Unit 12 9 Honors Alloy Subjugate Alloy N

Unit 12 9 Honors Alloy – Subjugate

Alloy • N • A combination of two things, usually metals • Synonym: fusion • Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

Assuage • V • To soothe; to pacify • Synonym: to alleviate • In an attempt to assuage the child’s fear, the doctor let her wear his stethoscope prior to her check-up.

Cajole • V • To persuade someone to do something he/she does not want to do • Synonym: to convince • Josephine cajoled her younger sister to loan her five dollars by promising to take her to the park after school.

Complicity • N • Participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice • Synonym: involvement • There was complicity between the thief and the man responsible for driving the get-away car.

Dearth • N • Lack; scarcity • Synonym: shortage • When Lillian noticed that she had a dearth of mystery novels left to read, she immediately went to the library to check out a new book.

Dogmatic • Adj • Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas • Synonym: opinionated • Alastair’s dogmatic approach to his political ideas makes it impossible to have a meaningful conversation with him.

Expedite • V • To speed up or ease the progress of • Synonym: accelerate • Hoping to expedite the process, the man brought his paperwork into the office in person, instead of sending it through the mail.

Hackneyed • Adj • Overused; trite; stale • Synonym: overdone • My editor advised me to avoid hackneyed expressions so that my writing would be more interesting.

Infer • V • To conclude; to deduce • Synonym: to conjecture • Even though Evelyn would not confirm that she had eaten all the candy, her mother could infer that this was the case when she saw 50 candy wrappers in the trash.

Lugubrious • Adj • Exaggeratedly mournful • Synonym: melancholy • Feeling lugubrious about Juliet’s death, Romeo decided to drink poison and end his own life.

Nominal • Adj • In name only; insignificant • Synonym: official • The company paid the man only a nominal fee, as he had not completed all of the work by himself.

Perfidy • N • Treachery • Synonym: betrayal • Even though Tommy and Terry eventually made up, Tommy’s perfidy impacted the friendship so strongly that the two boys were never as close again.

Propensity • N • A natural inclination or tendency • Synonym: predisposition • Steve’s propensity for drawing caused him to enroll in summer classes at a local art institute.

Rudimentary • Adj • Basic; crude • Synonym: elementary • The seamstress claimed she was an expert at alterations; however, when I picked up my ruined wedding dress, I realized that her skills were rudimentary.

Subjugate • V • To subdue or dominate; to enslave • Synonym: to conquer • White settlers subjugated the American Indians in their quest to take over all of North America.