10H Vocab List - Unit 12

abjure

(v) to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant

acrid

(adj) sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.

august

(adj) inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic

callous

(adj) insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic

clandestine

(adj) characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

compunction

(n) a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse

conflagration

(n) a destructive fire, usually an extensive one

elated

(adj) very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits

indelible

(adj) making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or washed out

indulgent

(adj) characterized by or showing indulgence (act of yielding to a desire); benignly lenient or permissive

inveterate

(adj) settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like;

irrelevant

(adj) not relevant; not applicable or pertinent

nocturnal

(adj) done, occurring, or coming at night

platitude

(n) a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound

quelling

(v) to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

quiescent

(adj) being at rest; inactive or motionless; quiet; still

ruminate

(v) to meditate or muse; ponder

tacit

(adj) silent; saying nothing

tangible

(adj) real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary

trenchant

(adj) incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting