ENGLISH III HONORS VOCABULARY LESSON 4 PLUS VOCABULARY

ENGLISH III HONORS VOCABULARY LESSON 4 PLUS VOCABULARY CUMULATIVE REVIEW (LESSONS 1 -4) September 21, 2009 Ms. Barletta cbarleta@dphds. org

Vocabulary Lesson 4 1. celibate (adj. ): abstaining from intercourse HINT: 2. fortuitous (adj. ): happening by chance or accident HINT: Fortune 3. recapitulate (v. ): to summarize; repeat briefly HINT: Recap 4. perfunctory (adj. ): done without care; in a routine fashion HINT: Function 5. baroque (adj. ): overly decorated You might go broke if you decorate your home in a baroque style.

6. hedonism (n. ): pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses HINT: Heathen 7. obloquy (n. ): strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism HINT: 8. debacle (n. ): a complete failure; a total collapse HINT: Buckle 9. quasi- (adj. ): resembling; seeming; half HINT: 10. besmirch (v. ): to make dirty; to stain HINT: Smudge

11. imperative (adj. ): extremely necessary; vitally important HINT: 12. sacrosanct (adj. ): extremely holy HINT: Sacrament 13. sadistic (adj. ): deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others HINT: It is sad to think that there are sadistic people in the world. 14. demeanor (n. ): behavior; manner of conducting oneself HINT: manner; mean or…

Vocabulary Lesson 4 Extra Words 16. exuberance (n. ): joyful; enthusiasm; overflowing abundance 17. anomaly (n. ): an irregularity HINT: a=not; normal 18. trifling (adj. ): trivial; unimportant 19. avarice (n. ): greediness for wealth HINT: vice 20. hedonist (n. ): one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

Vocabulary Review: Lessons 13 Lesson 1 1. Factious (adj. ): causing disagreement HINT: Facts 2. Ignoble (adj. ): dishonorable; shameful HINT: 3. Boor (n. ): a rude or impolite person HINT: Boar (like the animal); bore (if you tell someone that they are boring, you’re being boorish) 4. Aegis (n. ): a shield; protection HINT:

5. Perspicacity (n. ): keenness of judgment HINT: Perspective 6. Fervent (adj. ): eager; earnest HINT: Fever 7. Rectify (v. ): to correct; to make right HINT: Correct 8. Enervate (v. ): to weaken HINT: Nerve 9. Besiege (v. ): to overwhelm; to surround attack HINT: Seize; under siege

10. Ephemeral (adj. ): lasting only a brief time; short-lived HINT: 11. Altruism (n. ): a concern for others; generosity Hint: All true 12. Carrion (n. ): decaying flesh HINT: 13. Erotic (adj. ): pertaining to sexual love HINT: 14. Amorphous (adj. ): shapeless; formless; vague HINT: A= not; morph=shape 15. Opulent (adj. ): rich; luxurious; wealthy HINT: Opals, opera

Vocabulary Lesson 1 Extra Words 16. coalesce (v. ) to combine; fuse HINT: 17. colloquial (adj. ) pertaining to conversational or common speech HINT: Call 18. aversion (n. ) firm dislike HINT: You might not like a different version of something 19. impudence (n. ): impertinence; insolence the act of being rude and disrespectful HINT: 20. polemical (adj. ): aggressive in verbal attack HINT: mimic

Vocabulary Lesson 2 Review 1. Impotent (adj. ): powerless; lacking strength HINT: im=not; potent=powerful 2. Antithesis (noun): an exact opposite HINT: Anti=against; thesis=statement 3. Maelstrom (noun): whirlpool; turbulence HINT: Mal=bad; storm 4. Emendation (noun): correction HINT: Mend=fix; repair 5. Chagrin (noun): embarrassment HINT: grin and bare it

6. Bauble (noun): showy but useless thing HINT: Bubble 7. Diaphanous (adj. ): very sheer and light HINT: 8. Labyrinth (noun): complicated network of winding passages HINT: 9. Gloat (verb): to look at or think about with great satisfaction HINT: 10. Impediment (noun): a barrier HINT:

11. Bestial (adj. ) savage; brutal HINT: Beast 12. Effete (adj. ) worn out; barren HINT: The effect on standing on your feet all day might leave you feeling effete. 13. Shard (noun): a fragment HINT: 14. Bland (adj. ) mild; tasteless; dull HINT: 15. Nihilism (noun): a total rejection of established laws HINT:

16. Conflagration (noun): great fire HINT: flagrant 17. Querulous (adj. ) complaining ; fretful HINT: query 18. Obscure (adj. ) indistinct; not easily understood 19. Jocular (noun): said or done in jest HINT: joke 20. Dissent (verb): to disagree HINT: diss

Vocabulary Lesson 3 Review 1. pedestrian (adj. ): ordinary or dull HINT: To be a pedestrian is pedestrian since most people can walk. 2. bona fide (adj. ): in good faith HINT: Bueno=good; fidelity=faithfulness 3. adventitious (adj. ): accidental ; nonessential HINT: Some adventures are not planned, but adventitious. 4. fecund (adj. ) fertile, productive HINT: 5. deviate (v. ) to turn aside from a course; to stray HINT:

6. obfuscate (v. ): to confuse; to bewilder HINT: confuse 7. impale (v. ): to pierce with a sharp stake through the body HINT: If you impale someone, they will become pale and cease to exist. 8. extenuate (v. ): to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses HINT: extend; extension 9. parochial (adj. ): local ; narrow; limited HINT: Parochial parishes contain limited religious views 10. glower (v. ): to stare angrily HINT: Ouch! That woman glowered at me when she saw that I was the owner of the car that hit her brand new Mercedes.

11. edify (v. ): to improve someone morally HINT: educate; rectify 12. ambiguous (adj. ): open to more than one interpretation HINT: 13. cataclysm (n. ): a violent change HINT: 14. optimum (adj. ) best; most favorable; ideal HINT: optima; optimal 15. importune (v. ) to beg HINT: important; tune

Vocabulary Lesson 3 Extra Words 16. quiescence (n. ): state of being at rest HINT: 17. truncate (v. ): to shorten; cut the top off HINT: 18. disinclination (n. ): reluctance; unwillingness to do something HINT: 19. prodigal (adj. ): wasteful; reckless with money HINT: prodigal son 20. incite (v. ) to prompt into action HINT: if someone is insightful about saving the environment, they might incite others to recycle and purchase “green products. ”