English 2X 2Nd Semester Vocabulary

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baneful (adj.)

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Causing harm or ruin,
destructive

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baleful (adj.)

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Ominous, sinister
indicating that
something
evil will happen

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cabal (noun)

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A number of persons
secretly united for carrying
out some private purpose
by means of intrigue

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captious (adj.)

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Inclined to find tivial
fault with someone or
something

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chicanery (noun)

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Deception, trickery,
subterfuge

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elegy (noun)

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A poem or song
composed in order to
mourn someone who
has died; usually
melancholy.

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eulogy (noun)

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A tribute or praise usually
given in public and often
concerning someone who
has recently died.

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fatuous (adj.)

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Idiotic, stupid

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facetious (adj.)

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Humorous, funny, joking

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fractious

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Inclined to make
trouble, unruly.

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garrulous (adj.)

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Someone who is very
talkative, who is tiresome
because they talk too much.

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gregarious (adj.)

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Sociable, one who seeks
out and enjoys the
company of others.

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factious (adj.)

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Tubulent, characterized
by internal disagreement.

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impermeable (adj.)

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Impossible to penetrate,
doesn't permit passage

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implicit (adj.)

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Something that is
not said outright but
that is implied.

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immutable (adj.)

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Something that
doesn't change.

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impudent (adj.)

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Offensively bold,
impertinent.

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ieffable (adj.)

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Indescribable, incapable
of being expressed.

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insurperable (adj.)

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Invincible

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inscrutable (adj.)

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Diffiuclt to understand.

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altruism (noun)

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Unselfish concern for
another's welfare.

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inanae (adj.)

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Silly

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tremulous (adj.)

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Characterized by quivering,
or acting in an unsteady,
fearful manner.

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errant (adj.)

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Roving or wandering,
as in search of adventure
or an opportunity to do
gallant deeds.

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punctilious (adj.)

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Strictly observing rules,
laws or customs,
meticulous.

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quixotic (adj.)

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Idealistic without
regard to realty.

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rapacious (adj.)

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Greedy, ravenous

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restive (adj.)

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Someone who is uneasy
when delayed, or
criticized, or restricted.

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secular (adj.)

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Worldly, not
religious or spiritual.

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sedulous (adj.)

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Determined, persevering,
one who keeps on trying.

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tractable (adj.)

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Easily managed,
controlled;
someone who is easy
to govern

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travesty (adj.)

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An exaggerated imitation,
a grotesque imitation.

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trenchant (adj.)

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Forceful, vigorous effective.

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ubiquitous (adj.)

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Being or seeimg to be
everywhere at the
same time, omnipresent.

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eschew (verb)

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To keep clear of,
to avoid, to shun.

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verdant (adj.)

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Green with vegetation.

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temerity (noun)

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Recklessness, foolish
disregard of danger.

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tenuous (adj.)

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Having little substance,
flimsy.

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timorous (adj.)

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Full of apprehension,
fear.

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trepidation (noun)

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Nervous uncertainty,
a nervous feeling.

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exol (verb)

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To praise highly.

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vilify (verb)

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To make vicious,
defamatory statements
about someone.

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effete (adj.)

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Exhausted, weakened,
without any energy or force.

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insouciant (adj.)

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Carefree, lack of concern.

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feckless (adj.)

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Feeble, ineffective,
lacking purpose.

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feign (verb)

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To pretend that you
are doing something.

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fetid (adj.)

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Having an offensive odor.

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vivacious (adj.)

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Full of life and energy,
lively.

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benign (adj.)

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Kind, gentle, mild.

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innocuous (adj.)

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Harmless

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iconoclast (noun)

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One who attacks and
seeks to overthrown
tradition or popular ideas.

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mendacity (noun)

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Dishonesty

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maudlin (adj.)

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Overly sentimental, sad in
an exaggerated fashion,
going overboard with
sentiment.

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Pont Du Gard
100 BCE France

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON
IN THE PARK
Seurate, 1885 CE

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Carolingian manuscript
called
UTRACHT PSALTER
830 CE

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MR. & MRS. ANDREWS
Gaynesborough
1759 C.E.

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LIGHT SCULTPURE
Dan Flavin
1968 C.E.

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SAINT MICHAEL'S CHURCH
West Germany, 1015 C.E.

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THE PRODIGAL SON
Rembrandt, 1665 C.E.

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