ELA Vocab Semester 2 All Vocab

Quandary

(N) Dilemma or problem

Vociferous

(adj) Loud, noisy boisterous

Commodious

(adj) Plenty of room, spacious, roomy

Squalid

(adj) Unclean, Unsanitary conditions

Discern

(v) To recognize, perceive, understand

Reprehensible

(adj) Deserving to be scolded or reprimanded

Obviate

(v) To prevent effective

Recalicitrant

(adj) Refusing to obey authority

Commend

(V) To praise, to be worthy of attention and approval

Reprisal

(N) Using force to get what you want, retaliation

ingenuous

(adj) Open, Straightforward but very simple

Obsolete

(adj) No longer in use or practice; out of date or fasion

Ardent

(adj) Intense feelings; strong devotion or following

Assiduous

(adj) Done with careful and constant attention

Capricious

(adj) Someone or something that makes unpredictable change; erratic

Chastise

(v) To criticize or discipline severely

Copious

(adj) Large in quantity or number, abundant

Exult

(v) To show or feel an extreme joy; extremely happy

Palatable

(adj) Agreeable or acceptable (taste or feelings) physical

Poignant

(adj) Sharply or strongly felt; emotional

Rancor

(n) Biterness or resentfulness

Acquiesce

(V) To comply or submit passively

allure

(N/V) Attractiveness, appeal

Askew

(Adj) awry, wrong

blithe

(adj) glad and cheerful, carefree/without thought

contentious

(adj) causing an argument controversial

covet

(v) to want to possess or have something

crestfallen

(adj) dispirited, discouraged

misnomer

(n) error in naming

respite

(n) short period of rest/relief from something

retribution

(N) punishment given

sinuous

(adj)) having many curves + turns/complex

Sonorous

(adj) full or loud in sound

clandestine

(adj) kept in secret or done secretively

Indelible

(Adj) lasting, cannot be taken away

quiescent

(adj) marked by inactivity

platitude

(n) a remark or statement used to often and has become dull or uninteresting

trenchant

(adj) strong, very sharp intellectually (not like a knife)

ruminate

(V) to think deeply about

abjure

(V) to renounce a belief, cause, or claim

raucous

(adj) Boisterous, disorderly

decorum

(N) good taste in behavior or appearance

imbibe

(V) to take in (drink) or take up (sponge)

innocuous

(adj) causing no injury or offence

disparage

(V) to attack a reputation

elucidate

(V) to give a clarifying explanation

loquacious

(adj) very wordy, talkative

magnanimous

(adj) showing courage’s spirit or generosity

chagrin

(N) stress causes by disappointment or failure

complacent

(adj) being content but not aware of actual dangers/deficiencies