English 10 honors Vocab 1

Alchemist-n

A person who transforms or creates something through a seemingly magical process called alchemy

Abashed-adj

made to feel uncomortable disconcerted or embarrassed by something that has happened or been done or said

Parable-n

a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

Zenith-n

the time at which something is most powerful or successful

Infidel-n

a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one’s own

Trajectory-n

the path followed by an object moving under the action of given forces

Teem-v

be full or swarming with

Omen-n

a sign regarded as an indicator of something good or evil to come

Marvel-v

be willed with wonder or astonishment

Intonation-n

matter of utterance ; specifically : the rise and fall in pitch of the voice in speech