English III Honors Vocab- Ms. Ryan

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

cause to feel shame

To humiliate

Question 2

abhorrent

Answer 2

offensive to the mind

adj. loathing and to inspire disgust

Question 3

amenable

Answer 3

disposed or willing to comply

adj. compliant

Question 4

arduous

Answer 4

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

adj

Question 5

avarice

Answer 5

extreme greed for material wealth

Question 6

brazen

Answer 6

unrestrained by convention or propriety

adj. bold and without shame

Question 7

deluge

Answer 7

a heavy rain

Question 8

ethereal

Answer 8

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

Question 9

foment

Answer 9

try to stir up

v to instigate

Question 10

ghastly

Answer 10

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Question 11

ignominy

Answer 11

a state of dishonor

noun public shame

Question 12

implore

Answer 12

beg or request earnestly and urgently

Question 13

inauspicious

Answer 13

boding ill

adj. unpromising

Question 14

induce

Answer 14

cause to act in a specified manner

Question 15

innate

Answer 15

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

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inscrutable

Answer 16

difficult or impossible to understand

Question 17

insidious

Answer 17

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

Question 18

lamentable

Answer 18

bad; unfortunate

Question 19

loquacious

Answer 19

full of trivial conversation

Question 20

lurid

Answer 20

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

adj. bright, sensational.

Question 21

malevolent

Answer 21

wishing or appearing to wish evil to others

Question 22

mediator

Answer 22

a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

Question 23

mollify

Answer 23

cause to be more favorably inclined

to soothe

Question 24

multitude

Answer 24

a large indefinite number

Question 25

oblivion

Answer 25

a state of being disregarded or forgotten

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omnipotent

Answer 26

having unlimited power

Question 27

parsimonious

Answer 27

excessively unwilling to spend

adj. ungenerous

Question 28

placid

Answer 28

calm and free from disturbance

adj. calm

Question 29

propitious

Answer 29

presenting favorable circumstances

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prudent

Answer 30

marked by sound judgment

Question 31

recompense

Answer 31

make payment to

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respite

Answer 32

a pause from doing something

noun. break

Question 33

scrutinize

Answer 33

examine carefully for accuracy

Question 34

sentient

Answer 34

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

adj. feeling, aware

Question 35

specious

Answer 35

plausible but false

adj. misleading.

Question 36

torpid

Answer 36

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

adj. lethargic, sluggish

Question 37

tyrant

Answer 37

a cruel and oppressive dictator

Question 38

ungainly

Answer 38

lacking grace in movement or posture

adj. awkward, clumsy

Question 39

venerable

Answer 39

profoundly honored

Question 40

wrath

Answer 40

intense anger