English 2H-B: Final Vocab

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CENTR

center

CIRCUM

around

NOMEN or NOM

name

AMICUS or AMI

friend, love

VER

true

MORT

death

INTEGR

entire

MAL

bad, evil

PUG

fight

CAD, CAS, CID

fall

LUC, LUM

light

LOQUI

to speak

RID

laugh

GEST

carry, bring

VOC, VOK

voice

DOL

to feel pain, grieve, suffer

centrifugal

__Physics: acting, moving, or pulling away from a center or axis;__

Politics: tending to disperse political or administrative power away from a central authority

**diverging, spreading, diffusive**

circuitous

lengthy because very indirect; roundabout

**roundabout, tortuous, labyrinthine**

circumspect

taking into consideration all possible circumstances and consequences before acting

**cautious, wary, guarded**

besiege

to surround a city, building etc. to try and take control of it; to gather around someone in an aggressive way

**blockade, surround, mob**

submerge

to put under water or to cover with water; to suppress

**inundate, deluge, swamp**

jostle

to come in contact or into collision; to make one’s way by pushing and shoving

**jolt, collide, bump into**

modicum

a small portion or limited quantity

**smidgen, fragment, iota**

laconic

using very few words

**brief, concise, terse**

cumbersome

awkward to carry or handle because of weight, size, or shape

**clumsy, unwieldy, inconvenient**

cadaverous

looking very thin or pale; resembling a corpse

**ashen, corpse-like, sallow**

nonmenclature

a system of names assigned to objects or items in a particular science or art

**classification, terminology, taxonomy**

cognomen

a nickname or name that describes somebody, e.g. “Billy the Kid”; a surname or family name, especially the third name given to a citizen of ancient Rome, e.g. “Cicero” in “Marcus Tullius Cicero”

**alias, moniker, nickname**

nominal

acting or being something in name only, but not in reality; representing very little cost when compared with the actual value recieved

**official, formal, titular**

amicable

characterized by or done in friendliness, without anger or bad feelings

**friendly, good-natured, cooperative**

amity

friendliness and peaceful relations

**harmony, companionship, goodwill**

amorous

showing or feeling romantic love or sexual attraction

**ardent, passionate, lustful**

amiosity

a feeling or spirit of hostility and resentment

**hatred, hostility, loathing**

curtail

to reduce the length or duration of something

**reduce, trim, lessen**

obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action; unmoved by pity or tender feelings

**stubborn, obstinate, unyielding**

tawdry

showy, but cheap and of poor quality

**gaudy, flashy, loud**

dilate

to become, or cause something to become, wider, larger, or stretched; to talk or write at great length

**enlarge, widen, expand**

prudent

having good sense in dealing with practical matters; using good judgment to consider likely consequences and act accordingly

**wise, sensible, well advised**

reticent

not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

**reserved, withdrawn, uncommunicative**

impediment

an impairment, especially one affecting speech; __something that hinders progress__

**obstruction, hindrance, obstacle**

militant

extremely active in the defense or support of a cuase, often to the point of extremism

**aggressive, fierce, combative**

erratic

not predictable, regular, or consistent, especially in being likely to depart from expected standards at any time

**unpredictable, variable, turbulent**

qualm

a sudden feeling of uncertainty or apprehension, especially a misgiving about an action or conduct

**anxiety, sudden uncertainty, second thoughts**

verisimilitude

the *appearance* of being true or real; something that only appears to be true or real, e.g. a statement that is not supported by evidence

**plausibility, lifelikeness, authenticity**

veritable

being truly or very much so: a “ve*ritable triumph"*: used to emphasize a figurative concept

**authentic, genuine, real**

veracity

the truth, accuracy, or precision of something; the truthfulness or honesty of somebody

**truthfulness, accuracy, fidelity**

verity

the *quality* of being true or real

**accuracy, truth, actuality**

mortician

Funeral director

**embalmer, undertaker, funeral manager**

mortuary

a room or building in which dead bodies are kept until they are buried or cremated

**morgue, funeral home, funeral parlor**

pulchritude

physical beauty

**allure, elegance, beauty**

indiscretion

lack of tact or good judgment; something said or done that is tactless or unwise

**irresponsibility, incaution, imprudence**

inveterate

fixed in a habit or practice, especially a bad one; firmly established and of long standing

**ingrained, habitual, deep-seated**

enigma

like a __**riddle**__*;* somebody or something that is not easily explained or understood

**mystery, puzzle, paradox**

patronize

to give money or support to someone or something; to talk to someone in a way that shows you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people

**condescend, talk down to, look down on**

guache

clumsy; lacking grace or tact in social situations

**awkward, gawky, clumsy**

impudent

showing a lack of respect and excessive boldness

**impertinent, cocky, brazen**

sanguine

cheerful and hopeful

**optimistic, cheery, confident**

abstruse

hard to understand

**obscure, perplexing, incomprehensible**

triumvirate

a group of three people who share a position or power

**triad, trinity, trilogy**

concise

Using as few words as possible to give the necessary information, or compressed in order to be brief.

**pithy, succinct, brief**

whet

1. To make a feeling, sense, or desire more keen or intense.
2. To sharpen the cutting edge or blade of a tool or weapon, usually by rubbing it on a stone.

**sharpen, hone, file**

chivalrous

1. courteous and considerate
2. relating to or reflecting the values of the medieval code of knighthood, especially courtesy, self-sacrifice, and a sense of fair play

**courteous, respectful, gallant**

pugilist

the practice, sport, or profession of boxing

**fighter, boxer, contender**

decadence

a process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals; a state of uninhibited immoral self-indulgence

**decay, corruption, decline**

coincide

to happen at or around the same time or to __fall together__ at the same time

**conjunction, accord, accompaniment**

rendezvous

a meeting or appointment arranged for an agreed time and place

**appointment, meeting, assignation**

component

a part of something, usually of something bigger

**ingredient, part, element**

carrion

Dead and putrefying flesh; flesh unfit for food

**remains, corpse, body**

amiss

faulty, incorrect, inappropriate, or not as it should be

**faulty, wrong, awry**

tractable

Easily managed or controlled; willing to learn or be guided by another

**malleable, compliant, obedient**

menagerie

a varied mixture

**exhibition, collection, assortment**

snivel

To behave in a whining, tearful, or self-pitying way; to sniff repeatedly

**whimper, whine, weep**

epoch

a significant period in history or in somebody’s life

**period of time, span, era**

placid

peaceful; tending or appearing to be calm and not easily excited, upset, or disturbed

**peaceful, tranquil, calm**

ethnocentric

a belief or assumption of the superiority of the social or cultural group that a person belongs to

**partiality, partisanship**

elucidate

to explain or clarify something

**explain, clarify, spell out**

luminous

emitting or reflecting light; clear and easy to understand

**brilliant, radiant, dazzling**

obloquy

strong public criticism or verbal abuse; disgrace brought about by public abuse.

**vilification, condemnation, criticism**

eloquence

the ability to speak forcefully, expressively, and persuasively

**fluency, expressiveness, articulateness**

colloquial

appropriate to, used in, or characteristic of spoken language or of writing that is used to create the effect of conversation

**informal, conversational, everyday**

poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness/regret or just general feelings.

**heartbreaking, sentimental, emotional**

boorish

rough and bad-mannered; coarse

**crude, vulgar, uncivilized**

bereft

deprived of somebody or something loved or valued; lacking in something desirable or necessary

**devoid, deprived, left without**

atone

to make reparation for a sin or a mistake

**apologize, redeem, reconcile**

contest

to challenge or question something

**litigate, dispute, oppose**

flaccid

soft, limp, or lacking firmness; lacking energy, enthusiasm, or competence

**flabby, nerveless, sapped**

noxious

harmful to life or health, especially by being poisonous

**deadly, toxic, corrupting**

blatant

obtrusive and conspicuous in an offensive way, often intentionally

**outright, shameless, impudent**

ridicule

to reduce or dismiss the importance or quality of somebody or something in a contemptuous way

**mockery, scorn, contempt**

risible

completely unreasonable and not at all sensible or acceptable

**ridiculous, laughable, absurd**

congestion

a state of overcrowding in a street or other area, making movement slow or difficult

**obstruction, blockage, overcrowding**

incorrigible

impossible or very difficult to correct or reform; impossible or very difficult to control or keep in order

**hopeless, incurable, habitual**

ostentatious

marked by a vulgar display of wealth and success designed to impress people

**flamboyant, flashy, showy**

supplication

a humble and sincere appeal to somebody who has the power to grant a request

**appeal, request, plea**

larceny

The unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently

**burglary, theft, robbery**

decorum

Propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance

**respectability, demeanor, civility**

titter

To laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner, to giggle or to snicker

**chuckle, snicker, twitter**

esocentric

Requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group difficult to understand

**abstruse, obscure, abstract**

entrenched

firmly held and hard to change

**lodged, well-established, rooted**

irrevocable

__**irreversible**__**;** impossible to revoke, undo, or change

**unchangeable, final, irreversible**