ELA VOCABULARY 1 - ENGLISH 311

Ardently

Definition: Very enthusiastically or passionately

Key Words/Phrases: Fought for what they believed in, intense passion

Defrance

Definition: Respectful submission or yielding to someone else’s opinion opinion or judgment

Key Words/Phrases: Treated his opinions with respect, carefully

Malign

Definition: To speak evil of someone, or something harmful or evil in nature

Key Words/Phrases: Should be shut down immediately, false/damaging stories

Perilous

Definition: Full of danger or risk

Key Words/Phrases: Lunchroom rebellion, steep cliff, loose rocks

Dictum

Definition: An authoritative statement or general truth, sometimes used in military context

Key Words/Phrases: Students required to follow the new policy without exception

Gesticulate

Definition: To make gestures, especially when speaking, to express something

Key Words/Phrases: Flailing, waving his hands, pointing

Impirest

Definition: Commanding and arrogant; acting like a person who expects to be obeyed

Key Words/Phrases: Everyone else expected to obey, like a general expecting immediate obedience

Ramifications

Definition: A consequence or outcome, often one that complicates a situation

Key Words/Phrases: Study your actions, actions, removal from team, fail

Chafed

Definition: To be or become annoyed or lose patience, often because of rules or limits

Key Words/Phrases: chafed at the thought of going to class, sore, becoming more irritated

Preternaturally

Definition: In a way that is beyond normal or natural; unnaturally

Key Words/Phrases: unnatural, beyond normal, abnormal