ELA Vocab Words Sem 2

amenable

agreeable; open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded

privy

sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private

revelation

a surprising and previously unknown fact (especially one that is made known ~~in~~ a dramatic way)

affulent

a group or area having a great deal of money/wealth

concede

admit that something is true or valid after first denying it

edict

a decree or official order issued by a person in authority

recede

go or move back or further away from a previous position

chimerical

existing only as the product of an unchecked imagination

penitent

feeling or showing sorrow and regret from having done wrong

astute

clever; shrewd

augment

to make something greater by adding to it

pernicious

having a harmful effect

accentuate

make more noticeable or prominent

consort

to habitually associate with someone

concurrent

happening at same time

quandary

a state of perplexity or what uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

quell

to subdue; or silence someone; to put an end to

awry

wrong; away from the appropriate, planned or expected course

obtuse

slow to understand; annoyingly insensitive

petulant

bad-tempered

divulge

to make known private or sensitive information

fruition

the point at which a plan or project is realized

incite

to encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behavior

elate

to make someone ecstatically happy

employ

to make use of

stark

severe or bare in appearance

volition

the power of using ones will

ajar

slightly open

scrutinize

to examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

coterie

a small group of people with shared interests or tastes

temerity

excessive confidence

hypocrite

a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but behvaes in a way that disagrees with those beliefs

emnity

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

fathom

the ability to understand something

acquiescence

the act of allowing something to happen by staying silent or not arguing

convene

to come together in a group for a meeting

insipid

not intresting; dull or boring

accolade

an award or honor

surfeit

an amount that is too much, more than you need

sundry

variety; made up of different things

arbitrary

not planned or chosen for a particular reason; not based on reason

expunge

to remove or delete something completely

flounder

to move in an awkward way with a lot of difficulty and effort

nepotism

the unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to family members

pacify

to cause someone who is angry or upset, to become calm or quiet

foray

a sudden invasion or attack; an attempt to do something, especially for the first time

analogy

a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way

debacle

a great disaster or complete failure

torrid

very hot and usually dry

askew

not straight; at an angle

begrudge

to think that someone does not deserve something; to envy someone for something

belated

happening or coming very late or too late

deduction

the act of taking away something (such as an amount of money)

deliberate

adj: done or said on purpose v: to think about or discuss something

deviod

not having (something usual or expected); completely without something

impertinent

rude and showing a lack of respect

deft

skillful; able to do something quickly and accurately

impute

to say or suggest that someone or something has or is guilty of something

trepidation

a feeling if fear that causes you to hesitate because you think something bad is going to happen

noisome

a very unpleasant or digusting

adjunct

a thing added to something else as supplementary rather than as essential

adulation

excessive admiration or praise

predominate

to be the strongest or main element

admonish

warm or reprimand someone firmly

recumbent

a person, lying down

exorbitant

unreasonably high

abscond

leave hurriedly and secretively to avoid detection

disseminate

spread of disperse something

ubiquitous

present or found everywhere

atrophy

to wither or waste away

antiquated

old or obsolete, from a different era

copious

abundant in supply or quantity

gait

a person’s manner of walking

feign

pretend to be affected by (feeling, state or injury)

brevity

concise (short) and exact use of words in writing or speech

incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe something

fobile

a weakness or a flaw in something or someone

docile

obedient, easy controlled

umbrage

offense or annoyance

beget

to give birth to