Semester 1 Vocab - English CP 11

appellation (n)

a name or title that distinguishes or identifies

dipthong (n)

speech sound that consists of either 2 vowels or a semivowel (such as y) contained in a single syllable

eponym (n)

a person for whom something is or a thought to be named

linguistics (n)

the study of human speech (components, structure, nature) and how it changes

neogolism (adj)

a newly made-up word, phrase, or expression

parlance (n)

a particular manner or kind of speech

patois (n)

a dialect other than the standard of a language (regional or uneducated form of speech) OR the disctinctive language of a special group

polygot (adj)

consisting of many groups speaking different languages (speaking/writing many laguages, mixture of languages, elements from different languages combined)

solecism (n)

the ungrammatical usage of a word or construction of a sentence (something out of normal or proper order)

vulgar (adj)

spoken by or using the language spoken by the common people rather than the literary educated people (lacking taste or delicacy, excessive)

Amulet (n)

an object worn to bring luck or to protect against evil or injury; charm

Capricious (adj)

characterized by or subject to sudden, unpredictable changes; fickle

Fatalism (n)

the belief that all events are determined in advance by fate and cannot be changed by human means

Incantation (n)

a set of words spoken as a magic charm or to cast a magic spell

Propitious (adj)

presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious; advantageous

Providential (adj)

resulting from or seeming to result from divine will; fortunate; opportune

Quirk (n)

a peculiarty of behavior; mannerism; idiosyncrasy / an unpredictable or unaccountable shift in action

Serendipty (n)

the ability to make valuable discoveriesby chance; luck

Vagary (n)

a wild or unpredictable notion or action; odd fancy

Vicissitude (n)

one of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings / a change in variation

continuity (n)

the condition of being without a stop of interruption / an uninterrupted succession or flow

converge (v)

To approach the same point from different directions; meet

crux (n)

the basic or essential feature of something / a baffling or puzzling point that is difficult to explain

initiate (v)

begin; originate / to admit into membership

pivotal (adj)

central or crucial to something; very important / pertaining to a pivot, shaft about which a related part rotates or swings

sequel (n)

something that follows a continuation / consequence or outcome / a literary work that while complete itself follows a continuation of an already exisiting narrative

subordinate (n)

lower in rank or position, secondary / one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else/ to put in a lower or secondary position

tangential (adj)

only superficially relevant or related

terminate (v)

to bring to an end

ultimate (adj)

last; coming at the end / farthest, extreme / greatest possible

complicity (n)

involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

deploy (v)

to station systematically over an area / to spread out to form an extended front

explicate (v)

to explain, make something clear

implicate (v)

to involve or connect incriminatingly / to involve or suggest by logical necessity

implicit (adj)

implied or understood although not expressed / contained in the nature of something, although not apparent / having no doubts, unquestioning

inexplicable (adj)

incapable of being explained or interpreted

plight (n)

a condition or situation of difficulty or adversity

replica (n)

a copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist / a copy or reproduction

replicate (v)

to repeat, to copy, or to duplicate

supple (adj)

readily bent; pliant / moving and bending with agility; limber / yielding or changing readily; compliant or adaptable

accommodating (adj)

willing to help; obliging

accord (n)

agreement; hamrony ; a settlement of compromise of conflicting opinions / (trans v) to give wholeheartedly; grant readily / (intrans v) to be in agreement, harmony, or unity

acquiesce (intrans v)

to consent or comply passively or without protest; accept

adamant (adj)

firm and unyiedling in purpose or opinion; inflexible

camaeraderie (n)

a spirit of loyalty, mutual trust, and good will between or among friends or comrades

compliance (n)

an act of doing as another wishes or yielding to a request or command / a tendency to yeild to others

propitiate (trans v)

to prevent or reduce the anger of; soothe; appease

tractable (adj)

easily managed or controlled; docile

volition (n)

An act of willing, choosing, or deciding; power or capability of determining / a concious choice; decision

willfulness (n)

unreasonable stubbornness / the inclination to impose one's will on others

aspersion (n)

a damaging or false statement / the act of defaming or slandering

deprecate (trans v)

to express disapproval of / to belittle; depreciate

deride (trans v)

to laugh at in scorn; scoff at; mock

execrable (adj)

extremely inferior, very bad / detestable; hateful

ostracize (trans v)

to banish or exclude from a group; to shun

rebuke (trans v)

to criticize or reprimand sharply and sternly/ (n) words or actions expressing strong disapproval; a scolding

scurrilous (adj)

using or expressed in vulgar and abusive language; foul-mouthed

spurn (trans v)

to reject or refuse disdainfully

vitriolic (adj)

bitterly severe; harsh; sharp

vituperation (n)

sustained and bitter attack or condemntation; blame

auspices (n)

protection or support; patronage / a portent, omen, or augury, especially when based on the action of birds

auspicious (adj)

attended by favorable circumstances

circumspect (adj)

heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent

despicable (adj)

deserving of contempt or scorn; vile

introspective (adj)

self-examining; thinking about one's own thoughts and feelings

perspecuity (n)

The quality of being clearly expressed or easily understood / the ability to perceive or understand keenly

prospective (adj)

likely to become or be / likely to happen; expected

specious (adj)

having the ring of truth but actually false

specter (n)

a phantom; apparition / a threatening or haunting possibility

spectrum (n)

a broad sequence or range of related qualities, ideas, or activities / a range of values or set of related quantities

acuity (n)

acuteness of perception; keenness

consummate (adj)

sumpremly accomplised or skilled / complete of perfect in every respect / commplete; utter

cunning (n)

skill of adeptness in performance, dexterity / skill in deception; guile / (adj) shrewd or crafty in manipulation or deception / executed with ot exhibiting ingenuity

deft (adj)

skillful; adroit

endowment (n)

a natural girt or quality / funds or property deonated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income

facile (adj)

done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy / wokring, acting, or speaking effortlessly, fluent / arrviued at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial

incompetent (adj)

not capable; not properly or well qualified / not adequate for the purpose; not sufficient / (n) a person who is not capable or qualified for a particular task

inept (adj)

akward or clumsy / not suitable in the circumstances or ocassion; inappropriate / lacking in judgment, sense, or reason

proficient (adj)

performing in a given art, skill, or branch of learning with expert correctness and facility; adept

propensity (n)

an innate inclination; tendency

abdicate (trans v)

to relinquish formally / to relinguish high office or responsibility

abnegate (trans v)

to deny to oneself ; renounce

absolve (trans v)

to pronounce clear of blame or guilt / to relieve from obligation / to pardeon

catharsis (n)

a purifying or figurative cleaning or release of tension

countermand (trans v)

to cancel or reverse / to recall by contrary order / (n) an order or command reversing another

recant (trans v)

to make a formal retraction or disavoal of a previously held belief

recoup (trans v)

to receive an equivalent for; make up for

renunciation (n)

the act of giving something up, especially by formal announcement

rescind (trans v)

to make void; repeal or annul

waive (trans v)

to relinquish out give up voluntarily / refrain from insisting upon or enforcing; dispense with

ambivalence (n)

the simultaneous existence of conflicting feelings or thoughts, such as love and hate, about a person, an object, or an idea / uncertainty or indecisiveness as to what course to follow; fluctuation

avail (n)

use, benefit, or advantage / (trans v) to be of use or advantage to; help / (intrans v) to be of use, value, or advantage; serve

equivalent (adj)

equal in quantity, force, meaning, or value / having similar or identical functions or effects / practically equal / (n) something that is equivlaent

evaluation (n)

the act of judging the value or worth of / the result of evalutating; a judgment or appraisal

evince (trans v)

to show or exhibit, as an emotion ; to demonstrate clealry or convincingly; make evident

invalid (adj)

being without foundation or force in fact, truth, or law; not in effort; worthless / falsely based or reasoned; faulty; unjustified / (n) a chronically ill or disabled person

invaluable (adj)

of inestimable use or help; indispensable / having great value; priceless

prevail (intrans v)

to be greater in strength or influence; triumph / to be or become effective / to be most common or frequent; be predominant

valedictory (adj)

bidding farewell / (n) a farewell address

vanquish (trans v)

to defeat in a battle. conflict, or competition / to overcome or subdue, as an emotion; suppress