Sophomore Honors Vocabulary List - Week 5

A set of vocabulary flashcards featuring definitions directly from the Week 5 Sophomore Honors Vocabulary List.

Concise

Brief but comprehensive.

Contoured

Shaped or formed into a particular outline, especially one that is smooth or curved.

Contrive

To plan or devise something, often in a clever or creative manner.

Convoluted

Extremely complex and difficult to follow.

Copious

Abundant in supply or quantity.

Cultivate

To grow or nurture something, especially crops or skills.

Daunt

To make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive.

Debilitate

To weaken or make something less effective.

Deft

Neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements.

Deliberate

Done consciously and intentionally.

Abhor

To regard with disgust and hatred.

Abrasive

Showing little concern for others; harsh.

Abrupt

Sudden or unexpected; brief and curt in manner.

Absolve

To free someone from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

Abstain

To restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.

Abundance

A large quantity of something; more than enough.

Abundant

Existing or available in large quantities.

Accentuate

To emphasize or highlight.

Accessible

Easy to approach or reach; capable of being used or understood.

Adamant

Refusing to be persuaded or change one’s mind.

Adept

Very skilled or proficient at something.

Adhere

To stick firmly to a surface or to follow a set of rules or beliefs.

Admonish

To warn or reprimand someone firmly.

Affable

Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

Affirm

To state as a fact; to declare strongly.

Agitate

To stir or disturb emotionally or physically.

Alternating

Occurring in turns or rotation; switching back and forth between different states or actions.

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.

Ambivalent

Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something.

Amiable

Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

Animosity

Strong hostility or dislike.

Ardent

Enthusiastic or passionate.

Articulate

To express an idea or feeling clearly.

Ascertain

To find out for certain.

Assert

To state or declare something confidently or forcefully.

Audacious

Bold, daring, or showing a lack of respect.

Augment

To make something greater by adding to it.

Austere

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

Benevolent

Well-meaning and kind.

Bolster

To support or strengthen.

Bombastic

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

Brash

Self-assertive in a rude or overbearing way.

Buttress

A structure built to support or reinforce a wall or building; to support or strengthen something.

Candid

Truthful and straightforward.

Capitulate

To cease to resist an opponent or surrender.

Circumvent

To find a way around an obstacle or restriction; to avoid by cleverness.

Coerce

To persuade someone forcefully to do something.

Cognizant

Having knowledge or awareness.

Commercialize

To manage or exploit something for financial gain; to turn into a commercial product or activity.

Concede

To admit or acknowledge something, often reluctantly or after initial resistance.