Honors 9 1 semester vocab

malevolent (adj)

Having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

Benevolent

1.
a. marked by or disposed to do something good
b. organized for the purpose of doing good

Hubris

exaggerated self pride or self-confidence

Audacity

1. The quality or state of being audacious such as
a. intrepid boldness
b. bold or ignorant disregard of normal restraints

Shrewd

1.
a. marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
b. given to wily and artful ways or dealing

Ingratiate (v)

1. to gain favor or favorable acceptance or by deliberate effort - usually used with

Uncanny (adj.)

1.
a. seeming to have a supernatural character or origin
b. being beyond what is normal or expected

Contentious

likely to cause disagreement or argument

Contempt (N.)

1.
a. the act of despising: the state of mind of one who despises
b. lack of respect or reverence for something

Myriad (N)

ten thousand
a great number

enmity (N)

positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will

placid (adj.)

free of interruption or disturbance; peaceful, calm

aloof (adj.)

removed or distant either physically or emotionally

Succinct(adj.)

marked by compact precision without wasted words

autonomy (n.) - ous (adj)

n - the quality or state of being self-governing
adj- having the right or power of self government
undertaken or carried on without outside control