English 12 Vocab

farcical

ridiculous, absurd

fidelity

faithfulness to a person or belief/cause

haphazard

lacking a plan or preparation

hazardous

dangerous

holocaust

genocide/mass killing

imminent

about to happen

impenetrable

impossible to enter/go through

impoverished

to make a person/area poor

inaudible

unable to be heard

jettison

to throw/drop smt from an aircraft/ship (w/ force)

lamentable

very tragic OR unsatisfactory

machination

a plot/scheme w/ a lot of effort put into it

maudlin

tearfully sentimental/emotional

meagre

lacking in quality, quantity

melancholy

pensive, contemplative sadness

mercrenary

smo who makes money while sacrificing ethics

misapprehension

mistaken belief/interpretation of smt

nonchalance

calm, relaxed

obscene

offensive, disgusting

pathos

evoking pity/sadness

petulant

childishly sulky/bad-tempered

plausible

reasonable

poignant

deeply moving sadness/regret

precocious

developing skills/tendencies at a earlier age than usual (negative??)

presumption

assuming smt w/o knowing the facts

reverberate

echoing/rippling

rigorous

thorough, strict, harsh

smattering

slight/small amount of smt

stodgy

serious/dull

transcend

to go beyond the limits of…

transient

lasting a short time

ubiquitous

appearing/found everywhere

vernacular

language/dialect spoken in a certain area/ country