English 12 Vocabulary
Unit 1
Acquisitive
We live in an acquisitive society
Arrogate
A pirate will arrogate treasure from other vessels.
Knock, Knock!
Who's there?
Banana.
Banana who?
Knock, Knock!
Who's there?
Banana.
Banana who?
Knock, Knock!
Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say
banana?
banal
describes something
common or overused
belabor
Belabor means to explain or work at something for
longer than is necessary.
To belabor the point!!
Carping
finding fault, especially in a petty, nasty way
Coherent
holding or sticking together; making a logical whole;
Congeal
change from liquid to solid
I poured the Jello liquid into the mold, and then
it congealed.
Emulate
match or surpass through imitation;
strive to equal or excel, especially
through imitation
Leonard di Vinci emulated his teacher,
Andrea Verrochio, and soon was a
greater sculpture than Verrochio ever
was.
Encomium
Warm, glowing praise. A formal
expression of praise; a tribute.
The book is essentially an encomium
to the man's father, whom he idolizes.
The Grammy
Award is an
encomium to the
performer who
receives it.
Encomium
An Excerpt of an encomium speech
given at a funeral:
My father was the kindest, most generous,
and giving individual to ever walk this earth.
He was both smart and humble; always
putting others before himself. He was truly a
man to be remembered.
Eschew-avoid, shun, keep away from
Sentence: He tried to eschew evil, but
it seemed to follow him everywhere.
eschew
germane relevant,
appropriate, fitting, necessary
Ice cream is
germane to
a milkshake
Sentence: Why didn’t you tell me?
That information was germane to the
investigation.
Insatiable
incapable of being satisfied, as an
insatiable hunger or thirst
invidious
unjust or unfair; offensive, hateful; tending to
cause bitterness and resentment
His invidious treatment caused his family to resent
him.
Largesse-
"lar JESS"
Money or gifts given generously,
a very large gift
substantiate
(v) to prove a claim to be true or back up a
claim with evidence; prove
Taciturnhabitually silent or quiet
tenable-defendable
position
The cat is in a tenable position.