Ms. Cacciola English III Sweat Vocab List 1

Vocabulary terms and definitions from the English III Sweat Vocab List 1 transcript.

Adulation

Excessive, slavish admiration or flattery, often directed at celebrities or leaders.

Dilapidated

A state of ruin, decay, or disrepair, usually caused by neglect, age, or misuse.

Precept

A commandment, rule, or principle that guides behavior, action, or technique.

Unabated

Continuing at full strength or intensity without reducing, slowing down, or weakening.

Abet

To encourage, support, or assist someone, typically in doing something wrong, criminal, or mischievous.

Confluence

The act or place where two or more rivers, streams, or things flow together and merge into one.

Abscond

To leave secretly and suddenly, typically to avoid detection, arrest, or legal consequences, often while taking something or someone along.

Erroneous

Incorrect, mistaken, or based on error.

Abject

Being extremely unhappy, poor, or unsuccessful.

Ardor

Intense warmth of feeling, passion, eagerness, or great enthusiasm for a person or cause.

Staid

Sedate, serious, respectable, and often unadventurous or dull.

Maxim

A concise, memorable statement expressing a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct.

Conjecture

A conclusion, opinion, or theory formed based on incomplete evidence, essentially an educated guess or supposition.

Piety

The quality of being religious or reverent, characterized by strong devotion to God, adherence to religious obligations, or dutiful respect.

Calamity

A serious event, disaster, or misfortune that causes great damage, suffering, or misery.