Vocab Quarter 1 Unit 1

1.  ignominy (n):  public shame or disgrace

2.  versatile (adj.): able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities

3.  transient (adj.): lasting only for a short time; impermanent

4.  vicarious (adj.):  experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

5.  unrequited (adj.):  (of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded

6.  taciturn (adj.):  (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

7.  volatile (adj.):  liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

8.  urbane (adj.):  (of a person, especially a man) suave, courteous, and refined in manner

9.  tenuous (adj.):  very weak or slight

10.  iniquity (n):  immoral or grossly unfair behavior

11.  ubiquitous (adj.):  present, appearing, or found everywhere

12.  thwart (v):  prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

13.  despondency (n):  a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage

14.  expiation (n):  the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement

15.  tirade (v):  a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

16.  zenith (n):  the time at which something is most powerful or successful

17.  tangential (adj.):  hardly touching a matter; peripheral

18.  vacillate (v):  alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

19.  transcendent (adj.):  beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience

20.  verbose (adj.):  using or expressed in more words than are needed