English II Honors Sem 2 Vocabulary

Vocabulary:

Façade – a false front, a masking of unpleasantness.

Nostalgia – remembrance, reminiscence, regret.

Wistful – a feeling of regretful longing, yearning.

Pine – to long for.

Degenerate – someone who lacks moral qualities.

Adversity – opposition, obstacles.

Sanctimonious – an adjective for someone who pretends to be morally superior to others even though they are not.

Epitaph – a phrase or form of words written in memory of someone who has died, especially on a tombstone.

Provincial – narrow minded, restricted to your area of growth or birth.

Specious – superficially plausible, but wrong, misleading, deceptive.

Resilience – the ability to overcome adversity, withstand hard conditions.

Pragmatic – practical.

Transactional – you do something to get something back, “strings attached”.

Genteel – polite, refined, respectable

Recalcitrant – being resistant to authority

Devout – having or showing intense commitment to a belief but usually religious

Gullible – easily fooled,

Foil – to prevent something from succeeding or happening

Escapist – a person who seeks distraction from unpleasant realities

Philistine – someone uncultured or uneducated

Seismic – used in context with earthquakes, but just means something big or profound

Jocular – fond of or characterized by humor or playfulness

Stifle – to suffocate, choke, asphyxiate

Skeptic – a person inclined to doubt accepted opinions

Fiscal – relating to government revenue especially taxes

Vicinity – the area near or surrounding a place

Quotidian – daily or everyday in a mundane fashion

Matrimony – the state or ceremony of being married

Acquiescence – the reluctant acceptance of something without protest

Elixir – a magical potion or medicinal potion

Delusional – believing things that could not possibly be true

Maternal – describes things that are relating to motherhood

Paternal – things that are relating to fatherhood

Gravitas – dignity, seriousness, importance of manner

Scapegoating – blaming someone else for your own faults to escape blame or embarrassment

Arbitrary – lack in consistency, unusual

Alias – is a fake name

Sophomoric – relating to sophomore years, juvenile, immature.

Oblivious – unaware, lacking awareness, out of touch with your surroundings

Jingoism – extreme patriotism

Benign – mild, harmless

Edification – furthering of knowledge

Chicanery – deception, trickery

Tomfoolery – ridiculousness, shenanigans

Casualty – a death or injury in war

Stoic – unchanging emotions

Acerbic – speaking sharp and sarcastic forthright

Paradox – in a seeming absurd or self-contradicting way

Cultural Literacy

Tabula rasa – a fresh start, blank slate

Phoenix – symbolizes immortality and renewal

“Crying wolf” – someone who is exaggerating or raising false alarm

Boomer – an old person refers to the baby boomer generation

Samuel Clemens – Mark Twain real name

Quid pro quo – this for that, I’ll do something for you if you do something for me.

“glass ceiling” – an artificially imposed limit of something,

“glass houses” – don’t criticize other people for their faults because you aren’t perfect

Stockholm Syndrome 2.0 –

The Golden Rule – treat everyone how you want to be treated.

Pontius Pilate – washing hands of a situation

Suffrage/19^th amendment – voting rights for women

Half full – optimistic

Half empty – pessimistic

“in for a penny, in for a pound” you have to commit, give effort don’t half ass it

“one fell swoop” one try or doing it all at the same time

Groupthink – the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages individual responsibility and creativity

Low hanging fruit – picking an easy fruit to make yourself feel better

Abolitionist – someone who is against slavery

Stiff upper lip – facing things without emotion, not caving, being tough

PTSD – post traumatic stress disorder

“survivor’s guilt” – a questioning of why you weren’t killed but others were following a tragic event.

COEISKTROML

Libel vs slander: Libel = written defamation Slander = spoken defamation

“a variety of different…” you don’t need different in there. It is redundant.

Wary vs. weary = tiredness wary = feeling cautious or showing awareness towards problems

Persecuted vs. prosecuted = in court // persecuted = picked on or attacked

Jail vs. prison = longer sentence // jail = shorter sentence

Shank vs. shiv = a homemade knife /// shank = a verb “I shanked someone with the shiv”

Peak/peek/pique = stimulate interest, a feeling of insult or resentment /// peek = to look sneakily, a fast look /// peak = like the top of a mountain

Uncharted vs. Unchartered ///

180 vs. 360 /// 180 = opposite direction than where you started /// 360 = a full circle

Static vs. dynamic /// static = unchanging, dynamic = flexible, changing

Real vs. really = an adverb saying genuinely or indeed /// real = in existence or factual

SophOmore

“equally as important” –

Definitely – definite, guaranteed

Defiantly – to do something against your will

Toe the line – toe

Vocabulary Flashcards

1. Façade - A false front, a masking of unpleasantness.

2. Nostalgia - Remembrance, reminiscence, regret.

3. Wistful - A feeling of regretful longing, yearning.

4. Pine - To long for.

5. Degenerate - Someone who lacks moral qualities.

6. Adversity - Opposition, obstacles.

7. Sanctimonious - Pretending to be morally superior.

8. Epitaph - A phrase written in memory of someone deceased.

9. Provincial - Narrow-minded, restricted to your area of growth.

10. Specious - Superficially plausible but wrong, misleading.

11. Resilience - The ability to overcome adversity, withstand hard conditions.

12. Pragmatic - Practical.

13. Transactional - Actions done with expectations of reciprocation.

14. Genteel - Polite, refined, respectable.

15. Recalcitrant - Resistant to authority.

16. Devout - Showing intense commitment to a belief.

17. Gullible - Easily fooled.

18. Foil - To prevent something from succeeding.

19. Escapist - Seeks distraction from unpleasant realities.

20. Philistine - Someone uncultured or uneducated.

21. Seismic - Profound or significant.

22. Jocular - Characterized by humor or playfulness.

23. Stifle - To suffocate or choke.

24. Skeptic - Someone inclined to doubt accepted opinions.

25. Fiscal - Related to government revenue, especially taxes.

26. Vicinity - The area near or surrounding a place.

27. Quotidian - Daily or mundanely ordinary.

28. Matrimony - The state or ceremony of being married.

29. Acquiescence - Acceptance without protest.

30. Elixir - A magical or medicinal potion.

31. Delusional - Believing in things that are not true.

32. Maternal - Relating to motherhood.

33. Paternal - Relating to fatherhood.

34. Gravitas - Dignity, seriousness, importance of manner.

35. Scapegoating - Blaming someone else for one's own faults.

36. Arbitrary - Lacking consistency, unusual.

37. Alias - A fake name.

38. Sophomoric - Relating to juvenile immaturity.

39. Oblivious - Unaware or out of touch.

40. Jingoism - Extreme patriotism.

41. Benign - Mild, harmless.

42. Edification - Furthering of knowledge.

43. Chicanery - Deception, trickery.

44. Tomfoolery - Ridiculousness, shenanigans.

45. Casualty - A death or injury in war.

46. Stoic - Showing unchanging emotions.

47. Acerbic - Sharp and sarcastic speech.

48. Paradox - A statement that seems contradictory but may be true.

49. Cultural Literacy - Understanding of history, literature, and other cultural elements.

50. Tabula rasa - A fresh start or blank slate.

51. Phoenix - Symbolizes immortality and renewal.

52. "Crying wolf" - Exaggerating or raising false alarms.

53. Boomer - Refer to the baby boomer generation.

54. Quid pro quo - A favor or advantage granted in return for something.

55. "Glass ceiling" - An artificial limit on progress.

56. "Glass houses" - Don't criticize others for faults you possess.

57. Stockholm Syndrome 2.0 - A condition where hostages bond with their captors.

58. The Golden Rule - Treat others as you want to be treated.

59. Pontius Pilate - To wash hands of a situation, to avoid responsibility.

60. Suffrage/19th Amendment - Voting rights for women.

61. Half full - Optimistic.

62. Half empty - Pessimistic.

63. "In for a penny, in for a pound" - Commit fully to something.

64. "One fell swoop" - Doing something all at once.

65. Groupthink - Decision-making influenced by group mentality.

66. Low hanging fruit - Easy tasks to boost confidence.

67. Abolitionist - Someone against slavery.

68. Stiff upper lip - Remaining strong without showing emotion.

69. PTSD - Post traumatic stress disorder.

70. "Survivor’s guilt" - Guilt over surviving a tragic event while others did not.

71. COEISKTROML - (Possibly a typographical error or requires context).

72. Libel vs Slander - Libel is written defamation; slander is spoken defamation.

73. "A variety of different..." - Redundant phrasing.

74. Wary vs. weary - Wary means cautious; weary means tired.

75. Persecuted vs. prosecuted - Persecuted means picked on; prosecuted means taken to court.

76. Jail vs. prison - Jail is for shorter sentences; prison is for longer ones.

77. Shank vs. shiv - Shank is to stab/slice; shiv is a homemade knife.

78. Peak/peek/pique - Peak = top of a mountain; peek = sneak look; pique = stimulate interest.

79. Uncharted vs. Unchartered - Distinct meanings regarding mapping and governance.

80. 180 vs. 360 - 180 is an opposite direction; 360 is a full circle.

81. Static vs. dynamic - Static is unchanging; dynamic is flexible.

82. Real vs. really - Real is factual; really is an adverb meaning genuinely.

83. SophOmore - Refers to second-year students.

84. "Equally as important" - Redundant phrasing, just use "equally important".

85. Definitely - Certain, guaranteed.

86. Defiantly - Doing something against rules or resistance.

87. Toe the line - To conform or obey rules.