honors english 9 vocab 26-27

Fortuitous

occurring by chance or accident

Salubrious

healthful, promoting health

Auspicious

promising, favorable

Fulminate

to explode, erupt, shout violently

Capitulate

surrender on certain terms

Equivocal

vague, ambiguous, questionable

Mitigate

lessen make milder

Adumbrate

to outline in a vague way, to foreshadow

Extenuate

to make less serious, diminish

Egregious

remarkably bad, flagrant

Repertoire

a list of works a person or company can perform

Intrigue

plotting, scheming

Connoisseur

a competent judge

Nemesis

agent of retribution, a just punishment

Garrulous

talkative

Ostentatious

fond of display, pretentious

Ingenuous

frank, genuine, free from reserve

Virtuoso

person especially skilled in one of the fine arts

Liaison

unofficial linkage

Debutante

young woman making her formal appearance in society