ELA - 9th Honours - ELA vocab set 1

adulterate

verb

to corrupt or to make worse by addition of something of lesser value

augment

verb

to make large, to increase

bereft

adjective/verb

deprived of or made unhappy through a loss

disparage

verb/adjective

to express a negative opinion which often results in a diminished value

dour

adjective

stern, unyielding, gloomy or ill-mannered

fortitude

noun

courage in facing difficulty

insidiuos

adjective

intended to deceive, sly or treachearous

intimate

verb

to make a hint or a suggestion

opulent

adjective

wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose

encapsulate

verb

to enclose

ostensible

adjective

motives or facts that are apparent but not necessarily true

pliable

adjective

easily bent, flexible or easily influenced

proscribe

verb

to command against or to prohibit or denounce

recede

verb

to move back or to retreat

reiterate

verb

to say again

remittance

noun

a payment

sophistry

noun

an elaborate and eloquent but logicalyl invalid argument often intended to deceive

stolid

adjective

not easily moved mentally or emotionally

tentative

adjective

uncertain or hesitant

vernacular

noun

common language or everyday speech