English 9 Honors                                                                                        Name:

Ms. Wilde

Vocabulary #11

Abridge – v. To shorten, to reduce

EX. I built a bridge to abridge my walk home; it went from 60 minutes to 2.

Arcane – adj. Known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure

EX. Not many people know of the arcane werewolf because those who do are never seen again.

Belated – adj. Delayed past the proper time

EX. On Facebook, my aunt wished me a happy belated birthday, but it was three days after my birthday.

Cohesive – adj.  Unified, well integrated

EX. The synchronized swimmers performed perfectly together in a cohesive manner.

Loquacious – adj.  Very talkative; liking to talk, garrulous

  EX. Zachariah is extremely loquacious especially when it comes to politics, and 

he won’t stop talking about Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Decrepit – adj. weakened by old age; feeble; infirm

EX. Kaylin Kathmann violently cried over the decrepit old man sitting alone in a      Skyline. 

 Mandate – n.  Order, command

  EX. In 202o, there was a mask mandate in order to help prevent the spread of 

COVID-19.

Scrutinize – v.  Inspect; to examine closely and minutely

  EX. After a robbery had taken place, officers scrutinized the crime scene to make 

sure they didn’t miss anything.

Tentative – adj.  Not fully worked out or developed

  EX. The tentative vacation plans still needed to be confirmed. 

 Qualm – n. a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness, esp concerning moral conduct

EX.  Lydia Huffmeyer experienced qualms about having to be homeschooled next year, and not getting to see her friends anymore.