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English III Honors Vocabulary Review Lessons 5-8. October 19, 2009. Vocabulary Lesson 5. 1. fop (n.): an excessively fashion-conscious man HINT: Fashion Cop 2. imprecation (n.): a curse HINT: Incantation 3. non sequitur (n.): something that does not logically follow HINT: Not sequential
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English III HonorsVocabulary Review Lessons 5-8 October 19, 2009
Vocabulary Lesson 5 1. fop (n.): an excessively fashion-conscious man HINT: Fashion Cop 2. imprecation (n.): a curse HINT: Incantation 3. non sequitur (n.): something that does not logically follow HINT: Not sequential 4. sanguine (adj.): cheerful; optimistic HINT: 5. bowdlerize (v.): to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. Trivia: Thomas Bowdler censored Shakespeare’s works
Vocabulary Lesson 5 6. impair (v.): to weaken; to cause to become worse HINT: 7. panegyric (n.): an expression of praise HINT: 8. quandary (n.): a puzzling situation; a dilemma HINT: 9. ebullient (adj.): enthusiastic HINT: 10. deference (n.): respect; consideration HINT: Reverence
Vocabulary Lesson 5 11. carnal (adj.): relating to physical appetite, especially sexual HINT: Carn/Caro= flesh in Latin 12. nebulous (adj.): hazy, vague, uncertain HINT: Nebulous cloud 13. rakish (adj.): carefree; dashing; jaunting HINT: 14. elegy (n.): a sad or mournful poem HINT: Eulogy 15. pedantic (adj.): tending to show off one’s learning HINT:
Lesson 5 Extra Words! 16. audacious (adj.): daring; bold HINT: 17. virtuoso (n.): a highly skilled artist HINT: 18. innocuous (adj.): harmless HINT: 19. hyperbole (n.): an exaggeration; overstatement HINT: Hyper 20. insularity (n.): narrow-mindedness; isolation HINT:
Vocabulary Lesson 6 1. antipathy (n.): an intense dislike HINT: anti=against; path=emotions 2. elucidate (v.): to make clear HINT: lucid 3. imminent (adj.): likely to happen; threatening HINT: immediate 4. banal (adj.): common, ordinary HINT: 5. obdurate (adj.): stubborn; hardhearted HINT:
Vocabulary Lesson 6 6. peruse (v.): to read carefully; scrutinize HINT: perceive 7. bedlam (n.): a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion HINT: 8. affluence (n.): wealth; richness HINT: If you have affluence, you might also have influence over others. 9. scurrilous (adj.): coarsely abusive; vulgar HINT: If someone is violent and scurrilous, you might be scared of them. 10. parody(n.): a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner HINT: comedy
Vocabulary Lesson 6 11. sedulous (adj.): hard working; diligent HINT: 12. onerous (adj.): burdensome; heavy; hard to endure HINT: 13. amoral (adj.): lacking a sense of right and wrong HINT: a=not; moral=having values 14. eschew (v.): to keep away from; to avoid; to shun HINT 1: Shoo HINT 2: If you are allergic to nuts, you might eschew cashews. 15. denouement (n.): an outcome; result HINT: announcement
Lesson 6 Extra Words! 16. disdain (n.): scorn; to look upon or treat with contempt HINT: If you get dissed by someone, they are showing disdain for you. 17. raze (v.): destroy completely HINT: 18. autonomous (adj.): self-governing HINT: auto=self 19. hamper (v.): to make more difficult HINT: 20. deprecate (v.): to express disapproval HINT:
Lesson 7 1. adroit (adj.): skillful; clever 2. macroscopic (adj.): visible to the naked eye HINT: Macro scope 3. fatuous (adj.): foolish; inane 4. bovine (adj.): pertaining to cows or cattle 5. ferret (v.): to search or drive out
Vocabulary Lesson 7 6. affectation (n.): a phony attitude; pose HINT: Affect 7. knell (n.): a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a funeral HINT: Bell 8. dichotomy (n.): a division into two parts HINT: Di=two; divide 9. callow (adj.): young and inexperienced 10. laconic (adj.): using few words; short; concise HINT: Lack
Vocabulary Lesson 7 11. quiddity (n.): an essential quality 12. patent (adj.): evident or obvious 13. peccadillo (n.): a minor offense; a misdeed 14. sagacious (adj.): wise; having keen perception and sound judgment HINT: Sage=wise 15. rationalize (v.): to make an excuse for
Vocabulary Lesson 7 Extra Words 16. listless (adj.): lacking in spirit or energy 17. profusion (n.): overabundance; lavish 18. pithy (adj.): concise; meaningful 19. iconoclastic (adj.):attacking cherished traditions HINT: Icon 20. zealot (n.): fanatic; shows excessive zeal
Lesson 8 1. deride (v.): to ridicule; to mock HINT: Da ride 2. censure (v.): to criticize sharply 3. gambol (v.): to frolic; to romp about playfully HINT: Game 4. immolate (v.): to kill someone as a sacrificial victim 5. recondite (adj.): difficult to understand
Lesson 8 6. martinet (n.): a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster HINT: Marshal 7. quagmire (n.): a swamp; difficult or inextricable situation 8. gibe (v.): to scoff; to ridicule HINT: Jib Jab 9. agape (adj.): open-mouthed; surprised; agog HINT: Gap 10. carcinogen (n.): causing cancer
Lesson 8 11. olfactory (adj.): pertaining to smell 12. imperious (adj.): domineering; haughty 13. grotesque (adj.): absurd; distorted HINT: Gross 14. neologism (n.): a new word or expression HINT: Neo=new 15. hackneyed (adj.): commonplace; overused HINT: Hack; Hacky Sack
Lesson 8 Extra Words! 16. dormant (adj.): asleep; unmoving; inactive HINT: A dorm room might be dormant. 17. volition (n.): of your own choosing 18. beset (v.): to upset 19. disparage (v.): to discredit 20. potentate (n.): a person of great power HINT: Potent=powerful