English 2H-B Vocab 5

pugilist

the practice, sport, or profession of boxing(fighter, boxer, contender)

repugnant

offensive and completely unacceptable; making somebody feel physically repelled(offensive, abhorrent, repulsive)

pugnacious

inclined to fight or be aggressive (combative, aggressive, quarrelsome)

inexpugnable

impossible to take by force (secure, impregnable, invincible)

impugn

to suggest that something cannot be trusted, relied on, or respected(challenge, question, query)

cadence

the beat or measure of something such as dance or a march that follows a set rhythm; the rise and fall of the voice during speech(rhythm, intonation, tempo)

decadence

the process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals; a state of uninhibited immoral self

coincide

to happen at or around the same time or to fall together at the same time(conjunction, accord, accompaniment)

deciduous

describes trees and bushes that shed their leaves in the fall; describes the teeth, antlers, or wings, of animals and birds that shed after a stage of development(short

cadenza

an elaborate solo passage of virtuoso playing or singing near the end of a section or piece of music, sometimes improvised by the soloist(passage, solo, section)

ravage

to cause overwhelming damage or destruction to something(ruin, devastate, destroy)

rendezvous

a meeting or appointment arranged for an agreed time and place(appointment, meeting, assignation)

component

a part of something, usually of something bigger (ingredient, part, element)

achilles heel

a vulnerable point; a hero in greek mythology was protected everywhere except his achilles and thats where he died(flaw, weakness, defect)

mirth

happiness or enjoyment, especially accompanied by laughter(glee, joy, euphoria)

carrion

dead and putrefying flesh; flesh unfit for food (corpse, body, remains)

amiss

faulty, incorrect, innapropriate, or not as it should be (faulty, wrong, awry)

tractable

easily managed or controlled; willing to learn or be guided by another (malleable, compliant, obedient)

abominable

extremely repungant or offensive; hateful and of very bad quality, or very unpleasant experience (loathsome, detestable, hateful)

concord

agreement, friendly relations, or peace (harmony, consensus, unity)

epoch

a significant period in history or in somebody's life (period of time, span, era)

placid

peaceful; tending or appearing to be calm and not easily excited, upset, or disturbed (peaceful, tranquil, calm)

archives

a collection of documents such as letters, official papers, photographs, or recorded material, kept for their historical interest (public records, chronicles, registry)

menagerie

a varied mixture (exhibition, collection, assortment)

snivel

to behave in a whining, tearful, or set

asyndeton

omission of conjunction that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses

polysyndeton

repetition of conjunctions in a close succession

anaphora

repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive class, sentences or versus especially for rhetoric or poet effect

epistrophe

repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, sentences, or versus especially for rhetorical or poetic effect

aphorism

a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea