Honors 9 Semester 2 Vocabulary words

atheist

(n) a person who doesn't believe in the existence of a god or any gods

heresy

(n) adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma

auspicious

(adj) showing or suggesting that future success is likely

impotent

(adj) not potent: lacking in power, strength, or vigior: Helpless

imprudent

(adj) not prudent: lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment

infallible

(adj) incapable of error

uncouth

(adj) an awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior
lacking in polish and grace
strange or clumsy in shape or appearance

ingenuous

(adj) showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
lacking craft or subtlety

discern (ible)

(v) To detect with the eyes
to detect with senses other than vision
(adj) able to be perceived by a dense or by the mind

Picayune

(n) something trivial
of little value

taciturn

(adj) temperamentally disinclined to talk

acquiesce

(v) to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively - often used with "in" or "to"

intransigence

(n) the quality or state of being uncompromising

insolent

(adj) insultingly contemptuous in speech or behavior
exhibiting boldness or shameless boldness

indolent

(adj) averse to activity, effort, or movement
showing an inclination to laziness
encouraging laziness

Pernicious

(adj) highly injurious or destructive

pensive

(adj) musingly or dreamily thoughtful
suggestive of sad thoughtfulness

enmity

(n) positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will

assuage

(v) to lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses
pacify quiet

amenable

(adj) friendly, sociable and congenial generally agreeable

austere

(Adj) stern and cold in appearance or manner somber grave

patronize

(v) to adopt an air of condescension toward treat haughtily or coolly

acrimonious

(adj) angry and bitter caustic biting or rancorous especially in feeling language or manner

secular

(adj) not publicly/overtly or specifically religious

reticent

(adj) private not willing to share information
reserved

scintillating

(adj) brilliantly lively stimulating or witty

wry

(adj) dry sense of humor

Impudent

contentious disregard of others

ambigious

(adj) doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctiveness

beguile

(v) hoodwink
to engage the interest of by or as of by guile:deceitfully sly/subtle
to be led by deception

malaise

(n) a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being

purge

(v) to clear of guilt

mercurial

(adj) characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood

abhor

(v) to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for

Portent

(n) something that foreshadows a coming event

chaste

(adj) inocent of unlawful sexual intersourse
pure in thought and act

calamity

(n) a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering