English 10 Unit 1.1

Aggregate

Sum total, whole amount

Archipelago

A large group or chain of islands

Boon

Something to be thankful for; blessing or benefit

Buffoon

A person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, or odd gestures

Chicanery

Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry (false argument)

Contaminant

Something that makes impure

Corrugated

Wrinkled or furrowed

Deleterious

Injurious to health; harmful

Disputatious

Argumentative; contentious

Emend

To edit or change a text; to free from faults or errors

Fetter

A chain or shackle placed on the feet

Giddy

Dizzy; frivolous or lighthearted

Heterogeneity

The quality or state of being unlike

Indomitable

That cannot be subdued or overcome; unconquerable

Irresolute

Doubtful; vacillating

Metaphorically

Not literally represented; used to represent another

Panacea

A remedy for all diseases or ills; a cure-all

Peruse

To read through with thoroughness or care

Prodigy

A person, especially a child having extraordinary talent

Rebuff

A blunt or abrupt rejection

Resilient

Capable of withstanding shock without permanent rupture; able to recover easily from change or setback

Scapegoat

A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place

Spurious

Not genuine, authentic, or true; counterfeit

Tractable

Easily managed or controlled; docile

Vivacious

Lively; animated; gay