English 10H Vocab #4

inculcate

instill/teach an attitude or idea by persistent instruction

puerile

childishly silly and trivial

perennial

lasting or existing for a long or infinite time; continually recurring

inveigh

speak or write about (something) with great hostility

extraneous

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

panacea

a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

subjugate

bring under domination or control, especially by conquest

oblique

neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting, indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward

innuendo

an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one

obsequious

obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

mitigate

to make less severe, serious, or painful

indolent

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

extemporize

compose, preform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise

pillory

attack or ridicule publicly

disseminate

spread (something, especially information) widely

portmanteau

a large trunk or suitcase, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts / a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others

superfluous

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

tenuous

very weak or slight; very slender or fine; insubstantial

philistine

a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them

quotidian

of/or occurring every day; daily

parameter

a set of facts or a fixed limit that establishes or limits how something can or must happen or be done

adroit

having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations

incognito

having one's true identity concealed, or disguised

propensity

a natural tendency to behave in a certain way