English9VocabFinal2ndqtr Flashcards
candid (adj)
sincere
envoy (noun)
messenger
feign (verb)
pretend
grievous (adj)
Very serious
bleak (adj)
dreary, not positive
ennui (noun)
boredom, dissatifaction
fetter (noun or verb)
chains (around feet); wrapped around (-ed)
immutable (adj)
not changing; constant
insurgents (noun)
rebels against authority
sinecures (noun)
easy jobs; not challenging
sardonic (adj)
sarcastic
prim (adj)
very neat
lucid (adj)
clear understanding
superfluous (adj)
more than what is necessary
apex (noun)
highest point
defray (verb)
give money to help lower cost
atone (verb)
to make up for (something bad that happened)
slapdash (adj)
careless; too fast
malign (verb)
speak evil about
trenchant (adj)
sharp tone of voice (don’t confuse with maligh which is a verb)
advent (noun)
start of something
acrid (adj)
unpleasant taste or smell
apathy (noun)
lack of interest; don’t care
obstreperous (adj)
noisy; disorderly
pensive (adj)
thoughtful or sad look on face
perilous (adj)
dangerous
sprightly (adj)
lively; full of life (sometimes refers to old people)
Liability (noun)
something that works against you
pugnacious (adj)
fond of fighting (dogs can be pugnacious)
asylum (noun)
a place of safety
dross (adj)
waste, trash
dwindled (verb)
got smaller, or diminished
heinous (adj)
mean or hateful act toward someone
megalomania (noun)
talent in excess of reality
surreptitious (adj)
secret, try to escape being seen
transgress (verb)
go beyond the limit; violate a law
transmute (verb)
change from one form to another (metals into gold)
concoct (verb)
cook something up; make a story up
cadaverous (adj)
pale, like a dead body
austere (adj)
plain way of dressing; stern, mean manner of relating to others
