ELA Vocabulary Words 2026-2027 Subunit 2 of 4 Perspectives and Narrative

Jargon

the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group; obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words; confused unintelligible language

Tantamount

equivalent in value, significance, or effect

Bombastic

marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means

Truculent

aggressively self-assertive; scathingly harsh; feeling or displaying ferocity

Canny

clever or shrewd, careful and steady, or quiet and snug; in a canny manner

Uncanny

seeming to have a supernatural character or origin; being beyond what is normal or expected

Banal

lacking originality, freshness, or novelty

Upbraid

to criticize severely; to find fault with; to reproach severely; to scold vehemently

Reconnaissance

a preliminary survey to gain information; surveillance

Mesmerized

to subject to mesmerism; hypnotize; to captivate