Honors American Lit

vocab list 1

ennui

dissatisfaction caused by boredom

vacuous

empty-headed

moniker

nickname

capricious

fickle; changing often

truncate

shorten

furlough

a temporarily lay off from work

austerity

strict in behavior

curmudgeon

Grouchy

ignominious

disgraceful

ubiquitous

present everywhere

acerbic

sarcastic

repudiate

reject

reconcile

restore harmony

indemnify

pay for damages; make it right

chimerical

imaginary or unreal

clemency

leniency

bellicose

warlike and a aggressive

filibuster

tactics used to delay or prevent an action

surfeit

excessive amount

perspicacity

insight

fervent

passionate; intense

vapid

lacking liveliness or interest

enervate

weaken

besiege

swarm; surround

altruism

selflessness