money or resources recklessly, wastefully extravagant

venial

description for a minor or excusable sin

lackadaisical

lacking enthusiasm and determination

mercurial

description of someone subject to sudden/unpredictable changes in mood or mind

allegorical

containing allegory (hidden or symbolic meaning)

quintessential

representing the most perfect or typical example of something

circumstantial

pointing indirectly toward someone’s guilt but not conclusively proving it

torrential

falling rapidly and in copious quantities (rain)

incite

encourage or stir up

resuscitate

revive someone from unconsciousness or death

recitation

the action of repeating something from memory

solicit

ask for or try to obtain something from someone

unsolicited

not asked for, given or done voluntarily

corpulent

fat

corporeal

having a body, relating to a person’s body (as opposed to the spirit)

incorporeal

not composed of matter, no material existence

incorporate

include, contain something as part of a whole

dominion

sovereignty or control

predominant

present as the strongest or main element

subdominant

the fourth note of the diatomic scale of any key, next most dominant

convalescent

recovering from an illness or operation

effervescent

vivacious and enthusiastic, giving off bubbles

coalescent

coming together to form one mass or whole

ingenious

clever, original, inventive

progeny

a descendant of a person, animal, or plant

genesis

the origin of something

generate

cause something to come about

indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place, native

luciferous

bringing or providing light

odiferous

having or giving off a distinctive smell

coniferous

trees and shrubs that have cones/needle-like leaves

parable

a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

paradigm

a typical example or pattern of something

paragon

a person regarded as a perfect example of a particular quantity

parameter

a numerical factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation

vice versa

the other way around

vicissitude

a change of circumstances or fortune, not welcome changes

vicarious

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person