English IV S2 Vocab

heath

n, an open field, a grassland, a prairie

disdain

n, a feeling of scorn or contempt

deign

vb, to stoup or condescend to

tempest

n, a violent, windy storm

fair

adj, beautiful, charming, flawless

corporal

adj, relating to the body

recompense

n or vb, a friendly payment or reward

solicit, soliciting

vb, to ask for or try and persuade

rapt

adj, showing complete interest; completely absorbed

surmise

vb, to form an idea based on very little concrete evidence

cleave

vb, to split or to cling

• contranym: a word that means its opposite

intrepid

adj, fearless, adventurous

largess

n, a generous gift

perfidious

adj, treacherous, disloyal

repose

vb, a state a rost

mirth

n, happiness, cheerfulness, generally accompanied by laughter

compunctions

adj, sharp uneasiness caused by guilt

gall

n, brazen boldness; nerve

contend

vb, to compete, to struggle, to argue

posterity

n, descendants or future generations

apparition

n, a ghost, an unusual or unexpected sight

Pyrrhic

adj, something achieved at excessive cost; so costly that it outweighs the benefits

incarnadine

adj, having the pinkish color of flesh

knell

n, the sound of hell

equivocator

n, someone who avoids giving a clear, direct answer

ameliorate

vb, to make better, less severe, or more tolerable

countenance

n, a look, expression, or mental composure

chimerical

adj, existing as a product of unchecked imagination

imbue

vb, to spread throughout, to steep, to infuse

manifest

vb, easily understood or recognized; obvious; perceived by sight

incessant

adj, continuing without interruption; unceasing

imbibe

vb, to drink; to take in/absorb

precicpice

n, a steep overhang; a cliff

prognosticate

vb, predict

verdant

adj, green; lush; full of vegetation

indefatigable

adj, not able to be tired out

incipient

adj, beginning, emerging

placid

adj, calm, peaceful, quiet

ardor

n, intensity, passion

zeal

n, intensity, passion