English 2H Vocabulary (part 2) Flashcards
Fallible (adj)
Capable of error
Fallow (adj)
Inactive; unproductive
Farcical (adj)
clumsy
Fatalistic (adj)
believing that everything is determined by fate
Fawn (V)
- to act submissive; passive
2. A young deer
Fealty (N)
Loyalty; faithfulness
Feign (V)
To pretend
Feisty (adj)
Aggressive; Lively energetic
Felicity (N)
Happiness
Felonious (Adj)
of/ like/ constituting a felony
Flagrant (adj)
Glaringly bad; outrageous
Fluent (adj)
having the ability to speak, write, and read fluidly
Flux (noun)
state of continual change or movement
Foible (noun)
a minor weakness in character
Fracas (noun)
a loud quarrel
Frivolous (adj)
trivial; silly
Futile (adj)
useless
Gaff (noun)
a large hook
Gait (noun)
a matter of walking
Gambit (noun)
opening action that one uses to gain advantage
Gape (verb)
to state with an open mouth
Garble (verb)
to distort
Genealogy (noun)
family history
Genesis (noun)
beginning, origin
Ghastly (adjective)
Horrible; frightful
Gird(V)
to encircle with a belt or a band
Gist (n)
main point
Glean (V)
to collect bit by bit
Glutinous (adj)
gluey; sticky
Gorge (V)
To eat or swallow greedily
Gothic (adj)
medieval
Granary (N)
Storehouse for gain
Gratify (V)
to please
Guile (N)
slyness and cunning in dealing with others
Gull (V)
to cheat
Gyrate (V)
to rotate
Harp (V)
to persist in talking constantly
Haughty (adj)
arrogant
Havoc (noun)
Great destruction
Hilarity (Noun)
gaiety; hilarious
Holocaust (Noun)
A great or complete destruction of life
Homily (Noun)
A sermon; a tedious lecture
Hone (V)
to sharpen
Hovel (noun)
A dirty, wretched living place
Humane (Adj)
kind, compassionate
Imbibe (V)
to drink an alcoholic beverage
Imbue (V)
to fill completely
Immaculate (adj)
spotless
Impede (V)
to hinder, obstruct ; delay, retard
Impel (v)
to push into motion
Impermeable (Adj)
not permitting passage
Impatient (adj)
rude and disrespectful
Imperturbable (adj)
not easily excited, even under pressure
Impervious (Adj)
not being able to be effected by
Impetuous (adj)
acting suddenly without thought
Jaded (adj)
worn out; dulled as from over indulgence
Jargon (noun)
Vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
Judicious (adj)
showing sound judgement
ant: unwise
lacerate (verb)
to tear (flesh) jaggedly
lackadaisical (adj)
uninterested; listless
lackey (noun)
slavish follower
laggard (noun)
a slow person, especially one who falls behind
lament (verb)
to mourn
lampoon (noun)
a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
languish (verb)
to become weak
lateral (adj)
to the side
lax (adj)
careless
lethal (adj)
deathly; fatal
licentious (adj)
morally uninterested
macabre (adj)
disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
mandarin (noun)
influenced person
martial (adj)
warlike; military
melee (noun)
noisy and confused fight
mendicant (noun)
beggar
mesmerize (verb)
to hypnotize
minion (noun)
fawning; servile follower
mitigate (verb)
to make less severe
modicum (noun)
small amount
nadir (noun)
lowest point
narcissistic (adj)
conceited
nefarious (adj)
very wicked/ evil
nemesis (noun)
something or someone cannot conqueror
neophyte (noun)
beginner
nepotism (noun)
favoritism by a boss shown toward a relative
numismatist (noun)
coin collector
obeisance (noun)
a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect
obsequy (noun)
funeral right or ceremony
obtrude (verb)
to force oneself upon others: unasked or unwanted
ogre (noun)
monster; hideous being
opiate (noun)
a narcotic; anything causing sleep or bringing relief
oscillate (verb)
to swing or move back and forth like a pendelum
ostentatious (Adj)
marked by a conspicuous, showy or pretentious display
basically: to impress and make notice of
oust (verb)
to drive out , expel, disposes
pacify (verb)
to calm down
paean (noun)
song of praise or joy
pall (noun)
something that covers or conceals
pallid (adj)
pale, faint in color
palpable (adj)
obvious; capable of being touched or felt
pariah (noun)
an outcast
patrician (noun)
an aristocrat (high in social class)
paucity (noun)
scarcity, lack
small amount
pedagogue (noun)
school teacher
penchant (noun)
a strong liking for
pensive (Adj)
dreamly, thoughtful
penury (noun)
extreme poverty
personification (noun)
figure of speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person
quaff (verb)
to drink in large quantities; to gulp
qualm (noun)
feeling of uneasiness
query (noun)
a question
query (verb)
to ask; to inquire
queue (noun)
a line of people waiting their turn
rabid (Adj)
intense; violent or raging; affected with rabies
rambunctious (Adj)
unruly; uncontrollable, exuberance
rancid (Adj)
having a bad taste or smell; spoiled
