English 1 Honors Vocabulary

Diffidence

shyness; lack of confidence

Dissociate

to break the ties between, separate from, stop associating with

Ferocity

The quality or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless

Furtive

secret, stealthy

Gravity

A force that pulls objects toward each other: seriousness

Inviolable

never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored

Lethargic

acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

Oblivion

forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon

Ostentatious

showy, pretentious

Penitent

showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant