English Vocab Final

Perilous

adj. dangerous

Placate

v. to soothe or calm

Query

n. a question

Reiterate

v. to repeat

Scandalous

adj. causing outrage

Sullen

adj. gloomy; bad tempered

Torrid

adj. very hot

Tortuous

adj. full of twists and turns

Travail(s)

n. hard work

Valor

n. bravery

Vex

v. to irritate

Zeal

n. extreme enthusiasm

Hegemony

n. total dominance

Clandestine

adj. secretive

Contrition

n. sorrow; regret

Apex

n. highest point; very top

Chastise

v. to criticize severly

Egregious

adj. very bad; outrageously bad

Evanescent

adj. tending to vanish

Collude

v. to plot or conspire

Penchant

n. strong liking

Amicable

adj. friendly

Surreptitious

adj. sneaky

Capricious

adj. changing without warning

Penultimate

adj. second to last

Mirth

n. amusement

Elocution

n. clear speech

Elucidate

v. to make clear

Conundrum

n. a confusing or difficult problem

Twain

n. two

Cattywampus (or Catawampus)

adj. askew; awry

Sardonic

adj. mocking; cynical; sneering

Mezmerize

v. to hypnotize; fascinate

Expeditious

adj. quick and efficient

Oxymoron

n. self-contradicting terms

Histrionic

adj. overly dramatic

Lethargic

adj. sleepy; lacking energy

Ardent

adj. extremely passionate

Ambigious

adj. unclear

Camaraderie

n. friendship

Chimerical

adj. imaginary

Heterodox

adj. non-traditional

Deride

v. to make fun of

Modicum

n. a small amount

Ostentatious

adj. showy

Indefatigable

adj. tireless; energetic

Cogent

adj. convincing

Alacrity

n. cheerful eagerness

Adamant

adj. extremely committed

Abstruse

adj. unclear; difficult to understand

Impudent

adj. rude and disrespectful

Loathe

v. to hate

Meager

adj. tiny; not much

Menace

v. to threaten

Rue

v. to regret

Trenchant

adj. cutting deeply

Colossal

adj. extremely large

Baffle

v. to perplex; bewilder

Impeccable

adj. perfect

Gratification

n. satisfaction

Feign

v. to fake

Feasible

adj. possible; doable

Eccentric

adj. weird

Dally

v. to move slowly

Epoch

n. a period of time

Apt

adj. suitable; appropriate

Posterity

n. future generations

Contemptous

adj. angry; hateful

Watershed

adj. a turning point

Lambaste

v. to verbally demolish

Eclectic

adj. taken from a variety of sources

Fastidious

adj. hard to please

Debonair

adj. fancy; cool; smooth

Hapless

adj. unlucky

Audacious

adj. bold

Magnanimous

adj. generous

Laissez-faire

adj. leave it alone

Talisman

n. a good luck charm

Pedestrian

adj. dull; boring

Lampoon

v. to make fun of

Affluent

adj. wealthy and privileged; well-to-do

Superfluous

adj. additional to what is necessary; extra

Mellifluous

adj. sweetly flowing or sounding

Leaven

v. to make less heavy or serious

Levity

n. a lack of seriousness; a jolly or joking manner

Alleviate

v. to make less painful or dangerous

Elapse

v. to slip away; to go by

Collapse

n. a complete failure and ruin

Relapse

n. a falling back into an old illness or bad habit

Recede

v. to move back or away from

Concession

n. something given up or yielded

Cede

v. to surrender

Inconsequential

adj. having no effect or importantce

Consecutive

adj. following in order

Execution

n. the way something is done

Courier

n. one who carries and delivers

Incur

v. to bring about

Recurrent

adj. happening repeatedly

Gradualism

n. a policy that involves taking slow, measured actions

Regress

v. to go back to a less mature or less positive state