Unit 5 Vocabulary

accolade

praise, distinction (noun)

foilbe

minor weakness or character flaw (noun)

ingenuous

straightforward, open; naive and unsophisticated (adj)

lithe

moving and bending with ease; graceful (adj)

missive

note or letter (noun)

quixotic

overly idealistic, impractical (adj)

raconteur

witty, skillful storyteller (noun)

redundancy

unnecessary repetition (noun)

aberration

something different from the usual (noun)

colloquial

characteristics of informal speech (adj)

culpable

guilty, deserving of blame (adj)

foment

to arouse or incite (verb)

inexorable

inflexible, unyielding; unstoppable (adj)

transcend

to rise above, go beyond (verb)

ubiquitous

being everywhere simultaneously (adj)

innate

natural, inborn (adj)

surfeit

excessive amount (noun)

soporific

sleepy or tending to cause sleep (adj)

lethargy

indifferent inactivity (noun)

opine

to express an opinion (verb)

docile

tame, willing to be taught (adj)

insipid

bland, lacking flavor; lacking excitement (adj)

scintillate

to sparkle, flash (verb)

antecedent

coming before in place or time (adj)

cursory

hastily done. superficial (adj)

diffidence

shyness, lack of confidence (noun)

exculpate

to clear to blame or fault, vindicate (verb)

infamy

reputation for bad deeds (noun)

vapid

uninteresting, dull (adj)

usurp

to seize by force (verb)

relinquish

to reannounce or surrender something (verb)

prowess

bravery, skill (noun)

enunciate

to pronounce clearly (verb)

ephemeral

momentary, transient, fleeting (adj)

ameliorate

to make better improve (verb)

clandestine

secretive (adj)

heinous

shocking, wicked, terrible (adj)

ignominious

disgraceful & dishonorable (adj)

impregnable

totally safe from attack, able to resist defeat (adj)

ingratiate

to bring oneself purposely into another’s good graces (verb)

regimen

systematic plan (noun)

verbose

wordy (adj)

magnate

powerful or influential person (noun)

perfunctory

done in a routine way; indifferent (adj)

spurious

lacking authenticity; counterfeit false (adj)

beguile

to deceive, mislead; charm (verb)

discern

to perceive something obscure (verb)

feckless

ineffective, careless, irresponsible (adj)