Vocabulary 2-S.E

Senior English

Epithet

A descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

Whittling

To carve wood into an object by chipping away at it

Frugality

The quality of being economical with money or food.

Prospector

A person who looks for mineral deposits by mining.

Pigeonhole

Assigned to a particular or class, especially one that is too rigid or exclusive.

Perverse

Stubborn and opposing what is right, reasonable or accepted.

Straddle

Sit or stand with one leg on either side.

Visionary

Thinking about with imagination a future with wisdom.

Trifle

A thing of little value or importance.

Accord

Concurrence of opinion

Terse

Using few words or abrupt.

Pillage

To rob a place using violence particularly during war time.

Ingenuity

The quality of being clever, original and inventive.

Gewgaw

A showy thing, especially one that is useless

Qualms

A feeling of doubt or of fear

Spindly

Thin and weak

Cesspool

A disgusting or corrupt place.

Orthodontia

The treatment of irregularities in teeth and jaw.

Encrustation

An object with a hardcover

Bunch

Gather or bundle

Scrutinize

To examine something closely

Reverence

A deep respect for someone, usually connected with religion.