Unit 3 Vocab ELA Honors 10

adept

highly skillful

encompass

to include; contain

entrepreneur

a business investor

eradicate

to erase completely; wipe out

homogenous

unvarying throughout; made up of similar/identical parts; the same throughout

presumptuous

too bold; too forward

sordid

indecent; morally low; corrupt

standardize

to make the same; conform to a model

stint

a specific period of work/service; length of time

stringent

strictly controlled or enforced; demanding

annihilate

to destroy completely

analogy

a comparison

vindicate

to clear from blame or suspicion

emanate

to flow or come from a source

placebo

a substance which contains no medicine, but the receiver believes it is

staunch

faithful

proficient

skilled; expert

holistic

emphasizing the whole of something; not parts

subversive

intending to destroy/overthrow

criterion

a standard by which something can be judged

exhort

to urge with argument or strong advice

exorbitant

excessive; especially in amount/cost; beyond reasonable

foible

a minor flaw or character weakness

flamboyant

very showy; risky

magnanimous

noble in mind and spirit; generous in forgiving

innocuous

harmless; without bad effects

exhilaration

cheerfulness/high spirits

orthodox

following traditional beliefs; customary

extricate

to free from a tangled situation

synchronize

to cause to occur at the same time

masochist

a person who gains satisfaction from suffering physical/phycological pain

meticulous

extremely careful and exact

rancor

intense hatred or ill will; deep hostility

decorum

correctness in behavior/manners

rejuvenate

to make feel young again

espouse

To support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or cause)

recrimination

an accusation in reply

repugnant

disgusting

facilitate

to make possible

tenuous

shaky; weak; having little substance

atrophy

to wear down, lose strength; lack or shortage of one+ basic necessities; to waste away

deplore

to condemn;to feel or express disapproval of

deprivation

a deficiency

exacerbate

aggravate; to make worse

mitigate

to make less severe or intense; relieve

objective

not influenced; fair; un-bais

panacea

cure-all; a complete solution

imperative

important; essential

unprecedented

being the first instance of something; never heard of before

utilitarian

made or intended for practitcal use; unique