4 of 10 Parent Honors Seniors Vocabulary

Illustrious

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements; adj

Misanthropic

disliking humankind and avoidant of society; adj

Fecund

fertile, fruitful, productive; adj

Sublime

awe-inspiringly grand or beautiful; adj

Idyllic

a time, place, or circumstance that is happy, peaceful, or picturesque; adj

Lament

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow; verb

Ostentatious

showy, designed to impress; adj

Begrudgingly

Reluctantly; adverb

Reprieve

a cancellation or postponement of a punishment; verb

Blithe

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper; adj