Lang Arts 10th HNRs Vocab

zealous

Having or showing enthusiasm or passion for a cause.

taciturn

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

edify

To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.

adroit

Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.

ubiquitous

Present or existing everywhere.

ignominy

Public shame or disgrace.

farcical

Relating to or resembling a farce; ludicrous.

querulous

Complaining in a petulant or whining manner.

placid

Not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful.

abash

To make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed.

hackneyed

Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal.

obdurate

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

wanton

Deliberate and unprovoked; sexually promiscuous.

judicious

Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.

bilk

To cheat or defraud someone.

banal

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

hapless

Unfortunate or unlucky.

bastion

A projecting part of a fortification; a defender or supporter.

rancor

Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.

remuneration

Money paid for work or a service.

enfranchisement

The state of being granted the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.

hermetic

Sealing a thing tightly; insulated or protected.

cajole

To persuade someone to do something by flattery.

noxious

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

nuance

A subtle difference in meaning, expression, or sound.

machination

A plot or scheme, often to achieve an illicit goal.

dearth

A scarcity or lack of something.

harbinger

A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

cacophony

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

saccharine

Excessively sweet or sentimental.

vacillate

To waver between different opinions or actions.

genteel

Characterized by refinement and well-mannered behavior.

durare

To last or endure.

ig

A prefix meaning to do or drive.

phone

A suffix or root referring to sound.

nubes

A root meaning cloud.

ob

A prefix meaning against or toward.

judici

A root related to judgement.

en

A prefix meaning to cause to be.

facire

To do or make.

nomin

A root meaning name.

kakos

A root meaning bad or evil.

franc

A root relating to freedom.

saccharon

A root meaning sugar.

munerari

To perform or render service.

nox

A root meaning night.

placidus

Peaceful or calm, deriving from the concept of placidity.

vacillare

To sway or waver.

aedificare

To build or construct.

re

A prefix meaning again or back.

rancere

To be bitter or resentful.

zelos

A root meaning zeal or passion.

es

A suffix often indicating a state or condition.

baer

A root meaning to bear or carry.