English 12 Vocab List #14

Diffident

lacking confidence in one’s own ability or worth

Belie

to prove to be false;

to contradict

Recapitulate

to review or summarize

Bolster

to support, strengthen, or uphold

Cumbersome

burdensome; troublesome

Deficit

a lock or shortage; deficiency

Imminent

likely to occur at any moment

Eminent

high in rank or reputation

Paradox

a statement that seems contradictory but true

Bias

an inclination towards a certain opinion or subject

Character

a person portrayed in a work of literature

Free Verse

Poetry with no fixed patterns

Effect

result

The effect of the medicine was immediate

Affect

to make change

The medicine might affect the prognosis