IB SL LIT VOCAB LIST NINE

provocative

adj

tending to excite or stimulate

provoking, exciting

bumpkin

n

an unsophisticated, awkward person

hayseed, rube

toady

n

a person who flatters for personal gain

flatterer, suck up

culpable

adj

deserving blame or condemnation, guilty

blameworthy, liable

horatory

adj

encouraging, inciting

exhorting

penultimate

adj

next to last

orotund

adj

full and rich in sound (in speech)

resonant, resounding

blithe

adj

carefree and lighthearted

cheerful, radiant

soporific

adj

tending to induce sleep

somniferous, monotonous

pervasive

adj

permeating, spreading throughout

sweeping, persistent

benign

adj

beneficial favorable

benevolent, harmless

frenetic

adj

wildly excited

frenzied, frantic

recrimination

n

a counteraccusation

countercharge

indecorous

adj

lacking good taste, improper

inappropriate, vulgar

corroborate

v

to strengthen by adding evidence

confirm, substantiate, validate