English III Honors Vocab- Ms. Ryan Flashcards
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cause to feel shame
To humiliate
abhorrent
offensive to the mind
adj. loathing and to inspire disgust
amenable
disposed or willing to comply
adj. compliant
arduous
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
adj
avarice
extreme greed for material wealth
brazen
unrestrained by convention or propriety
adj. bold and without shame
deluge
a heavy rain
ethereal
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
foment
try to stir up
v to instigate
ghastly
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
ignominy
a state of dishonor
noun public shame
implore
beg or request earnestly and urgently
inauspicious
boding ill
adj. unpromising
induce
cause to act in a specified manner
innate
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
inscrutable
difficult or impossible to understand
insidious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
lamentable
bad; unfortunate
loquacious
full of trivial conversation
lurid
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
adj. bright, sensational.
malevolent
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
mediator
a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
mollify
cause to be more favorably inclined
to soothe
multitude
a large indefinite number
oblivion
a state of being disregarded or forgotten
omnipotent
having unlimited power
parsimonious
excessively unwilling to spend
adj. ungenerous
placid
calm and free from disturbance
adj. calm
propitious
presenting favorable circumstances
prudent
marked by sound judgment
recompense
make payment to
respite
a pause from doing something
noun. break
scrutinize
examine carefully for accuracy
sentient
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
adj. feeling, aware
specious
plausible but false
adj. misleading.
torpid
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
adj. lethargic, sluggish
tyrant
a cruel and oppressive dictator
ungainly
lacking grace in movement or posture
adj. awkward, clumsy
venerable
profoundly honored
wrath
intense anger
