English 10 Advanced Vocab

Abased

(verb) To degrade/belittle

Acquiesced

(verb) To accept reluctantly, but without protest.

Aversion

(noun) A strong disinclination.

Benevolent

(adjective) Well meaning and kindly.

Bias

(noun) Prejudice.

Cajoled

(verb) Coaxing or using flattery to persuade.

Conciliatory

(adjective) Intended to placate.

Dearth

(adjective) A lack of something.

Emaciated

(adjective) Abnormally thin or weak.

Emollient

(adjective) Soothing (of skin).

Evince

(verb) Reveal the presence of something.

Guile

(noun) Sly or cunning intelligence.

Hackneyed

(adjective) Lacking significance because of overuse.

Hierarchy

(noun) A system where people or groups are ranked.

Imperious

(adjective) Assuming power or authority without justification.

Inane

(adjective) Silly or stupid.

Irascible

(adjective) Easily angered.

Juxtaposition

(noun) The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with a contrasting effect.

Largesse

(noun) Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.

Licentious

(adjective) Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Malleable

(adjective) Easily influenced or changeable.

Mollified

(verb) Appease the anger or anxiety of someone.

Nefarious

(adjective) Wicked or criminal.

Oration

(noun) A formal speech.

Panacea

(noun) A solution or remedy for all difficulties and diseases.

Quagmire

(noun) An awkward or hazardous situation.

Razed

(verb) Completely destroy.

Stolid

(adjective) Unemotional.

Truculent

(adjective) Eager or quick to argue or fight.

Vacillating

(verb) Waver between different options.

Bilked

(verb) Obtain money by fraud.

Culmination

(noun) Final result.

Debased

(verb) To reduce in quality or value (item).

Foraged

(verb) To search for food.

Frugal

(adjective) Thrifty.

Gregarious

(adjective) Sociable.

Innate

(adjective) Natural.

Intimation

(noun) Indication or hint.

Judicious

(adjective) Having good judgement.

Knell

(noun) Sound of bell rung for a funeral.

Laudatory

(adjective) Expressing praise.

Lithe

(adjective) Of a body being graceful.

Maelstrom

(noun) A powerful whirlpool.

Mores

(noun) Community customs.

Nadir

(noun) Lowest point in a person's fortunes.

Pathos

(noun) A quality that evokes pity.

Prudence

(noun) The quality of being cautious.

Deftly

(adverb) Swiftly and skillfully.

Quelled

(verb) Put an end to with force.

Resolute

(adjective) Determined.

Rife

(adjective) Widespread.

Scrupulous

(adjective) Diligent and careful.

Swarthy

(adjective) Dark-skinned.

Haughty

(adjective) Arrogantly superior.

Turgid

(adjective) Pompous or bombastic or exaggerated.

Venerate

(verb) Revere.

Viscous

(adjective) Having thick consistency between solid and liquid.

Wanton

(adjective) Sexually unrestrained.

Yoked

(verb) Attach.

Zealous

(adjective) Enthusiastic.

Abrogate

(verb) Repeal or do away with.

Affable

(adjective) Friendly.

Arable

(adjective) Suitable for crop-growing.

Blemishes

(noun) Imperfections.

Cacophany

(noun) Racket of noise.

Candor

(noun) Frankness.

Deferential

(adjective) Respectful.

Diligent

(adjective) Hard-working.

Enamored

(verb) Infatuated.

Ennui

(noun) Boredom.

Expiate

(verb) Atone.

Iconoclast

(noun) Person who attacks cherished beliefs.

Immutable

(adjective) Unchangeable.

Kudos

(noun) Praise.

Limpid

(adjective) Clear.

Maverick

(noun) Nonconformist.

Myriad

(adjective) Abundant.

Nominal

(adjective) Small.

Ostracism

(noun) Exclusion.

Perplexed

(adjective) Confused.

Profane

(adjective) Disrespectful.

Quandary

(noun) Dilemma.

Paramour

(noun) Secret lover.

Concocted

(verb) Devise.

Ruse

(noun) Trick.

Sagacity

(noun) Wisdom.

Sophomoric

(adjective) Immature.

Tantamount

(adjective) Equivalent to.

Tranquil

(adjective) Calm.

Cerebral

(adjective) Intellectual as opposed to emotional.

Collusion

(noun) Secret cooperation to cheat.

Inundate

(verb) Overwhelm or flood.

Lenient

(adjective) Merciful.

Lucid

(adjective) Easy to understand.

Malevolent

(adjective) Malicious.

Mercurial

(adjective) Volatile or unpredictable.

Morose

(adjective) Gloomy.

Noxious

(adjective) Poisonous.

Obtuse

(adjective) Stupid.

Ornate

(adjective) Embellished.