1 of 10 Parent Honors Seniors Vocabulary

Haughty

Arrogantly superior and disdainful

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation

Invective

Insulting, abusive language

Subvert

To flip a rule or tradition on its head

Vacillate

To waver between two options or decisions

Lionize

To treat like a celebrity

Bemused

Confused and bewildered

Anomaly

Something that deviates from the norm

Chagrin

Good-humored teasing or ridicule

Pernicious

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way