Units 1-9 Extra Words and Book Units

Use this to study for English Test 3

Phototropic

adj. tending to grow or move toward light

Phosphorescent

adj. giving off light without heat

Photogenic

adj. attractive in pictures or photographs

Lucid

adj. easy to understand; clear

Elucidate

v. to make clear by explaining

Translucent

adj. allowing light to pass through

Circumspect

adj. careful; mindful of rules and consequences

Prospect

n. that which is expected

Specter

n. a ghost or phantom

Invidious

adj. hateful or spiteful

Providential

adj. happening by good fortune

Improvise

v. to create without any forethought or preparation

Enunciate

v. to pronounce or speak clearly

Renounce

v. to reject by declaration

Pronouncement

n. A declaration of opinion; judgement

Invoke

v. to call on for support

Provocative

adj. causing disturbance or excitement

Revoke

v. to make invalid

Ineffable

adj. unutterable; indescribable

Infantile

adj. childish; immature

Affable

adj. easy to converse with; friendly

Edict

n. an official order

Indict

v. to charge with a crime; to accuse

Dictum

n. a formal or authoritative statement

Prohibit

v. to stop someone from doing something; to prevent

Inhibit

v. to get in the way of; to hinder

Suffuse

v. to fill up from within; to spread throughout

Confound

v. to confuse and frustrate

Infuse

v. To inject; to fill something or someone with

Sustain

v. to support for an extended period of time

Abstain

v. to not do something; to refrain

Tenacious

adj. stubbornly

Retinue

n. a group that attends

Replete

adj. filled up with

Implement

v. to put into action; to execute

Deplete

v. to use up; to waste

Misinformation

n. untrue or wrong information

Reform

v. to bring back to rightness, order, or morality

Formative

adj. occurring at the time of most influence

Inept

adj. unskilled; clumsy

Adept

adj. expert; skilled at

Aptitude

n. a skill or suitability for

Posit

v. to put forth; to assert

Impose

v. to forcibly place upon

Disposition

n. one's attitude or mood

Figment

n. something invented or imaginary

Effigy

n. a figure constructed in mockery

Prefigure

v. to look like or predict a later thing or event

Legacy

n. a body of ideas, achievements, and morals; an example

Delegate

v. to divide up; especially responsibilities

Agenda

n. a plan of action; a purpose

Proactive

adj. seeking to solve a problem before it occurs

Exacting

adj. demanding perfection; strict

Repulsion

n. a desire to avoid; disgust

Dispel

v. to scatter about; to break up

Propel

v. to cause to move forward; to push

Relative

adj. dependent upon

Superlative

adj. excellent; above all others

Dilate

v. to widen

Recant

v. to formally withdraw

Incantation

n. a ritual chant

Disenchanted

adj. losing fondness for; disillusioned

Inaudible

adj. so quiet as to be impossible to hear

Auditory

adj. having to do with the sense of hearing

Audit

n. a thorough review

Dissonance

n. unpleasant or unharmonious sound

Assonance

n. similarity of word sounds; especially vowels

Resonant

adj. having an effect; powerful

Analagous

adj. comparable to; like

Dialogue

n. communication between two or more people

Prologue

n. a speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event

Bellicose

adj. warlike in nature

Antebellum

adj. occurring before a war

Belligerence

n. a warlike mood or attitude

Enamored

adj. fond of; feeling love toward

Amiable

adj. good-natured; cheerful

Amicable

adj. not bitter or hostile; friendly

Antagonize

v. to act hostile toward; to provoke

Protagonist

n. the central character in a work of literature

Antagonist

n. one who is hostile toward; one who opposes

Philosophical

adj. calm and wise; reasonable

Philanthropy

n. charitable donation to public causes

Bibliophile

n. one who loves books

Inpediment

n. something that gets in the way of; an obstacle

Expedient

adj. practical; prudent

Pedestrian

adj. lacking excitement; ordinary and dull

Pedant

n. one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting, things

Pedagogue

n. a teacher; especially one who is dull and narrow-minded

Travesty

n. a bad imitation of; a perversion of

Vested

adj. significant to one's own profit or well-being

Vestment

n. clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority

Divest

v. to strip or remove a title or position of authority

Corporeal

adj. having to do with the body

Corpulent

adj. extremely fat; obese

Incorporate

v. to bring together features, ideas, or elements

Uniform

n. the same all the way through; consistent

Unison

n. one voice

Unanimous

adj. showing complete agreement

Monologue

n. a speech made by a single person

Monopolize

v. to use or take so as to prevent others from using or taking