Honors American Literature All Vocabulary

adroit

skillful

capricious

given to sudden changes in mood

camaraderie

trust and friendship

ambivalent

to have mixed feelings

bereft

deprived of

thwart

to oppose or prevent

cursory

not thorough

ascertain

to find out

gregarious

outgoing

gnarled

knotted

debunk

to prove wrong

garrulous

talkative

pliable

flexible

unkempt

untidy

tepid

unenthusiastic

warily

cautiously

augment

to make larger

insidious

intended to deceive

inconsequential

unimportant

tentative

uncertain

amicable

friendly

nostalgia

a longing for something in the past

alienate

to turn away

quintessence

the most typical example

sojourn

a brief visit

apprehensive

fearful or anxious

prudent

wise, careful

submissive

submit to the will of others

rampant

growing without check

remiss

careless

coerce

to pressure into doing something

panacea

cure for all

cogent

convincing

unfeigned

sincere

clemency

mercy

uncanny

strange

expunge

to obliterate

recalcitrant

resisting control

decrepit

old and worn out

consecrate

to make sacred

esteem

to regard highly

brandish

to wave or show off

misnomer

an unsuitable or misleading name

lamentable

to be pitied

blithe

cheerful

acquiesce

to accept without protest

allure

to entice

askew

twisted/crooked

crestfallen

discouraged

covet

to desire something belonging to someone else