final vocabulary english iii hh

alacrity

n. cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness

aversion

n. strong dislike

loath

adj. unwilling, reluctant

ex. she was loath to wake up early on a saturday

loathe

v. to have an intense aversion to; to detest

acme

n. highest point; summit

consumate

adj. perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree

eminent

adj. standing out; notable

ethereal

adj. of the heavens, airy, delicate, intangible

exalt

v. to lift with joy; to raise in rank

sublime

adj. of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as the inspire great admiration or awe

zenith

n. the highest or most successful point of something

abject

adj. (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree; (of a person/behavior) completely without dignity

abysmal

adj. deep; immeasurably great

abyss

n. bottomless depth; immeasurably great

nadir

n. the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization

plumb

v. to get to the bottom of; to examine carefully

consanguinity

n. blood relationship

gentility

n. good manners

nepotism

n. favoritism to relatives by those in power

progeny

n. offspirng; descendents

pungent

adj. sharp in smell or taste; stimulating

putrid

adj. stinking from decay; extremely bad/corrupt

unsavory

adj. unpleasant to taste or smell; morally offensive

callow

adj. young and inexperienced

decrepit

adj. weakened by old age

obsolete

adj. no longer in use; out-of-date

posthumous

adj. published after the author’s death; occuring after death

pristine

adj. in its original condition; unspoiled

puerile

adj. foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish

abstemious

adj. sparing in eating and drinking

carousal

n. the act of celebrating and enjoying yourself, usually bu drinking alcohol

doldrums

n. calm, windless part of the ocean near the equator

carrion

n. decaying flesh of a carcass

dross

n. waste; something regarded as worthless

expurgate

(v) remove objectionable material from a book; purify

sully

v. damage the purity or integrity of; defile

juxtapose

v. to put close together for purposes of comparison

propinquity

n. kinship; nearness of place (proximity)

cogitate

v. think over; consider with care

dogmatic

adj. asserting opinions as if they were facts; opinionated

amorphous

adj. without a clearly defined shape or form

malleable

adj. capable of being shaped; adaptable

paltry

adj. practically worthless

paramount

adj. above others; supreme

diffident

lacking self-confidence; timid/shy

staid

adj. of quiet disposition; settled; unadventurous

egoism

excessive concern for oneself; selfishness

vainglorious

adj. excessively proud or boastful; elated by vanity