honors english 2 vocab

Delineate

to describe accurately

Nafarious

extreme wickedness

Vernacular

everyday speech; slang

Brawn

muscular strength

Tout

to publicly brag

Enhance

intensify; improve

Hindrance

something that delays action or progress

Efface

to erase; to rub out

Glutton

someone who consumes too much food or drink

Hiatus

a break or vacation

corroborate

to confirm; to back up with evidence

amorous

feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense

decorous

proper; in good taste

expedite

to speed up the progress of

idyllic

naturally peaceful

juxtapose

to place side by side

incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

volatile

highly unstable, explosive

distend

to swell, to extend

fecund

fertile; productive

sage

a wise man

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule

benevolent

generous, kind

scrutinize

to examine very carefully

histrionic

overly dramatic

didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive

assail

to attack with words or force

bucolic

charmingly rural

pretentious

making ridiculous claims

gullible

easily deceived

convivial

fond of partying

discrete

unconnected; separate; distant

discreet

sneaky, unnoticeable; cautious

fabricate

to lie; to make; to create

gesticulate

to make gestures, especially when speaking

laud

to praise; to applaud

belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd context

reiterate

to say again; repeat

conflagration

a huge fire; inferno

induce

cause to happen

soporific

causing to sleep, very boring

anarchy

lawlessness; an absence of government or control

strident

shrill; high pitched

nonchalant

not showing any concern or worry

malleable

easy to shape or bend

ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

abridge

to shorten or condense

Recondite

hard to understand; over one's head

Avarice

greed; excessive desire for riches

Penurious

stingy, relating to great poverty

Eccentric

unconventional; a little kooky

Extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

Insuperable

incapable of being overcome or solved

Predator

one that preys or destroys

Indulgent

lenient; yielding to desire

Lethargy

sluggishness; laziness

Assuage

to soothe; to relieve

Archaic

ancient; outdated

Conspicuous

standing out; obvious

Imminent

just about to happen

Debunk

to prove wrong

Coalesce

to fuse or unite

Assiduous

hardworking, busy

Exult

to celebrate

Squander

to waste

Incantation

a chant

Exalt

to glorify, desiccate

diverse

different; various

loquacious

talking a lot or too much

maudlin

wallowing in self pity

farcical

absurd, ludicrous

vibrant

lively; full of vitality

virulent

extremely poisonous; full of hate

contemptuous

expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect

enigma

A mystery

labyrinth

a maze; something like a maze

lucid

clear; easy to understand

repudiate

to reject, decline

superficial

relating to the surface; shallow

primordial

formed long ago; primitive

mellifuous

sweetly flowing

provincial

limited in perspective

contrite

admitting or feeling guilty

incessant

contuining without pause, unpleasant

prevaricate

deviation from the truth

Reiterate

To say again to repeat

Conflagration

Huge fire, inferno

Induce

To cause something to happen

Soporific

Causing sleep, very boring

Anarchy

Lawlessness and an absence in government or control

Strident

Shrill or high pitched

Nonchalant

Not showing any concern or worry

Malleable

Easy to shape or bend

Ludicrous

Absurd and ridiculous

Abridge

To shorten or condense

Austere

Steven in manner

Ornate

Excessively decorated