English 10H – Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Words (Level G): Semester One Flashcards
Banal:
(adj):
hackneyed, trite, commonplace
Belabor:
(v):
to work on excessively
Coherent:
(adj):
holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensive; meaningful
Congeal:
(v):
to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
Emulate:
(v):
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
Germane:
(adj):
relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
Insatiable:
(adj):
so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
Substantiate:
(v):
to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
Taciturn:
(adj):
habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
Tenable:
(adj):
capable or being held or defended
Accost:
(v):
to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
Avid:
(adj):
desirous or something to the point of greed; intensely eager
Brackish:
(adj):
having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
Halcyon:
(n):
a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
(adj):
of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful, happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
Incendiary:
(adj):
deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to make people mad
(n):
one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist
Maelstrom:
(n):
a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
Myopic:
(adj):
nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
Overt:
(adj):
open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
Pejorative:
(adj):
tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, belittling
Propriety:
(n):
the state of being proper, appropriateness
Sacrilege:
(n):
improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
Summarily:
(adv):
without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
Suppliant:
(adj):
asking humbly and earnestly
(n):
one who makes a request humbly and earnestly
Talisman:
(n):
an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet