Honors English Vocab 1

Juxtapose

To place 2 things side by side to highlight their differences

Bellicose

Aggressive, hostile, or eager to fight

Substantiate

To support a claim with evidence or proof

Malleable

Easy to shape, bend, or influence

Infer

To figure out or conclude something based on evidence

Susceptible

Easily persuaded

Conducive

Helping to cause or encourage a result

Cogent

Clear, logical, convincing

Exasperate

To make someone very annoyed or frustrated

Indignant

Angry because something seems unfair, wrong, or offensive

Entrenched

Deeplu stablished and difficult to change

Scrapulous

Extremely careful and thorough

Agency

The ability to make your own choices and control your actions

Laconic

Using very few words; brief, to the piont

Ephemeral

Lasting for a short time

Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy; always wanting more