Basquill Vocab Midterm: 5-English 2

This midterm review guide contains the vocabulary words, synonyms, antonyms, & parts of speech. Good luck, and score well on the exams!!!

Approbation

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion

Amnesty

(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general

Abominate

(v.) To have an intense dislike or hatred for.

Affable

(adj.) courteous and pleasant

Ameliorate

(v.) To improve

Assuage

(v.) to make easier or milder

Aplomb

(n.) Poise

Autonomy

(n.) self run

Acculturation

(n.) The modification of the social patterns

Aggrandize

(v.) to increase in greatness

Amorphous

(adj.) shapeless

Adventitious

(adj.) Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental

Axiomatic

(adj.) self-evident

Bombastic

(adj.) Pompous or overblown in language; full of high

Coalition

(n.) a combination of different groups formed together; alliance

Decadence

(n.) decline

Callow

(adj.) Without experience; immature

Blazon

(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

Ascribe

(v.) To assign or refer to (as a cause or source)

Archetype

(n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

Elicit

(v.) to draw forth

Drivel

(n.) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish (v.) To let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly.

Caveat

(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Circuitous

(adj.) Roundabout

Aura

(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

Commiserate

(v.) To sympathize with

Contraband

(n.) illegal traffic

Epitome

(n.) A summary

Equitable

(adj.) fair

Expostulate

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Hackneyed

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Exhort

(v.) To urge strongly

Extricate

(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Enjoin

(v.) To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit.

Erudite

(adj.) scholarly

Hiatus

(n.) a gap

Ex Officio

(adj.) by virtue of holding a certain office

Filch

(v.) to steal

Expedite

(v.) To make easy

Gossamer

(adj.) very light, thin

Expiate

(v.) To make amends

Inscrutable

(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Innuendo

(n.) a hint

Flout

(v.) to mock

Infringe

(v.) To violate

Intercede

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go

Ingratiate

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).

Fractious

(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly

Ferment

(n.) A state of great excitement (v.) To be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action.

Insular

(adj.) relating to

Inadvertent

(adj.) Resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional

Irrevocable

(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

Jaded

(adj.) wearied

Precept

(n.) a rule of conduct or action

Interloper

(n.) One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be

Lurid

(adj.) causing shock

Salutary

(adj.) beneficial

Nominal

(adj.) Existing in name only

Propensity

(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward

Intrinsic

(adj.) Belonging to someone or something by its very nature

Meritorious

(adj.) worthy

Inveigh

(v.) To make a violent attack in words

Scathing

(adj.) bitterly severe

Noncommittal

(adj.) Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no.

Querulous

(adj.) peevish

Peculate

(v.) To steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use.

Remonstrate

(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something

Lassitude

(n.) Weariness of body or mind

Scourge

(v.) to whip

Petulant

(adj.) peevish

Prerogative

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Millennium

(n.) A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy.

Sepulchral

(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Proclivity

(n.) A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior).

Repudiate

(v.) to disown

Sangfroid

(n.) Composure or coolness

Resilient

(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

Occult

(adj.) Mysterious

Soporific

(adj.) tending to cause sleep

Provincial

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook

Simulate

(v.) to make a pretense of

Permeate

(v.) To spread through

Straitlaced

(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish

Seditious

(adj.) Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government.

Reverberate

(v.) to repeat

Tenuous

(adj.) very weak, thin; slender

Scurrilous

(adj.) coarsely abusive

Transient

(adj.) lasting only a short time

Precipitate

(v.) To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to. (adj.) Characterized by excessive haste. (n.) Moisture; the product of an action or process.

Transcend

(v.) to rise above or beyond

Umbrage

(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense

Stringent

(adj.) Strict

Unwieldy

(adj.) not easily carried

Vitriolic

(adj.) Bitter

Sedulous

(adj.) persistent

Unctuous

(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness

Surmise

(v.) To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess(n.) Likely idea that lacks definite proof.

Vapid

(adj.) dull

Wheedle

(v.) To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end.

Sleazy

(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low