ENGLISH FINAL S1 VOCAB

Ardour

[noun] enthusiasm or passion

Paroxysm

[noun] a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity

Capacious

[adjective] having a lot of space inside; roomy.

Evinced

[verb] reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)

Zeal

[noun] great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective

Sublime

[adjective] of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

Chimeric

[adjective] hoped for but illusory or impossible to achieve

Indefatigable

[adjective] (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

Filial

[adjective] of or due from a son or daughter

Panegyric

[noun] a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something

Lassitude

[noun] a condition of weariness or debility

Dogmatism

[noun] the expression of an opinion or belief as if it were a fact: positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant [adjective] as well

Transitory

[adjective] of a brief duration, temporary, fleeting

Obdurate

[adjective] 1. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing 2. resistant to change

Amiable

[adjective] friendly, sociable, generally agreeable

Pedantic

[adjective] 1. narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned; like a know-it-all 2. unimaginative, dull

Minutiae

[noun] minor detail

Ignominious

[adjective] humiliating or degrading

Timorous

[adjective] of a timid disposition, fearful

Precipice

[noun] a steep or overhanging place, a brink

Abscond

to depart secretly and hide oneself

Adroit

having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations

Cull

to select from a group: choose / control size by removal of weak

Curmudgeon

A crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man

Dearth

scarcity that makes dear / famine + lack or inadequate supply

Fickle

Lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability; given to erratic changeableness

Harangue

speech addressed to a public assembly or lecture / ranting speech or writing OR: to speak rhetorically, particularly in a pompous or bombastic manner

Haughty

Blatantly and disdainfully proud; having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior

Indolent

averse to activity, effort, or movement: habitually lazy + encourages laziness

Ineffible

incapable of being expressed in words: indescribable OR unspeakable/taboo

Inept

generally incompetent : bungling / lacking in fitness

Innocuous

producing no injury : harmless / not likely to give offense or hostility : inoffensive

Insidious

having a gradual and cumulative effect: subtle OR waiting to entrap OR harmful but enticing (seductive)

Loquacious

full of excessive talk: wordy (garrulous)

Melee

a confused struggle, especially a hand-to-hand fight among several people

Relegate

send into exile: banish OR assign to oblivion: put out of sight or mind

Rue

Verb: to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret + Noun: regret, sorrow

Supplant

To supersede (another), especially by force or treachery, OR take the place of as a substitute for superior excellence or power

Tenuous

having little substance or strength : flimsy, weak + not thick : slender

Transfix:

to hold motionless by or as if by piercing OR to actually pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon: impale