honors 10th lit/comp vocab #51-100

fervent

ardent or passionate

flout

to disregard or disobey openly

forlorn

lonely, abandoned, or hopeless

furtive

secretive or sly

hapless

unlucky

impeccable

exemplary or flawless

imperative

necessary, pressing, urgent, or critical

impertinent

rude or insolent

implicate

to involve in an incriminating way or to incriminate

inane

silly or meaningless

incisive

clear, sharp, or direct

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with surroundings or other aspects

incorrigible

incapable of correction or delinquent

indignant

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

ingenious

clever or resourceful

ingenuous

not devious; innocent and candid

insinuate

to suggest indirectly or subtly

inundate

to flood abundantly

meticulous

extremely careful with details

negligent

habitually careless or neglectful

nonchalant

having a lack of concern or indifference

obsolete

no longer used or out of date

obstinate

not yielding easily or stubborn

onerous

burdensome

ostensible

appearing as such or seemingly

patent

readily seen or understood, clear

perfunctory

showing little interest or enthusiasm

pervasive

having the tendency to spread throughout

placate

to ease the anger of or soothe

poignant

deeply affecting or moving

presumptuous

disrespectfully bold

relegate

to assign to the proper or inferior place

reprobate

evil or unprincipled

ruminate

to contemplate or reflect

salient

significant or conspicuous

sanctimonious

giving a hypocritical appearance of piety or faithfulness

specious

superficially plausible but actually wrong

strident

loud and harsh or grating

suffuse

to gradually spread through or over

superfluous

exceeding what is necessary

tacit

expressed without words

tantamount

equivalent in value or significance

temperance

moderation in action or thought

tenuous

having little substance or strength

trepidation

fear or apprehension

trite

not original or overused

vehemently

marked by intense force or emotion

venerable

deserving of respect because of age or achievement

vindicate

to avenge or free from allegation

wistful

full of yearning or musingly sad