Sea Junior Vocab

abash

embarrass or make ashamed

abstemious

moderate; not overindulgent

abyss

a very deep or bottomless pit

altruistic

selfless; caring about others

amalgamate

combine or merge

assailable

able to be attacked or criticized

auspicious

favorable; promising success

aviary

enclosure for birds

bellicose

aggressive; eager to fight

berate

scold harshly

bizarre

very strange or unusual

bravado

showy or exaggerated courage

cacophony

harsh mixture of sounds

cajole

persuade through flattery or gentle urging

chagrin

embarrassment or disappointment

cognizant

aware; knowledgeable

commiserate

express sympathy

consolidate

combine into one stronger whole

copious

abundant; plentiful

correlate

show a connection between things

crass

rude; insensitive; lacking refinement

debility

weakness

desecrate

disrespect something sacred

dialect

regional or social form of a language

disparage

speak of as inferior or unimportant

dregs

the least desirable remains

dubious

doubtful or suspicious

enigma

mystery; something hard to understand

enmity

deep hatred or hostility

ephemeral

lasting a very short time

eulogy

speech praising someone, usually after death

exacerbate

make a problem worse

flippant

disrespectfully casual

fortitude

courage during difficulty

fortuitous

happening by chance, often fortunately

fruition

successful completion or achievement

hackneyed

overused; unoriginal

heckler

someone who interrupts a speaker with comments or insults

histrionic

overly dramatic

idiosyncrasy

unusual personal habit or trait

impugn

attack someone's honesty or reputation

infirmity

weakness or illness

inimitable

impossible or very difficult to imitate

iniquitous

wicked; unjust

irascible

easily angered

lugubrious

gloomy or mournful often in a exaggerated way

maudlin

overly emotional or sentimental

menial

low-status, routine work

mentor

experienced adviser or guide

nepotism

favoritism toward relatives

officious

annoyingly eager to give unwanted help or advice

panacea

supposed solution to every problem

pariah

outcast or rejected person

perennial

lasting or returning for a long time

perplexity

confusion

philistine

person uninterested in culture or intellectual things

pithy

brief but meaningful

precipice

steep cliff or dangerous edge

prolific

producing a large amount

propensity

natural tendency

recoil

Spring back after force ; move back suddenly in fear or disgust

redundant

unnecessary because it is repeated

ruse

trick or deceptive plan

salient

most noticeable or important

seditious

encouraging rebellion against authority

sporadic

happening irregularly

subservient

overly willing to obey

sumptuous

luxurious or expensive-looking

sycophantic

excessively flattering someone powerful

tawny

yellowish-brown

tenacious

persistent; refusing to give up

tirade

long, angry speech

unbridled

uncontrolled; unrestricted

viable

capable of working successfully

volatile

likely to change suddenly or become dangerous