Honors Vocab 2

Aegis

protection; patronage; sponsorship

Apprise

To inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice

Bibulous

Fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent

Claque

Group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic of fawning admires; an opera hat

Deracinate

To pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of

Exegesis

An explanation or critical interpretation (especially of text)

Indigenous

Originating in the country or region where found, native, inborn; inherent

Lachrymose

Given to tears o weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious

Lexicon

Dictionary of a language; special vocabulary of a person, group or subject; a compendium

Melee

Confused struggle; violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling

Microcosm

Miniature world or universe; group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system

Minuscule

Very small, tiny; a lower case letter

Ofuscate

To darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder

Paternalism

Policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children

Polarize

To cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern

Purview

The range, extent, scope of something; in law the scope or limit of what is provided in a statue

Sanguine

Having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook

Solecism

Substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake

Vassal

Person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant

Verisimilitude

The quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable