Sophomore Summer Vocab

abate

to lessen or reduce

accede

to agree or give in

alienate

to make distant or hostile

altruistic

selflessly concerned for others

analogous

similar or comparable

apathy

lack of interest

apropos

appropriate or relevant

assiduous

hardworking and persistent

autocratic

having absolute power

aversion

strong dislike

banal

boring and unoriginal

benign

harmless; kind

besiege

to surround and attack

bovine

cowlike; dull

callous

emotionally insensitive

caustic

sarcastic; corrosive

coalesce

to merge together

comprise

to consist of; include

covet

to desire greatly

dour

stern and gloomy

foil

to prevent success of

frugal

economical; thrifty

garrulous

excessively talkative

harass

to annoy persistently

idiosyncrasy

a peculiar habit or trait

idle

inactive

imperative

absolutely necessary

perfunctory

done with little effort

incredulous

unwilling to believe

infallible

incapable of error

ingenuous

innocent and sincere

ironic

opposite of what is expected

lethargic

sluggish; tired

levity

lightness or humor

loiter

to linger aimlessly

malignant

harmful; evil

manifest

clear or obvious

meticulous

very careful and precise

mitigate

to make less severe

nominal

in name only

nonchalant

casually unconcerned

propriety

proper behavior

bequeath

to leave by will

nullify

to make invalid

obstinate

stubborn

obtuse

slow to understand

officious

overly eager to interfere

petty

trivial; small-minded

pilferage

the act of stealing

precedent

earlier example

priority

greatest importance

proportionate

properly balanced

prudent

wise and cautious

pungent

sharp in taste or smell

reprehensible

deserving blame

repudiate

to reject

saturnine

gloomy or morose

scrupulous

careful and honest

smug

self-satisfied

sophomoric

immature; overconfident

strident

harsh and loud

supplant

to replace

surreptitious

secretive; sneaky

taciturn

reserved; silent

tedium

boredom

feasible

possible; practical

jeopardy

danger

retrogress

to move backward

tenacious

persistent

vex

to annoy

virulent

highly harmful

voracious

having a huge appetite

waive

to give up voluntarily

whimsical

playfully fanciful

wretched

miserable; unfortunate