Vocab Words MP 2

9th Grade, English Honors

Affiliated

(adj.) Associated, connected

Ascertain

(verb.) To find out

Attainment

(noun.) An accomplishment, the act of achieving

Bequeath

(verb.) to give or pass on as an inheritance

Cogent

(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Converge

(verb.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together

Disperse

(verb.) to scatter, spread far and wide

Esteem

(verb.) to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

Expunge

(verb.) to erase, obliterate, destroy

Finite

(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time

Invulnerable

(adj.) not able to be wounded; shielded against attack

Malevolent

(adj.) spiteful, showing ill-will

Nonchalant

(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned

Omniscient

(adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

Panacea

(noun.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

Scrupulous

(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

Skulk

(verb.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

Supercilious

(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

Uncanny

(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

Venial

(adj.) easily excused; pardonable

Assent

(verb.) to express agreement; (noun) agreement

Altruistic

(adj.) Unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others

Benefactor

(noun.) One who does good to others

Chivalrous

(adj.) Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

Clemency

(noun) Mercy, humaneness; mildness

Dearth

(noun) A lack; scarcity, inadequate supply

Diffident

(adj.) Shy, Lacking self-confidence, modest, reserved

Discrepancy

(noun) a difference; a lack of agreement

Embark

(verb) to go abroad, to make a start, to invest

Facile

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

Indomitable

(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield

Infallible

(adj.) free from error, absolutely dependable

Plod

(verb) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

Pungent

(adj.) causing a sharp sensation, stinging, biting

Remiss

(adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

Repose

(verb.) to rest; lie; place

Temerity

(adj.) rashness, boldness

Truculent

(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly

Unfeigned

(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense

Virulent

(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

Accede

(verb.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

Brandish

(verb.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Comprise

(verb.) to include or contain; to be made up of

Deft

(adj.) skillful, nimble

Destitute

(adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Explicit

(adj.) definite, clearly stated

Extirpate

(verb.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Inopportune

(adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Ironic

(adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens

Musty

(adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date

Officious

(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Ominous

(adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Pinnacle

(noun.) a high peak or point

Premeditated

(adj.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Rampant

(adj.) growing without check, running wild

Solace

(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

Stately

(adj.) dignified, majestic

Supple

(adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Suppress

(verb.) to stop by force, put down

Venal

(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption