Semster 2 Honors English Vocab

maroon

to abandon in an isolated place

flamboyant

describing showy behavior that tries to attract attention

blackball

To ban someone from a group or organization by means of a secret vote

blue

depressed, sad

outlandish

bizarre in appearance or behavior

ruddy

red, usually when describing a person's face

purple

describing writing that tries to be too elaborate and fancy

cynosure

the center of attention, whether a person or a thing

frugal

wise with money, thrifty (unwilling to spend an excessive amount of money)

magnanimous

generous and kind, likely to forgive

munificent

very generous and giving

miserly

penny pinching; negative connotations associated with thrifty

parsimonius

miserly

largesse

generosity in giving gifts or the actual gift itself

economical

frugal, not using more than necessary

hedonist

one who pursues pleasure as the main goal in life

prodigal

spending money recklessly; most famous use of this word is from a parable Jesus told

sybarite

a person who indulges in highly luxurious and sensual things

spendthrift

a person who wastes money

profligate

extremely wasteful with resources and not just money

epicurean

devoted to a life of pleasure but with a tendency for the refined

hamstring

to make powerless

aquiline

describing a person's nose that is hooked like an eagle's beak

sanguine

cheerfully optimistic

choleric

easily angered

bilious

bad tempered

sartorial

relating to a tailor or tailored clothes

narcissist

one overly concerned with the way one looks or is perceived

herculean

requiring great effort

chimera

an illusion of unattainable idea

elysian

like paradise

apollonian

relating to people's rational side

dionysian

relating to people's emotional side

cherub

a healthy young child or baby with an angelic appearance

sublime

glorious, exalted (lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression or manner OR tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality [as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur] OR transcendent excellence)

cosmogony

the study of and theories about the origins of the universe

ethereal

heavenly

seraphic

describing somebody with an angelic appearance

theodicy

the belief that all the evil the world has some divine, higher purpose

empyrean

the heavens, sky

numinous

supernatural

cleave

to split apart OR to hold close together

sanction

to penalize OR to allow, authorize

buckle

to fasten OR to collapse

re-sign/resign

to sign again OR to quit

naive

lacking in worldly experience, innocent of the true ways of the world

ingenuous

unaware, innocent, unpretentious

subterfuge

deception and trickery for a specific purpose

conniving

scheming and conspiring to do ill or bad

disingenuous

pretending to be innocent and honest but actually knowing more than one acknowledges

medacious

not telling the truth

legerdemain

sleight of hand; deception

savant

a respected thinker and scholar

neophyte

a person who is new to learning something

polymath

one who is learned in a variety of different fields

novice

beginner; especially in regard to skills

maven

an expert

greenhorn

a person new to a field of learning or activity ( a newcomer [as to a country] unacquainted with local manners and customs)

sagacious

wise and clever

tyro

a person who is new to something

destitute

not having the basic needs in life

affluent

wealthy

cupidity

excessive greed for money

lavish

luxurious and costly in appearance

opulent

suggesting great wealth and luxury (describing a place)

avarice

greed

penurious

impoverished (poor) or stingy (spending very little money)

impecunious

poor