English 10 HN Flashcards

30 Terms for the quiz

Improvident

Not foreseeing and providing for the future

Discern

perceive, recognize, or detect

Imperious

having or showing arrogant superiority

Emissary

someone sent to represent another's interests

Capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Incipient

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

Deft

skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

Taut

subjected to great tension; stretched tight

Feign

give a false appearance of

Wily

marked by skill in deception

Harbinger

something indicating the approach of something or someone

Audacity

fearless daring

Elude

escape, either physically or mentally

Malevolence

wishing evil to others

Guttural

relating to or articulated in the throat

Esoteric

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

Approbation

official acceptance or agreement

Voluble

(of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.

Tremulous

quivering as from weakness or fear

Vigor

active strength of body or mind

Derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

Callow

young and inexperienced

Impudent

improperly forward or bold

Effeminate

lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity

Ostracize

expel from a community or group

Dispensation

the act of giving out in portions

Desecrate

remove the sacredness from a person or an object

Discordant

not in agreement or harmony

Superfluous

more than is needed, desired, or required

Pacification

The act of pacifying or reducing to a state of peace; appeasement; reconciliation; the establishment of peaceful relations or of a condition of peace.