IB English vocabulary words

Felicitous

well chosen for the occasion; appropriate; apt; having an agreeable or delightful manner of writing or speaking

Vernacular

the native language or dialect of a country or region; everyday or informal language; using everyday language

Accentuate

to emphasize; to heighten the effect of; to pronounce or mark with an accent; to highlight

Ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning; uncertain; vague or unclear

Comprehensive

of wide scope; inclusive; thorough

Impregnable

not capable of being conquered, overcome, or captured; unshakeable (as in a belief)

Inception

a beginning; a start of something

Intricacy

condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed; elaborateness

Introspective

given to examination of one's own thoughts and feelings; contemplative

Provocative

stimulating; pushing or tending toward action, thought, or strong feeling

Brevity

n. briefness of duration; shortness; the quality of being concise or to the point

Connotation

n. the suggested, or implied, meaning of a word, not its strict literal meaning; an idea or feeling associated with a word.

Imbibe

v. to drink; to drink or absorb; to take in with the mind and keep (as ideas or principles)

Nostalgic

adj. having a longing for things of the past

Reiterate

v. to restate or repeat

Stipend

n. fixed or regular pay; a salary or allowance

Novice

n. an inexperienced person; a beginner

Affluence

noun
the state of having a great deal of money; wealth.

Philistine

a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.
Hostile or indifferent towards culture and the arts

Embellishment

a decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.

Allegory

Highly symbolic story in which specific things represent

Despicable

Deserving hatred and contempt

Ferocity

Quality of being very fierce

Misanthrope

A person who dislikes mankind and avoids human society

Protagonist

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text

Terse

Sparing in the use of words; abrupt

Prologue

A separate introductory selection of a literary or musical work

Incongruous

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

Dissolute

Not caring about morals

Conjecture

Verb or noun- opinion formed in basis of incomplete information

Symposium

(n.) a meeting for discussing a particular subject; a collection of writings on a subject.

Foreshadow

(v.) to indicate or suggest beforehand; to give a warning of

Scrutinize

(v.) to examine closely or critically

Evasive

(adj.) avoiding by cleverness; not straightforward; misleading

Infer

(v.) to conclude on the basis of reasoning or observation

Lucid

(adj.) easily understood; clear; rational and sane

Exacting

(adj.) hard to please; requiring hard work and close attention; demanding

Evoke

(v.) to call forth; to bring out; to elicit; to produce (a reaction)

Epithet

(n.) a word or phrase that describes or characterizes a person or things; a descriptive name.

Laud

praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context.

Anagram

n. a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters.

Goad

n. a prod for driving cattle; anything that drives or urges; an irritating stimulus; v. to prod into action; to urge on.

Noncommittal

adj. not committing to any one position or course of action; not revealing one's purpose or position.

Assertion

n. the act of declaring something; a claim or declaration state positively.

Quixotic

adj. impractically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds.

Fulminate

v. to talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly

Proboscis

n. the long snout of an animal; a nose especially a prominent one; tubular organ.

Inexplicable

adj. impossible to explain or understand.

Surmise

v. to guess or suppose; n. a guess based on little evidence

Coherence

the quality of being logical and consistent or the quality of forming a unified whole.

Climactic

adj. of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event.

Anecdote

n. a brief entertaining account of an interesting incident.

Epilogue

n. a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play.

Hypochondriac

n. a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines her or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease.

Fidelity

n. loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture.

Extemporaneous

adj. done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand.

Forte

n. something that someone does very well; a strong point.

Prodigy

n. a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel.

Stigma

n. a mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination.

Gourmet

noun
a connoisseur of good food; a person with a discerning palate.
of a kind or standard suitable for a gourmet.

Subservient

adj. Submissive; obedient; useful or of service, especially as a subordinate

Bumptious

Adj. Conceited and arrogant;crudely and unpleasantly forward

Cite

V. To quote; to mention by way of example or proof;to comment forbravery in an official report;to summon before a court

Consonant

adj. in agreement,accord, harmony;
n. any letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel

Gibe

v. To make mocking remarks; to jeer; to scoff at;
n. a derisive remark; a taunt

Repartee

n. A quci , witty reply or retort; skill in making clever, witty replies

Rudiments

n. A fundamental principle, rule or step (usually used in the plural); an early or undeveloped foror stage or something

Sanctions

n. authorized permission or approval; a step taken by a county to force another country to obey international law.
v. to confirm, approve or permit officially

Satiate

v. To satisfy an appetite fully; to provide with more than enough; to glut

Vivacious

adj. animated; lively; spirited; sprightly