Honors English 11 Vocab deck 1

Question 1

Demeanor

Answer 1

Behavior or Manner which someone conducts

Question 2

Venerable

Answer 2

Worthy of Respect

Question 3

Ignominy

Answer 3

Disgrace or Dishonor

Question 4

Inauspicious

Answer 4

illomened or unfortunate

Question 5

Impropriety

Answer 5

Something inappropriate or unsuitable

Question 6

abate

Answer 6

omit or lessen

Question 7

irks

Answer 7

to irritate or annoy

Question 8

infamy

Answer 8

bad or evil reputation

Question 9

uncongenial

Answer 9

unpleasing or unsuitable

Question 10

inevitable

Answer 10

unable to be avoided

Question 11

ingenuity

Answer 11

craft and resourceful

Question 12

implied

Answer 12

to hint or indirectly suggest

Question 13

incredulity

Answer 13

quality of disbelief

Question 14

inscrutable

Answer 14

mysterious

Question 15

imbued

Answer 15

figuratively permeated or saturated

Question 16

inexplicable

Answer 16

not possible to explain

Question 17

impelled

Answer 17

incited or propelled

Question 18

albeit

Answer 18

although or even if

Question 19

importunate

Answer 19

persistently demanding

Question 20

entreaties

Answer 20

earnest requests, petitions, pleas, or demands

Question 21

enumerated

Answer 21

put into a list usually numbered

Question 22

sagacious

Answer 22

wise, keen, or discerning

Question 23

wary

Answer 23

cautious or watchful

Question 24

inimical

Answer 24

hostile or harmful

Question 25

avail

Answer 25

to be out use or help

Question 26

unamiable

Answer 26

not affordable, friendly, or social

Question 27

iniquity

Answer 27

wicked act or sin

Question 28

pall

Answer 28

Anything, usually a fabric, that covers and darkens to make dreary or sad

Question 29

impute

Answer 29

to attribute or belong to

Question 30

abased

Answer 30

lower to, degraded to, or humiliated to.