Honors English 1-2 Master Vocabulary List '24

vocabulary master list for spring final

fastidious

hard to please; adj.

zealous

very eager; enthusiastic; adj.

formidable

hard to handle, awe-inspiring in size or excellence; adj.

enigmatic

puzzling/mysterious; adj.

morose

ill-tempered/gloomy; adj.

extricate

to disentangle or release; vt.

burgeon

to grow or shoot forth/to flourish; vi.

cower

to crouch or shrink as from fear; vi.

daunt

to make afraid or discouraged

expound

to explain, interpret, clarify; vt.

acumen

mental keenness/quick understanding; n.

affable

easy to get along with; adj.

deference

honor or respect due an older or more experienced person; n.

allude

to mention or refer to indirectly; vi.

solicitous

concerned, worried, anxious; adj.

imprudent

rash, without though of consequences; adj.

manifestation

indication/evidence; n.

apprehensive

fearful or anxious about the future; adj.

eccentric

strange or out of the ordinary; adj.

acme

highest point/ peak; n.

uncanny

strange and mysterious/ so remarkable as to seem unnatural; adj.

precarious

not safe or secure/ uncertain/ dangerous/ risky; adj.

affinity

close relationship/ mutual attraction; n.

revere

to worship or honor; vt.

malevolent

wishing harm to others/ malicious/ showing i’ll will; adj.

astute

shrewd/ showing a keen mind; adj.

derisive

ridiculing/ showing scorn; adj.

ingenious

clever, resourceful, inventive; adj.

sedentary

tending to sit most of the time; adj

candid

very honest or frank in speech or writing; adj.

sardonic

scornful/ bitterly sarcastic; adj.

imperturbable

calm, impassive, not easily excited; adj.

ignominy

public shame, dishonor; n.

edict

decree or command; n.

perpetrate

to commit or to be guilty of; vt.

malcontent

dissatisfied or rebellious person; n.

unalterable

not changeable or permanent; adj.

impunity

freedom from/ without punishment; n.

subtlety

skillfulness, cleverness; n.

taciturn

not liking to talk, almost always silent; adj.

vacillate

to be uncertain, to fluctuate in thought or feeling; vi.

tutelage

instruction, guardianship; n.

covert

secret, concealed; adj.

expeditious

efficient and prompt; adj.

emaciate

to make unnaturally thin; vt.

sonorous

having a deep and loud sound, full and rich in sound; adj.

vestige

slight remnant, trace; n.

modicum

a small or moderate amount; n.

admonition

warning; n.

obliterate

to remove traces of, to blot out; vt.

lethargy

drowsy dullness, state of inactivity; n.

coercion

use of force/ constraint; .

traverse

to pass across, over, or through; vt.

trepidation

nervous dread, fear, fright; n.

animosity

active dislike; ill will; n.

efficacy

power to produce the effect wanted; n.

cogitate

to think over/ to ponder; vt.

portend

to foreshadow, warn, or be an omen

foible

a minor weakness or harmful failing in character or behavior

auspicious

favorable, fortunate

conjecture

a guess based on skimpy or uncertain evidence

ascertain

to find out; to make sure

futile

useless; ineffective

augment

to increase or enlarge

relegate

to assign/consign or reduce to a lower rank

unscathed

not harmed; uninjured

insatiable

constantly wanting more; cannot be satisfied

miser

one who saves greedily

illuminate

to light up; to make clear

diverse

varied

refute

to prove false

provocative

arousing excitement, curiosity, anger

profound

deep; as if coming from the depths of one’s being

phenomenal

very unusual; extraordinary

erratic

irregular

dissent

to disagree

gravity

seriousness

adversary

opponent; enemy

homage

dutiful respect