Unit 12 English 10 honors vocab

Abjure

To formally say that you no longer agree with a belief

Acrid

Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.

august

Respected and impressive; stately.

Callous

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Clandestine

Kept secret or done secretively, especially for illicit purposes.

Compunction

feeling guilty about one’s actions

conflagration

a large and destructive fire

elated

in high spirits or extremely happy

indelible

incapable of being removed or erased

Indulgent

Overly permissive when granting wishes

Inveterate

a habit that is unlikely to change

Irrelevant

not to the point or not applicable

nocturnal

active during the night

platitude

a remark that is overused and lacks originality.

quell

to suppress or put an end to

Quiescent

in a state of inactivity or rest

Ruminate

to think deeply about something

Tacit

understood or implied without being stated directly

tangible

perceptible by touch; real and concrete

Trenchant

incisive or sharp in expression or style