Junior Vocabulary Lists 11 & 12

forestall

(v) to prevent from happening

forlorn

(adj) sad, abandoned, lonely

formidable

(adj) arousing fear or awe

forsake

(v) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

fortitude

(n) courage in facing difficulties

fortuitous

(adj) accidental, occurring by a happy chance

foster

(v) help develop, help grow

frenetic

(adj) frenzied, highly agitated

goad

(v) to drive or urge on; (n) something used to drive or urge on

gourmand

(n) one who likes eating and drinking

grandiose

(adj) impressive; showy; magnificent

gregarious

(adj) sociable; fond of the company of others

guile

(n) treacherous cunning, deceit

hapless

(adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck, unfortunate, unlucky

harrowing

(adj) extremely distressing; terrifying

henchman

(n) a trusted follower, goon

hiatus

(n) an interruption in continuity, a break

histrionic

(adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic

idolatrous

(adj) worshiping excessively an object or person

immutable

(adj) not subject to change, constant

impecunious

(adj) having little or no money

impervious

(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting no passage or entrance (literal or metaphorical)

impunity

(n) freedom from punishment

incessant

(adj) never stopping, going on all the time