English 10 Honors Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcards for English 10 Honors vocabulary from Ms. Leblond's class, covering Units 1-10.

Profuse

Excessive; more than enough.

Expedient

Effective and speedy.

Fastidious

Overly critical.

Prosaic

Uninspired; dull; banal.

Philanthropy

A love of mankind.

Languid

Slow; tired; drooping.

Astute

Perceptive; clever.

Authentic

Real; genuine.

Brevity

Briefness.

Relevant

Pertinent; important to know.

Incoherent

Impossible to understand.

Mitigate

To make milder.

Reprehensible

Deserving blame.

Augment

Increase.

Engender

To create; produce.

Deride (derision)

To ridicule.

Acclaim

Praise.

Lethargic

Tired; slow moving; languid.

Fanatic

Overly enthusiastic fan.

Novel

New; unusual.

Solemn

Serious; grave.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings.

Indolence

Laziness.

Benign

Harmless.

Tedious

Boring; repetitive.

Amiable

Friendly.

Charisma

Likeable quality.

Laud

To praise.

Caustic

Burning; uncomplimentary.

Atrophy

To waste away due to non-use.

Meander

To wander randomly.

Instigate

To start trouble.

Heed

To obey; pay attention.

Virtuoso

An accomplished musician.

Predecessor

One who precedes another.

Deplete

To use up or to reduce.

Complaint

Obedient; ready to comply.

Inadvertent

Accidentally.

Acquiesce

To gradually agree to.

Levity

Humor.

Belittle

To mock or disparage.

Extraneous

Irrelevant; extra; unnecessary.

Digress

To stray from the subject.

Appease

To make peace with; to satisfy.

Sage (sagacious, -acity)

Wise; wisdom.

Emulate

To imitate something admirable.

Auspicious

Favorable; positive.

Universal

Existing everywhere.

Fickle

Capricious; changeable.

Furtive

Sneaky; sly; stealthy.

Remorse

Sadness; regret.

Repress

To hold down.

Gullible

Overly trusting; naive.

Respite

A rest; pause; break.

Scrutinize

To examine closely.

Coalesce

To join together; to gel; merge.

Orthodox

Standard; conventional; usual.

Innate

Inborn; inherited.

Preclude

To prevent; make impossible.

Efface

To erase; wipe out.

Marred

Damaged; bruised.

Ameliorate

To improve; make better.

Prodigious

Of enormous size or quantity.

Concise

Briefly and clearly stated.

Immutable

Unchanging; permanent.

Stoic

Showing no emotion.

Innocuous

Harmless.

Blasphemy

Sacrilege; heresy.

Lax

Careless; relaxed.

Credulous

Gullible; overly trusting.

Cryptic

Mysterious; puzzling; enigmatic.

Hinder

To obstruct.

Esoteric

Appealing to intellectuals.

Pretentious

Pompous; self-important.

Incongruous

Not fitting in.

Unprecedented

Occurring for the 1st time.

Merger

A joining or uniting.

Pedestrian

Common; ordinary.

Prudent

Careful; cautious; wise.

Exemplary

Setting a good example.

Sycophant

A bootlicker; brown nose.

Neutral

Unbiased; not taking sides.

Rescind

To repeal; call back.

Retract

To take back (a statement).

Fundamental

Essential; basic.

Rejuvenate

To make young again.

Contrite (-ition)

Apologetic; remorseful.

Exemplify

To serve as an example of.

Nullify

To negate; make unimportant.

Vilify

To speak of someone as a villain.

Hypothetical

Theoretical.

Nostalgic

Longing for the good old days.

Assuage

To soothe or make easier.

Saccharine

Overly sweet.

Stanza

A section of a poem.

Jeopardy

Danger; peril.

Supercilious

Looking down your nose.

Avarice

Greed.

Pivotal

Important; critical.

Blithe

Free-spirited; carefree.