English 10 Final Flashcards
affinity
n. a natural attraction or liking
Abyss
n. Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth
Requite
v. 1. to make payment or return.2. to avenge
antithesis
n. the opposite
Bastion
n. stonghold
Warrant
v. 1. to guarantee the quality2. to guarantee the reliability of; vouch for
apathy
n. lack of feeling, emotion. or interest
Covert
adj. Secret, concealed
Slander
n. a false and malicious statement about someone
beguile
v. to deceive
Credulous
adj. believing on slight evidence, gullible
Mirth
n. gladness and gaiety
concede
v. 1. to acknowledge defeat 2. admit that an opposing view is correct
Declivity
n. downward slope
Melancholy
n. sadness or depression
condescend
v. to deal with people in a superior or haughty manner
decorum
n. appropriate conduct
Transgression
n. a violation of a law
decorum
n. appropriateness of behavior or conduct
Demur
v. to hesitate, to delay
Valiant
adj. possessing valor; brave
disparage
v. to belittle or to criticize
Derision
n. scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
Wit
n. that natural ability to perceive and understand; intellegence
docile
adj. gentle, submissive, or obedient
Diffidence
n. shyness, reserve, unassertive
Knave
n. an unprincipled, crafty man
empathize
v. to understand and identify with another’s situation and feelings
Discursive
adj. rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
Heretic
n. one holding controversial opinion, esp. country to the accepted dogma of Christianity
facetious
adj. 1. playfully humorous or not serious 2. jesting in a rude manner
Disinclination
n. a desire to avoid, aversion
Disdain
v. to regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise
hyperbole
n. an exaggerated statement
Dubious
adj. doubtful, not clear
Pernicious
adj. 1. deadly2. casing great harm; destructive
imminent
adj. about to happen
Ebullience
n. overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm
Vex
v. to annoy or bother
inadvertent
adj. accidental or unintentional
Ferocity
n. savagery
Traunt
n. one who shirks work or duty
incontrovertible
adj. incapable of being corrected, improves, or reformed
Foliage
n. leaves of a plant, leafage
Impediment
n. something that impedes’ a hindrance or obstruction
incorrigible
adj. indisputable or unquestionable
Furtive
adj. secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
Adverse
adj. acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic
introspection
n. a looking inward; self-examination, or inspection of one’s own thoughts and feelings
Impervious
adj. incapable of being entered, not capable of being damaged
Plantiff
n. the part that institutes a suit in court; accuser
judicious
adj. having or exhibiting sound judgement or wisdom
Inscrutable
adj. difficult to understand, mysterious
Discource
n. Verbal expression in speech or writing
meticulous
adj. extremely careful or precise
interminable
adj. having or seeming to have no end
Disparage
v. to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle
mediate
v. to help the opposing sides in a dispute come to an agreement
lament
v. to mourn to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
Censured
v.criticized severely; blamed
narcissistic
adj. egotistic: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
malevolently
adv. to have ill will or evil intentions
Jest
v. to act or speak playfully
nuance
n. a subtle or slight degree of difference
obscure
adj. difficult to see, vague
Beseech
v. to request earnestly; beg for
pandemonium
n. 1. wild uproar or noise 2. a place of wild disorder and confusion
obtuse
adj. dull of mind, insensitive
Epithet
n. a term used to characterize a person or thing
precarious
adj. dangerously lacking in security or stability
officious
adj. overly obliging, insisting on providing service not requested
Valor
n. courage and boldness; beg for
provisional
adj. temporary
parody
n. humorous or ridiculous imitation
Semblance
n. a representation or copy
rectify
v. to set right or correct
rue
v. to be sorry for, regret
Detractions
n. a derogatory or damaging comment on a person’s reputation
superfluous
adj. extra or necessary
ululation
n. howl, a long loud emotional utterance
Ominous
adj. menacing; threatening
surreptitious
adj. sneaky or done in secret
tacit
adj. understood, silent, not spoken
Treatise
n. a written discourse on a topic
tantamount
adj. equal in significance, effect, or value
vexed
adj. discomfort or distressed
Orthography
n. the art or study of standard spelling
vacillate
v. to waver indecisively between one course of action and another
vicissitude
n. change or luck, a passing from one thing to another
Predestinate
adj. determined in advance