Vocab List #1

Honors British Lit

archaic

 (adj.): belonging to an earlier period; outdated

salvageable

 (adj.): capable of being saved or recovered

replica

(n.): an exact copy or reproduction

corroborate

(v.): to confirm or support with evidence or testimony

ascertain

 (v.): to find out or determine with certainty

incongruous

(adj.): not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

insubstantial

(adj.): lacking strength or solidity; flimsy

superfluous

 (adj.): exceeding what is necessary or required; extra

inscrutable

(adj.): impossible to understand or interpret

cryptic

(adj.): having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

ingenious

 (adj.): clever, original, and inventive

obstinate

 (adj.): stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

invaluable

 (adj.): extremely useful or valuable; priceless

sentient

(adj.): capable of feeling or perceiving things

inanimate

(adj.): not alive; lacking life or consciousness