Eng 10 Vocab 7-12

austere

stern in manner; simple/plain, harsh/sour flavor

beneficent

charity or kindness

cadaverous

corpse-like

concoct

prepare/devise

crass

crude/unfeeling

debase

to cheapen/degrade

desecrate

to commit sacrilege upon

disconcert

to rattle/disturb/confuse

grandiose

majestic, exaggerated, bombastic

inconsequential

unimportant/trifling

infraction

a breaking of a law or obligation

mitigate

to soften/alleviate

pillage

to rob/plunder

prate

to talk in a foolish/aimless fashion

punctilious

careful and attentive

redoubtable

inspiring fear or awe, formidable

reprove

to find fault with, chastise/rebuke

restitution

reimbursement/restoration

stalwart

strong and sturdy, an uncompromising supporter

vulnerable

ungaurded, open

acrimonious

stinging, bitter in temper or tone

bovine

sluggish, cow-like

consternation

dismay, confusion, bewilderment

corpulent

large, bulky body

disavow

to deny responsibility or connection with

dispassionate

unbiased

dissension

sharp difference of opinion

dissipate

to cause to disappear, to scatter, to spend foolishly or waste, to be extravagant

expurgate

to censor

gauntlet

armored glove, a challenge

hypothetical

tentative idea, supposed assumption

ignoble

mean, low

impugn

to call into question/attack as false

intemperate

lacking in self-control, extreme

odium

hatred/contempt, disgrace due to hateful conduct

perfidy

treachery/betrayal, faithlessness

relegate

to place in a lower position/demote, to assign, to banish

squeamish

delicate/easily nauseous

subservient

subordinate in capacity or role, submissively obedient, serving as means to an end

susceptible

easily influenced, vulnerable

abate

to diminish/deduct, to nullify

adulation

excessive praise or flattery, idolization

anathema

an object of intense dislike, abomination

astute

having practical wisdom/crafty, shrewd

avarice

a gready desire for wealth, cupidity

culpable

deserving blame

dilatory

intending/tending to delay or procrastinate (dilly-dally)

egregious

glaring, standing out in an unfavorable sense

equivocate

to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

evanescent

light and airy, vanishing

irresolute

indecisive

nebulous

cloud-like in color, vague or indistinct, confused

novice

a beginner in an activity requiring experience or skill

penury

extreme poverty, insufficiency

pretentious

done for show/ostentatious, claiming merit or position unjustifiably

recapitulate

to review or summarize

resuscitate

to revive/revitalize

slovenly

untidy, careless, dirty

supposition

something assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence, presumption

torpid

sluggish

accrue

to grow/accumulate over time, to happen as a natural result

annotation

a critical or explanatory note/comment

bedlam

state or scene of uproar/confusion

covert

disguised, sheltered/hidden

debonair

courteous/pleasant, smooth and polished in manner and appearance

dun

to demand insistently (payment of debt), dark/dull/dingy

efficacious

effective

equanimity

tranquility/composure

fortuitous

happily accidental

gist

the main point

gratuitous

given unwarranted, unsolicited

imperious

overbearing/arrogant, seeking to dominate/compel

invective

strong condemnation, abusive language, abuse

motley

diverse/varying, a jester’s costume

munificent

extremely generous, lavish

procrastinate

to put off until later

provocative

stimulating response, arousing desire/appetite, irritating

recondite

exceeding ordinary knowledge/understanding

reprobate

unpricinpled/corrupt, a scoundrel, to disapprove of/condemn

sedentary

continously sitting/remaining in one place

abstemious

moderate, characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

censurable

deserving of blame or criticism

contingent

possible but not certain, dependent on uncertain events/conditions a representative group for a larger body

corroborate

to confirm/bolster, to verify

denizen

an inhabitant/resident

discursive

passing aimlessly from one place/subject to another, wandering/nomadic/rambling

disseminate

to scatter or spread widely

dowdy

shabbily dressed, without taste

florid

highly colored (red cheeks), showy/ornate

foist

to pass off/to impose by fraud, to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

gauche

awkward, tactless, socially inept

heresy

an opinion different from accepted (unorthodox belief), denial of sacred idea

inculcate

to teach/impress by repetition

palpable

capable of being touched, felt, seen, or recognized

perceptive

capable of keen appreciation/understanding, insightful

perncicious

injurious, fatal

salient

standing out, springing or projecting forth, a land form projecting upward or downwards

satiate

to satisfy completely

sear

to char/scorch, to harden or make unfeeling, to become dry/withered

specious

apparently good/valid but lacks in real merit