ALL VOCAB LIST FOR FINALS!!

VOCAB LIST 1

ADUMBRATE:Report

APOTHEOSIS: highest point, climax

ASCETIC: abstain

CURMUDGEON: a bad tempered, difficult

BAUBLE: showy, usually cheap

BEGUILE: trickery, flattery, mislead, delude

BURGEON: to grow or develop quickly

COMPLEMENT: to make complete or to finish

CONTUMACIOUS: stubbornly disobedient

DIDACTIC: intended to teach 

VOCAB LIST 2



• INTERCEDE: To plead on an others behalf.

• Someone to intercede on behalf of an individual in need.

HACKNEYED: Made commonplace or trite; stale; banal

• The concept of an evil corporation is pretty hackneyed at this point.

APPROBATION: Approval, commendation; official approval sanction.

• There was a loud murmur of approbation from the crowd.

COALITION: A combination or alliance especially temporary one between person, fractions, state.

• Select a country name to see all the coalition members in that county.

INNEUNDO: An indirect inamation about a person or thing especially of disparaging or derogatory nature.

• There is no point in replying to this kind of innuendo.

ELICIT: To draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke.

• He elicit the truth so his older sister would get in trouble.

HIATUS: A break or interruptions in the continuity of work, series, action.

• I hate hiatus on TV.

ASSUAGE: To make milder, or less severe; relieve, ease, mitigate.

• Advil assuage my headaches.

DECADENCE: The act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state.

• Such behavior shows contempt for other life forms verging on decadence.

EXPOSTULATE: To reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done.

• His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.

SIMULATE: To create a simulation, likeness, or model.

• It all began when for the first time an artist tried to simulate the appearance of depth on a flat surface.

JADE: Worn out, broken down, worthless, or vicious horse.

• They get jaded and frustrated from seeing the same people coming in over and over.

UMBRAGE: Offense, annoyance, displeasure.

• Talking when the teacher is talking is umbrage to them.

PREROGATIVE: An exclusive right, privilege, exercised by virtue of rank, office.

• Having your licence is prerogative.

LURID: Gruesome; horrible; revolting.

• These lurid fears a genuine turn in public opinion.

TRANSCEND: To rise above or go beyond; overpass exceed.

• They teach us too transcend the false supremacy of one's own ego.

PROVINCIAL: A person who lives in or comes from the provinces.

• It was also something about the particular nature of the characters-they are fairly provincial and limited.

PETULANT: Move to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance.

• The teacher made the student petulant to another desk.

UNCTUOUS: Characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fever, especially in affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.

• When bitten they collapsed with an unctuous squeich.

MERITORIOUS: Deserving praise, reward, praiseworthy.

• Up to two awards for meritorious work may be presented.

VOCAB LIST 3

encomium-formal expression of high praise.

 coherent- logically connected; consistent

 belabor-to beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows


eschew-to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid

acquisitive- tending or seeking to accrue and own,
often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions

emulate-to attempt to equal or surpass

 arrogate- assume or appropriate to oneself without right

 banal-devoid of freshness or originality

excoriation-the act of excoriating

 congeal-to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing

carping-characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding

 substantiate- to establish by proof or competent evidence

 temporize-to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting

 largesse-generous bestowal of gifts

 tenable-capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute

 insatiable-incapable of being satisfied or appeased

 reconnaissance-the act of reconnoitering

 germane-closely or significantly related; relevant

 ramify-to divide or spread out into branches

intransigent-refusing to agree or compromise

 taciturn-reluctant to join in conversation

 invidious- unpopularity

VOCAB LIST 4

Auditor: Someone who edits. The auditor had a lot of books to look at.

Bough:Tree branch. The girl went in to the woods and got hit in the face with a bough.

Eloquence: To write well. Authors always eloquence.

Hoary: Hairy. My legs are very hoary if i don't shave for a couple of days.

Exemplary: Role model. Sense I'm the oldest then my younger siblings i have to be exemplary.

Melancholy: Long lasting sadness. When my great grandpa died i had melancholy.

Peculiar: Strange. The music Dr. Preston played yesterday in class was peculiar.

Dread: Fear. I dread that I'm not going to pass my history class.

Pious: Devoutly religious. Goodman Brown thought the towns people were pious.

Communion: The sharing. The students were comminion in the class.

Multitude: Large number. In each of my class i have multitude of students in them.


Despair: absence of hopes. Goodman Brown was in despair when he was in the woods

VOCAB LIST 5

allude to refer to something the author thinks you should know.
-The author alluded us that the old man was the devil.

clairvoyant able to percede things beyond the senses.
-My sister told me she was clairvoyant, because she was able to see the future.

conclusive final.
- Tomorrow is the conclusive day to turn in anything before grades come out.

disreputable poor reputation.
- The guy had a disreputable.

 endemic wide spread in one place.
-The were wild animals endemic.

exemplary not worthy important.
- The story wasn't exemplary was exemplary to me.

 fathom meause of notice depths; to understand.
- I fathom the young goodman brown story now.

 guile cleverness.
-My little brother was quile when he got me in trouble.

itinerary trip schedule.
-We had to figure out a itinerary.

integrity thoughts, actions.
- The students in class were itinerary working together.

 misconstrue miss understanding.
- There was a misconstrue when they were talking about grades.

obnoxious loud, annoying, rude.
-The little kids were being obnoxious.

placate calm down.
- He had to placate after he got into a fight with his parents.

 placid calm, peaceful.
- Being at the beach is placid.

plagiarism taking someone Else's work taking it as it as your own.
- Plagiarism is against the law.

potent powerful.
- The quotes were potent and had alot of meaning.

pretext rational for something.
- Helping my little brother with his homework was pretext.

protrude to stick out.
- That stain protrudes off your shirt.

 stark clear.
- The story became more stark after i read it a couple of times.

superficial shallow.
-The water is superficial.

VOCAB LIST 6

adroit: clever or skillful in using the hands or mind


amicable: having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor

averse: having strong dislikes of or opposition of something

belligerent: hostile and aggressive

benevolent: well meaning and kindly; serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose

cursory: hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

duplicity: deceitfulness; double-dealing

extol: praise enthusiastically

feasible:Possible to do easily or conveniently; Likely probable

grimace: twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement

holocaust:The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45.

impervious:Not allowing something to pass through; not penetrable

impetus:The force or energy or momentum with which a body moves

jeopardy:Danger of loss, harm, or failure

meticulous:Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

nostalgia: sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations

quintessence:The aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character

retrogress:The aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character

scrutinize:Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

tepid :Only slightly warm; lukewarm; Showing little enthusiasm

VOCAB LIST 7



• ad infinitum: again and again in the same way; forever.

- The kid love his blanket so much he ad infinitum it.

•  apportion: divide; assign

- The kids were apportions by different ages.

•  bona fide: genuine and real

- The glass doll looked so bona fide.

•  buoyant: able to keep something afloat

- When i was swimming i was buoyant.

•  clique: a small group of people

- At school you see all the different kind of cliques.

•  concede: admit

- The boy conceded that he cheated on the test.

•  congenial: pleasant or agreeable

- The kids came to a congenial about who would do what on their report.

•  lofty: of imposing height

- The cop was lofty in his department.

•  migration: the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

- The cops are trying to stop migration from happening.

•  perceive: become aware or conscious

- I perceive that i need to focus on my school work more.

•  perverse: contrary to the accepted or excepted standard or practice

- We had to perverse the rules at school.

•  prelude: an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important

- The interesting books have prelude in the beginning.

•  rancid: smelling or tasting old

- The milk was rancid.

•  rustic: having a simplicity and charm that's considered typical of the country side

- The cow boy wanted to get some rustic wear.

•  sever: divide by cutting or slicing; putting an end to or break off

- The girl sever with her boyfriend.

•  sordid: involving ignoble actions and motives; dirty or squalid

- The children felt sordid about finding their mother.

•  untenable: not able to be maintained or defend against attack or a objection

- The lion was untenable.

•  versatile: able to adapt; changeable

- The released the animal into the wild and it was able to versatile to the environment.

•  vindicate: clear of blame or suspicion; show or prove to be right

- The student vindicated that she was not cheating on her test.

•  wane: amount by which a plank or log is beveled or falls short of a squared shape 

- We used the wane to start a fire.

VOCAB LIST 8



• flout- willfully and disregarding a rule

 

 

• caveat- qualifying acception

 

 

• blazon- to decorate

• filch-casually stealing something that has no value

• fractious-Easily irritated; bad-tempered

• equitable-equal just fair just

• autonomy-freedom

• addendum-An item of additional material, typically omissions, added at the end of a book or other publication

• amnesty-pardon offense

• axiomatic-Self-evident or unquestionable

• extricate-to release

• soporific-causing sleep

• scathing- severely critical

• unwieldy-hard to move or carry

• vapid-flat, tasteless, boring

• prognosticate- to for tell, predict

• sepulchral- tomb like

 

• salutary-producing good effects

• straitlaced- strictly rule abiding

• scourge- to whip or lash

• precept- general behavior

• transient- lasting for short amount of time

 VOCAB LIST 9



• BOSOM:  between the boobs.

• PRUDENTLY: practically.

• INVETERATE: Having a particular habit

• PROPENSITY: Likelihood

• REPOSE: state of rest

STRIPLING:  punish

SEQUESTER: isolated

APPARATION: visual of ghost

PURPORT: to intend

IMBIBED: to drink in
 
INCESSANT: continuous

COGNOMEN: name

REVERIE: day dream


GAMBOL: play

SPECTRE: visible ghost


TARRY: linger

INCESSANT: on going


HESSIAN: civil war

VOCAB LIST 10



• Pedagogue : teacher or schoolmaster

 

• Cavernous: hollow 

 

• Coquettish: like a coquette

 

• Tête-à-tête: private conversation

• Suffice: satisfy

 

• Amorous: loving or in love 

 

BQ: First Steps

Where i would start to look up my big question is on google. So that i can find or look up an article or document about why is yawning so contagious. I found this website that has a full document about why yawning is contagious.
http://news.discovery.com/human/yawning-social-behavior.html
It states "Even reading about yawning makes you do it." which to me is very true because when i started reading about it i could stop yawning. Or even typing about it.I have learned so much in this article then i thought i would.

15 quiz question

1. What is the definition of intercede?
2. Use jaded in a sentence.
3. I blank I'm not going to pass my history class. Fill in the blank.
4. What word means strange. A.transcend b.peculiar c.assuage
5. Having a your liscence is a blank. Fill in the blank.
6. What story is the word tarry from?
7. Define transcend.
8. Define pedagogue.
9. Use the word bauble in a sentence.
10. True or false was Bromb Bones a curmudgeon type of person.
11. Define meritorious.
12. Use lurid in a sentence.
13. Define approbation.
14. Define coalition.
15. Use umbrage in a sentence.

My Big Question?

Why are yawns contagious?

The Medium is the Message

Personally the book is always better then the movie. This is why, when you start reading and you get into it you start to imagine it in your own way. For when you watch the movie its not what you expected it to be. That is because it doesn't reach your expectation.

vocab list 10 remix

• Pedagogue : teacher or schoolmaster

 

• Cavernous: hollow 

 

• Coquettish: like a coquette

 

• Tête-à-tête: private conversation

• Suffice: satisfy

 

• Amorous: loving or in love