all vocab list for midterm

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