Brookfield Academy Sophomore English Mr. Flack Semester 1 Vocabulary

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admonition

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n.; mild censure, warning or advice

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aversion

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n.; intense dislike

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disconcerted

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adj; perturbed; ruffled; upset

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disdain

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v.; to regard or treat with haughty contempt

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eclat

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n.; great brilliance, as of performance or achievement

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ephemeral

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adj; lasting for a brief time; short-lived; transitory

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expiate

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v; to make atonement for; to repent

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importune

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v.; to beset with repeated and insistent requests; to annoy

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nonchalance

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n.; casual lack of concern

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pious

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adj.; devout (in terms of religion); commendable, worthy

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piquant

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adj.; appealingly provocative

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succumb

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v.; to yield or submit to an overwhelming force or desire

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affront

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v; to offend by a show of disrespect

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amelioration

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n.; the act of trying to improve something; improvement

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brook

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v.; to bear, suffer, tolerate

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chagrin

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v.; to vex/ annoy by disappointment or humiliation

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confound

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v.; to perplex, amaze, or confuse

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contrite

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adj.; overcome by a sense of guilt and desirous of atonement

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indomitable

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adj.; unable to be subdued or overcome (as in people, pride, or courage)

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mendicant

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adj.; begging, living on alms; characteristic of a beggar

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petulance

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n.; a state of being moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

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prate

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v.; to talk excessively and pointlessly; to babble

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reverence

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n.; a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe

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reverie

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n.; a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing

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squalid

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adj.; foul and repulsive, as from a lack of cleanliness

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sycophantic

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adj.; flattering in a self-seeking or servile way

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venerable

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adj.; commanding respect or interest because of great age

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alacrity

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n.; cheerful readiness

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altruism

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n.; generosity towards mankind

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auspicious

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adj.; favourable in the future

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benevolent

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adj.; desiring to do good for others

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ebullient

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adj.; cheerful, enthusiastic

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effervescent

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adj.; bubbly, enthusiastic

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euphoric

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adj.; deliriously happy

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fortuitous

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adj.; lucky; fortunate; happening by fortunate chance

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laudable

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adj.; deserving praise

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poignant

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adj.; emotional, touching

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pulchritude

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n.; physical beauty; comeliness

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sanguine

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adj.; 1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident; 2. bloody

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adroit

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adj.; cleverly skillful or resourceful

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amenable

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adj.; agreeable

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apotheosis

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n the glorification of a person or principle as an ideal

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benign

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adj kind, harmless

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blithe

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adj carefree

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decorum

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n proper behaviour

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fecund

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adj fruitful, very productive or creative intellectually

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idyllic

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adj charmingly simple or poetic; peaceful

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paean

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n song of praise, joy or triumph

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propitious

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adj presenting favorable conditions

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salubrious

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adj favorable to or promoting health

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serendipity

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n an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident

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affable

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adj pleasantly easy to talk to

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amiable

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adj friendly

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camaraderie

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n good-fellowship

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convivial

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adj fond of feasting drinking and companionship

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cordial

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adj courteous, gracious

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genial

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adj sympathetically cheerful

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gregarious

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adj sociable

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adversary

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n an enemy who fights continuously and relentlessly

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alienation

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n isolation from a group

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antagonist

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n an opponent who opposes another in hostile spirit

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inimical

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adj unfriendly

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ostracize

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v to exclude by general consent

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pariah

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n an outcast

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schadenfreude

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n pleasure felt at the expense of others

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aesthete

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n a lover of beauty or art

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anachronism

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n a person or object that is chronologically out of place

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audacity

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n boldness

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beguile

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v to charm

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clandestine

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adj secretive

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dilettante

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n a dabbler

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epicure

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n a person who cultivates a refined taste in food art music etc

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furtive

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adj stealthy

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hedonist

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n lover of pleasure

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intrepid

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adj fearless

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maverick

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n one who goes against the rules

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ostentatious

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adj showy

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surreptitious

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adj obtained or done by stealth

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temerity

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n reckless boldness

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wily

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adj cunning

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adulterated

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adj corrupted

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cantakerous

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adj grouchy

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caustic

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adj severely critical or sarcastic

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garish

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adj flashy

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incisive

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adj cutting, penetrating

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insolent

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adj rude

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malevolent

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adj evil

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malfeasance

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n misconduct

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nefarious

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adj evil

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notorious

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adj famous for wrongdoing

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officious

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adj excessively forward in offering ones service or advice to others

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patronizing

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adj condescending

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pedantic

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adj one who shows off his learning ostentatiously

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pernicious

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adj exceedingly harmful

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acrimonious

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adj bitter

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antipathy

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n hatred

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contentious

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adj argumentative

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deleterious

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adj harmful

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egregious

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adj outstandingly bad

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enmity

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n hatred

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feral

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adj wild

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fetid

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adj stinky

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fractious

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adj causing divisions, argumentative

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lurid

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adj causing shock or horror

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noisome

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adj offensive to the point of disgust, noxious

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pugnacious

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adj prone to fighting

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rancor

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n bitter, long lasting resentment

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repugnant

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adj disgusting

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unpalatable

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adj unpleasant to taste

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burgeoning

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adj growing in leaps and bounds

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copious

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adj abundant

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eclectic

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adj having a wide variety

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foment

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v to increase the growth of

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opulent

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adj showing great wealth

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ornate

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adj.; lavishly decorated

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prodigious

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adj plentiful

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superfluous

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adj beyond what is necessary

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ubiquitous

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adj existing everywhere

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voracious

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adj greedy

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dearth

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n scarcity

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ethereal

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adj not of this world

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paucity

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n scarcity

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tenuous

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adj flimsy