English Honors 10---A Year of Vocabulary in Review
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abet
abhor
abridge
abstracted
abstruse
accolade
acquiesce
acrimonious
adulation
adversity
aesthetic
affable
affinity
agile
alacrity
aloof
altruistic
ambiguous
ambivalent
ameliorate
amenable
amiable
amorphous
angular
antidote
antipathy
antiquated
antithesis
arable
archaic
arrogant
ascend
ascendancy
ascertain
ascetic
assuage
atrophy
audacity
augment
austere
autonomous
aversion
banal
belie
benevolence
to encourage or to assist (usually an offense against justice or the law
to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe
to shorten, to diminish
removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in thought
difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
praise, an award
to give in, to comply
caustic
extreme praise or admiration
misfortune, unfavorable happening
relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
friendly, courteous, amiable
a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
characterized by ability to move quickly with suppleness and grace
prompt and cheerful response
apart, indifferent
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
having contrary feeling or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
to make better, to relieve, to improve
open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable
friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urban
shapeless, having no definite form
lean, sharp-cornered, gaunt
something that relieves the effects of poison
a dislike, distaste, or enmity
obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
a direct opposite, a contrast
fit for plowing, tillable
antiquated, old, out of use
overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
to move upward, to rise from a lower station
domination; growing power
to find out definitely; to determine
one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm
to waste away, to wither
excessive boldness, rashness, daring
to make greater or to supplement
strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
independent, self-contained
strong disinclination, disliking
common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
to contradict, to give a false impression
kindness, generosity, charity
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benign
bequeath
blasphemous
bombastic
buoyant
burgeon
buttress
cajole
calamity
capricious
charlatan
chimera
circumspect
clandestine
conciliate
conflagration
contentious
contrite
corroboration
crass
credulous
culpable
cursory
daunt
dawdle
dearth
debase
debilitate
decadent
decry
defamation
deplete
depravity
deprecate
derision
desolate
despotic
didactic
diffidence
din
discern
discord
discursive
disdain
disparage
disparity
dissemination
dissuade
distend
not causing harm, of gently disposition, beneficial
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will
irreverent, profane
using inflated language, pompous
capable of floating; cheerful
to sprout, to newly emerge
a support or prop
to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle
a serious event causing distress or misfortune
changing suddenly, fickle
one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack
a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent
secret
to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship
a large fire
quarrelsome, stirring controversy
extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant
confirmation
coarse, crude, and unrefined
believing on slight evidence, gullible
deserving blame; guilty
superficial, casual, hastily done
o intimidate, to dismay
to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
a lack, a scarcity
to reduce in dignity or quality
to weaken, to enfeeble
decaying
to speak against, to rail against, to disparage
act of harming or ruining another's reputation
to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value
moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act
to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval
scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
deserted, without inhabitant, barren
ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical
instructive, designed to teach
shyness, reserve, unassertiveness
loud and discordant noises, cacophony
to differentiate from two or more things
lack of agreement, tension, strife
rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt; to reject of unworthy
to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
inequality, being unequal in age, rank, or degree
the act of spreading widely; scattering
to advise against, to talk out of
to expand, to swell
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docile
dogmatic
dormant
duplicity
eclectic
efface
effervescent
elucidate
emaciated
embellish
empirical
enervation
engender
enhance
enigmatic
enmity
entreaty
ephemeral
erudite
esoteric
estrange
ethereal
eulogy
euphemism
euphonious
exacerbate
exonerate
exotic
expunge
extol
extraneous
extricate
fallow
fastidious
fatuous
ferocity
fervid
fitful
flourish
forbearance
frivolous
furtive
fuse
garrulous
gluttonous
gratuitous
gregarious
guile
haughty
easily managed, obedient, passive
strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
inactive, sleeping
double-dealing, hypocrisy
coming from a variety of diverse sources
to erase, to wear away
showing high spirits
to make clear, to explain
very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away
to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation
based on observation or experiment and not on theory
weakness
to cause, to produce, to create
to make better, to improve
mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling
absolute hatred
a plea, an earnest request
lasting a short period of time, fleeting
scholarly
understood only by a small group or a select few
to alienate, to separate
heavenly, delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible
praise or tribute
substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive
pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet
to aggravate, to irritate, to vex
to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate
foreign, unfamiliar
to remove, to erase
to praise, to glorify
not essential or vital
to free, to disentangle
inactive, plowed but not sowed
reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
savagery
ardent, burning, impassioned
irregular
to thrive, to grow well
patience, lenience
lacking in seriousness or importance
secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
to mix or to join (usually by melting)
talkative, rambling
greedy for food and drink
given freely, unwarranted
sociable and outgoing
deceitfulness, duplicity
arrogant, excessively proud and vain
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homogeneous
humane
hyperbole
hypocrite
hypothesize
immutable
impecunious
impervious
impetuous
implausible
inane
incongruity
incontrovertible
incorrigible
indelible
indignation
indolence
induce
indulgent
industrious
ineptness
inert
infallible
infamous
ingrate
ingratiate
innate
innocuous
inscrutable
insipid
insolence
insularity
intractable
introspective
inundate
irascible
laconic
lament
languid
laud
lethargic
levity
loathe
lucid
luxuriant
magnanimity
malevolence
malice
melancholy
of the same kind
kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate
obvious exaggeration
one who is insincere or deceitful
to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven
unchanging
without money
incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged
violent, hasty, rash, impulsive
not believable
lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly, insipid
nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
indisputable
incapable of being reformed or improved
cannot be removed, washed away or erased
anger as a result of something unjust
laziness
to bring on or to bring about
lenient, especially toward oneself
skillfully busy or occupied
lack of competence or judgment
unable to move or to act, sluggish
incapable of error
having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
an ungrateful person
to make an effort to gain good favor with someone
existing from birth, inborn
harmless, producing no injury
difficult to understand; mysterious
boring and stupid
insulting or contemptuous behavior
qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion
stubborn, difficult to manage
the quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts
to flood, to overflow
irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross
using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude
to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
slow, sluggish, listless, weak
to praise, to extol
sluggish, languid
excessive frivolity, flippancy
to detest
easily understood, mentally sound
abundant in growth, very fertile
having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit
ill will or evil intentions
desire to harm others
depression of spirits
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meticulous
misanthrope
miser
mitigate
morose
mundane
munificent
nefarious
nullify
oblique
obliterate
oblivion
obscure
obsequious
ominous
opaque
opulence
ornate
ostentatious
pacifistic
paltry
paradoxical
paucity
pedantry
penitent
perfunctory
perjury
petulance
piety
placate
placid
plagiarize
poignant
pompous
prattle
precarious
preclude
precocious
predilection
pretentious
procrastinate
prodigal
profuse
proliferation
prolific
prologue
promontory
prosaic
provincial
taking great care
a hater of mankind
one who lives in wretched circumstance to save and hoard money
to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe
being sullen or gloomy
ordinary, commonplace
very generous
extremely wicked, evil, vicious
to cause not to be in effect, to negate
slanting, indirect, evasive devious, misleading
to remove all traces of; to do away with; to destroy completely; to cancel
state of being forgotten
difficult to see, vague
overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile
threatening
not allowing the passage of light, not transparent, hard to understand
wealth, affluence abundance
excessively decorated
showy, pretentious
opposed to war or use of force
trifling; petty; worthless
something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct
scarcity, fewness of number, dearth
act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant
acting routinely with little interest or care
false testimony under oath
unreasonable touchiness or irritability
devotion and reverence to God
to appease or to pacify by making concessions
peaceful, calm
to steal and to use another's writings as one's own
piercing, incisive, and keen
exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
meaningless sounds, babble
dangerous, risky, not a secure situation
to make impossible
exceptionally early in development or occurrence
preference
making an extravagant outward show, self-important
to defer action; to delay
wasteful, a person given to extravagance
extravagantly abundant, flowing freely
an increase in number, multiplication
abundantly fruitful, marked by a great productivity
introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, introductory action
land or rock projecting into a body of water
commonplace, uninspired, banal
lacking sophistication, narrow minded
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quiescent
rancor
raze
recant
recluse
reiterate
reprove
repudiate
reticence
revere
sated
scintillating
scrupulous
secular
serene
servile
slothful
spontaneous
squalid
static
stoic
stupefy
sublime
subtle
suffrage
summon
superfluous
surreptitious
sycophant
symmetry
synthesis
taciturn
tact
terse
torpid
toxic
tranquil
transient
transparent
trepidation
trivia
turbulence
vacillating
venerate
veracity
verbose
vexation
viable
vigilant
inactive, dormant
bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity
to completely destroy
to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke
a person who lives in solitude, a hermit
to repeat
to
scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
to reject, to disown, to disavow
restraint in speech, reluctant to speak
to honor, to regard with respect
satisfied fully, indulged to excess
sparkling, shining, or flashing
very principle, very careful and conscientious
nonreligious, worldly
calm, placid
overly submissive
lazy, indolent
having no external cause, acting on impulse
filthy in appearance, sordid
having no motion, showing little change
a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive
to dull the sense as to put into a stupor
exalted, noble, uplifting
delicate, elusive, not obvious
right to vote
to call together, to send for or to request to appear
beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
secret, clandestine, stealthy
a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser
balanced proportions
combing parts into a whole
quiet, not verbose
a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations
concise
sluggish, inactive, dull
poisonous
peaceful, calm
quickly passing, fleeting
quality of being able to be seen through, clear
fear, trembling, agitation
insignificant matters
wild or disturbing activity
changing, fluctuating
to honor, to revere
devotion to the truth
wordy, very talkative
discomfort or distress
capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately
very alert, watchful
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vilify
vindicated
vindictive
virtuoso
virulent
vivid
volatile
voluble
zeal
to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against
cleared of accusations or charges
revengeful, spiteful
one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant
extremely poisonous; hateful
bright, distinct, and clear
quickly changeable, easily vaporized
ability to use words easily, fluent and glib
enthusiasm, fervor