English Final Vocab Words

austere

austere

severe/stern in manner; simple/plain/not adorned

beneficent

acts of kindness/charity

cadaverous

pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

concoct

to prepare by combining ingredients; invent, fabricate

crass

unfeeling, stupid

debase

to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade

desecrate

to commit sacrilege upon; to contaminate, pollute

disconcert

to confuse; to disturb the composure of

grandiose

grand in an impressive way; marked by pompous behavior; absurdly exaggerated

inconsequential

unimportant

infraction

breaking a law or obligation

mitigate

to make milder/softer

pillage

looting

prate

talking too much about nothing

punctilious

attentive to fine detail

redoubtable

inspiring fear or awe

reprove

to find fault with, scold, rebuke

restitution

the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner to a former state or position

stalwart

sturdy and brave

vulnerable

open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged

acrimonious

stinging, bitter in temper

bovine

resembling a cow; sluggish

consternation

dismay, confusion

corpulent

fat

disavow

to deny responsibility/connection with

dispassionate

impartial, calm

dissension

disagreement; sharp difference of opinion

dissipate

to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel

expurgate

to cleanse/purify/censor

gauntlet

protective glove; a challenge

hypothetical

based on an assumption/guess

ignoble

mean, low

impugn

to attack as false; to question

intemperate

lacking self-control

odium

hatred, contempt, disgrace or shame

perfidy

faithlessness, treachery

relegate

to turn over to a lower position

squeamish

inclined to nausea

subservient

submissively obedient

susceptible

easily influenced, feeble-minded

abate

to subside, become less in amount

adulation

excessive flattery

anathema

object of intense dislike

astute

crafty, practical wisdom

avarice

greedy desire for wealth

culpable

worthy of blame

dilatory

delay or procrastinate

egregious

standing out in a negative way

equivocate

equal voice, not taking a side

evanescent

vanishing

irresolute

indecisive

nebulous

cloud-like

novice

beginner; amateur

penury

extreme poverty

pretentious

showing off

recapitulate

to review a series of facts (recap)

resuscitate

to revive

slovenly

untidy, dirty, careless

supposition

something assumed/taken for granted

torpid

inactive, sluggish, dull

accrue

accumulate over time

annotation

note or comment in a literary work

bedlam

chaos, uproar

covert

hidden; disguised

debonair

courteous, smooth and polished in appearance

dun

to demand insistently (pay me back!)

efficacious

effective

equanimity

calmness, composure

fortuitous

happy chance

gist

main point

gratuitous

unwarranted

imperious

overbearing, domineering, arrogant, trying to dominate

invective

abusive language

motley

showing great variety, diverse

munificent

generous, lavish

procrastinate

to delay

provocative

producing a strong feeling or response

recondite

exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

reprobate

unprincipled scoundrel

sedentary

not moving, sitting in one place for an extended period of time

abstemious

in moderation

censurable

blameworthy

contingent

dependent on something for it to happen; representative of a larger group of people

corroborate

to confirm

denizen

resident; someone who frequents a place

discursive

rambling, wandering

disseminate

to scatter or spread wildly

dowdy

homeless looking

florid

highly colored, showy, flushed cheeks

foist

to pass off

gauche

awkward, lacking in social graces

heresy

an opinion different from what is accepted

inculcate

repetition so you remember

palpable

capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard or recognized

perceptive

insightful

pernicious

deadly (percs)

salient

standing out (saline blewbs)

satiate

to completely satisfy

sear

dry or withered; char or scorch

specious

apparently good but lacking real merit