English Vocab

Accord

in complete agreement with someone/to grant or to give

Appease

to relieve or satisfy a demand or feeling

Baseness

a state of being dishonorable, cowardly, or selfish

Beguile

to charm or enchant someone

Belies

fail to give a true impression, deceives/disguises a bit

Bequeath

to give or leave by will “that ring was bequeathed to her”

Champion

a winner of first place, a mark of superiority

Chasten

to make/cause to be more humbled or restrained

Dauntless

fearless, incapable of being intimidated or subdued (think like the movie divergent)

Defile

to spoil or violate something “slang defiles the literature”

Desolate

a place deserted of people, bleak, depressing “she entered the desolate dark forest”

Edify

to instruct or improve someone morally/intellectually

Fertile

capable of producing offspring or fruit

Giddy

to make someone feel excitement or a dizzy sensation “she was giddy that texted her back”

Gravity

extreme importance or seriousness (think of that secret history quote “bunny was dead for 3 weeks before we came to realize the gravity of the situation”

Guile

sly or cunning/persuasive “he used his guile to escape the prison”

Heedful

being attentive or mindful of others “she was heedful of his actions”

Ignoble

low quality, not honorable “the ignoble crumbling paper left on the desk”/common

Impel

drive someone to do something, kinda egging them on “she felt impelled to sneak out”

Infernal

relating to a characteristic of hell or underworld, something evil or cruel

Ingenuity

being clever, intelligent, and resourceful (like that have the genuinely IN them)

Insolence

rude and disrespectful behavior “i can’t believe that child’s insolence!”

Inviolable

something that is to never be broken or dishonored “they held an inviolable contract with each other”

Loathing

intense hatred or dislike “i loathed my chem teacher”

Malady

some sort of disease or disorder of the mind “he was stricken with malady”

Mar

impair, disfigure, harm “the beast marred her skin, leaving a scar”

Muse

something or someone that serves as an artistic inspiration

Opprobrium

harsh criticism or public disgrace for shameful action “the opprobrium of being associated with gangsters”

Perishable

likely to decay or perish, of bad quality

Piety

reserve for god or religious fulfillments (think of the filial piety in Asia we learned abt)

Plumage

a bird’s covering of feathers “the bird’s chest was covered in white plumage”

Portal

a door or opening

Portent

a signal that something big is abt to happen, something that foreshadows an event “the storm seemed like a portent of doom”

Rend

to remove by force, rip apart something “before you rend the old test, hear me out”

Repress

subdue by force, suppress, restrain, prevent something

Rue

regret “i rue for the missed opportunities”

Sovereign

supreme rule, or ultimate power

Summon

urgently call someone to be present

Tarry

to linger or stay at a place “she could always tarry a bit and not come home till later”

Temperate

moderation/self restraint/mild climate “she was temperate in her consumption of food and drink”

Tempestuous

someone with strong mood swings and turbulent emotions/ very stormy “she was reckless and tempestuous”

Transcend

go beyond the limits, surpassing

Trifle

something with little value or importance/ a dessert

unwittingly

without being aware of, unintentionally

Utter

to say something/something complete or absolute “she gasped in utter amazement”

Warrant

justification for an action or belief

Wheedle

using flattery to manipulate or persuade someone

Woe

great sorrow or distress