english 10h all vocab

chastise

scold or criticize severely

chimerical

like a grotesque product of the imagination

chronic

long-lasting or characterized by long suffering

circumspect

careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk

clairvoyant

someone who can perceive things not present to the senses

clandestine

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

clemency

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders

coalesce

fuse or cause to come together

colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

commiserate

feel or express sympathy or compassion

compatible

able to exist and perform in harmonious combination

composure

steadiness of mind under stress

conciliatory

making or willing to make concessions

concise

expressing much in few words

condone

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

conspicuous

obvious to the eye or mind

copious

large in number or quantity

corroborate

give evidence for

crass

so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive

criterion

the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

cryptic

having a secret or hidden meaning

cursory

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

dearth

an insufficient quantity or number

debilitate

make weak

decadence

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

deference

courteous regard for people’s feelings

deflate

release contained air or gas from

delineate

represented accurately or precisely

demeanor

the way a person behaves toward other people

denunciation

a public act of condemnation

deprecate

express strong disapproval of; deplore

derogatory

expressive of low opinion

desecrate

violate the sacred character of a place or language

despot

a cruel and oppressive dictator

deter

turn away from as by fear or persuasion

devious

turning away from a straight course

devoid

completely wanting or lacking

diatribe

thunderous verbal attack

didactic

instructive, especially excessively

diffuse

spread out; not concentrated in one place

diminution

change toward something smaller or lower

discerning

having or revealing keen insight and good judgment

disdain

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

dismantle

take off or remove

disparage

express a negative opinion of

disparity

inequality of difference in some respect

disperse

move away from each other

disposition

your usual mood

dissipated

unrestrained by convention or morality

distraught

deeply agitated especially from emotion

dogmatic

pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

dormant

inactive but capable of becoming active

duplicity

the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith

ebb

the outward flow of the tide

eclectic

selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

efface

remove by or as if rubbing or erasing

effervescent

giving off bubbles

egregious

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

elucidate

make clear and comprehensible

elusive

skillful at evading capture

embellish

make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color

embroil

force into some kind of situation or course of action

emulate

strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

enervate

weaken physically, mentally, or morally

engender

call forth

enhance

increase

enigma

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

ephemeral

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day

equanimity

steadiness of mind under stress

equivocate

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

esoteric

understandable only by an enlightened inner circle

eulogy

a formal expression of praise for someone who has died

euphemism

an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one

evanescent

short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear

exacerbate

make worse

exemplary

worthy of imitation

expedient

appropriate to a purpose

expedite

process fast and efficiently

expunge

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

extol

praise, glorify, or honor

facilitate

make easier

fallacy

a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

fastidious

giving careful attention to detail

fervor

feelings of great warmth and intensity

fitful

occurring in spells and often abruptly

flagrant

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

fledgling

young bird that has just become capable of flying

forlorn

marked by or showing hopelessness

formidable

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

fortuitous

lucky; occurring by happy chance

furtive

secret and sly

galvanize

stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

garbled

lacking orderly continuity

garner

assemble or get together

garrulous

full of trivial conversation

gratuitous

unnecessary and unwarranted

guile

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

gullible

naive and easily deceived or tricked

hackneyed

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

haphazard

dependent upon or characterized by chance