Unit 4 Vocab

Buoyant

Capable of floating.

Enervate

To weaken; rob of strength or energy.

Incorrigible

Uncontrollable; unmanageable; not capable of being corrected or reformed.

Inexorable

Not capable of being influenced; relentless.

Irrefutable

Impossible to disprove.

Marred

Made less perfect through injury or damage.

Parochial

Restricted to a narrow scope or outlook; narrow-minded.

Partisan

Strongly supporting a specific party, cause, or person.

Pique

A feeling of resentment or anger because of wounded pride.

Satirical

Attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit.

Cajole

To persuade with flattery; to sweet-talk.

Capitulate

To give in.

Egregious

Highly noticeable in a negative way; conspicuously bad.

Premonition

A feeling that something bad is going to happen.

Prestigious

Having an honored name or reputation; having prestige.

Reverent

Feeling or expressing respect or awe.

Stupor

A state of mental numbness; a daze.

Sycophant

A person who tries to win favor through flattery.

Urbane

Smooth in manner; elegant; polished; suave.

Zany

Wildly silly or comical.

Aberration

Something abnormal.

Composure

Calmness of mind or manner; self-possession.

Congenital

Existing from birth.

Elusive

Difficult to capture.

Extol

To praise highly; glorify.

Formidable

Very challenging; demanding.

Inscrutable

Difficult to interpret or understand; puzzling.

Precocious

Advanced for one’s age.

Trepidation

Alarm or dread.

Virulent

Very injurious; lethal; deadly.

Accommodate

To provide with something needed; make or have room for.

Clairvoyant

Seeing beyond the senses.

Contiguous

Sharing an edge or a boundary.

Debilitate

To deprive of strength or energy.

Obliterate

To destroy or erase completely.

Officious

Offering unwanted advice; meddlesome.

Preclude

To make impossible; prevent.

Spurn

To reject or refuse with scorn.

Stealthy

Moving or acting in a cautious, deceptive way.

Taciturn

Habitually nontalkative; uncommunicative.

Cordial

Warm and friendly.

Defame

To damage the good name or reputation of.

Discordant

Lacking agreement; lacking harmony.

Grueling

Physically or mentally exhausting.

Indict

To charge with an offense; blame.

Indoctrinate

To teach the principles of a specific point of view.

Submissive

Giving in to the authority of others; obedient.

Sullen

Quietly resentful; bitter.

Thwart

To oppose directly; to frustrate or defeat.

Wanton

Senseless.