Freshman English Vocab

Front 1

Partisan n.

Back 1

One who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group derivatives

Hint 1

Front 2

Pernicious adj.

Back 2

Very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental

Hint 2

Front 3

Covert n.

Back 3

Secret, concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy derivatives

Hint 3

Front 4

Portentous adj.

Back 4

Momentous, having great significance derivatives

Hint 4

Front 5

Gall n.

Back 5

Bile, an irritant, impudence, something bitter derivatives

Hint 5

Front 6

According adj.

Back 6

Harmonious, agreeable

Front 7

Wanton adj.

Back 7

Immoral, lewd, licentious; wanton n. someone who is immoral or lewd

Hint 7

Front 8

Virtuous adj.

Back 8

Having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble

Hint 8

Front 9

Disparage v.

Back 9

To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner, to belittle;

Front 10

Profane adj./v

Back 10

Showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate, desecrateor defame

Hint 10

Front 11

submissive

Back 11

yeilding or surrendering oneself to the will of another

Hint 11

accommodating, deferential, dutiful

Front 12

feign

Back 12

to give false appearance: to throw a fake punch

Hint 12

fake, act, forge

Front 13

dexterous

Back 13

skillful and active with the hands; skill or cleverness in using hands or body

Hint 13

clever, skillful, active

Front 14

dissemble

Back 14

to disguise, pretend, to disguise the truth

Hint 14

fake, cover up, disguise

Front 15

beguile

Back 15

to persuade with charm

Hint 15

mislead, betray, lure

Front 16

calamity

Back 16

a serious event causing distress or misfortune

Hint 16

misfortune, mishap, downfall

Front 17

perjury

Back 17

false testimony under oath; bearing false witness

Hint 17

untruth, dishonesty, false oath

Front 18

ascend

Back 18

to move upward

Hint 18

fly, arise, lift off

Front 19

vexation

Back 19

discomfort or distress; annoyance

Hint 19

hassle, irritation, weariness

Front 20

inundate

Back 20

to cover with; to overflow

Hint 20

flood, pour down on, overflow

Front 21

assuaged

Back 21

to sooth, calm or modify.

Hint 21

when Jem´s arm healed and his fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury.

Front 22

chattels

Back 22

any artical of tongible property other than land, buildings, ect, : a movable artical of personal property.

Hint 22

simon having forgotten his teachers dictum on the possession of human chattels, bought 3 slaves and with their help established a homestead on the banks of the Alabama river.

Front 23

dictum

Back 23

an authoritalive proclamation; judicial assertion; a saying mximum

Hint 23

simon having forgotten his teachers dictum on the possession of human chattels, bought 3 slaves and with their help established a homestead on the banks of the Alabama river.

Front 24

taciturn

Back 24

reserved in speech; reluctant to join in coversation

Hint 24

Aunt Alexandra married a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock.

Front 25

illicity

Back 25

not allowed or approved by common custom, rule or standered

Hint 25

i never deliberatly learned how to read, but somehow i had been relaxing illicity with the daily papers.

Front 26

indigenous

Back 26

orginating in a characteristic of a particular region or country; native

Hint 26

¨this says I am Miss.Caroline Fisher. I am from north Alabama, from Winston county.¨

Front 27

expounding

Back 27

to explain; interpret

Hint 27

Atticus was expounding farm problems when Walter interrupted to ask if there was any molasses in the house.

Front 28

erratic

Back 28

having no certain or definate course; wondering; not fixed

Hint 28

Calpurnia was furious, and when she was furious, her grammer became eatic.

Front 29

contemptous

Back 29

showing or expressing disdain; disrespectul

Hint 29

The boy did not answer. instead he gave a contemptous snort.

Front 30

auspiclous

Back 30

favored by fortune; prospernous

Hint 30

The remainder of my school days were no more auspiclous then the first.

Front 31

abominable

Back 31

repugnantly hateful; detestable; loanthsome.

Hint 31

Her laugh echoed down the rocky canyons of Zzz as the essence of abomination breathed his bloody last below her.

Front 32

benign

Back 32

having a kindly disposition; gracious

Hint 32

When the doctor said my tumor was benign, I was so happy.

Front 33

magisterial

Back 33

of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative; of importance.

Hint 33

The province is divided into sixteen magisterial districts.

Front 34

benevolence

Back 34

desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness

Hint 34

Gentleness, equanimity and benevolence were native to him.

Front 35

ensuing

Back 35

to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession

Front 36

prowess

Back 36

exceptional valor, bravery, or alility

Front 37

meditive

Back 37

of, involving, or absorbed in meditaton or considered thriugh

Front 38

unfathomable

Back 38

difficult or impossible to understand: incomprehensive

Front 39

accost

Back 39

to approach and speak to (someone) often in anger, aggressive, or unwanted way

Front 40

innate

Back 40

inborn, natural

Front 41

exodus

Back 41

a mass departure of people, especially emigrants

Hint 41

One would think that the repeated occurrence of tornadoes in an area would prompt an exodus of the residents to a location with a more stable climate.

Front 42

exounge

Back 42

to erase or remove completely

Hint 42

Because the court has decided to expunge my criminal record, there will be no evidence of my past misdeeds

Front 43

impudent

Back 43

not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

Hint 43

Matt is an impudent scoundrel who doesn’t seem to respect rules or people.

Front 44

iota

Back 44

an extremely small amount

Hint 44

As a starving writer, all I need is for one publisher to have an iota of faith in my novel.

Front 45

cynical

Back 45

belief that people are motivated by self-intrest; distrustful of human sincerly or integrity.

Hint 45

I'm cynical enough to believe this is deliberate.

Front 46

fatalistic

Back 46

belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable

Hint 46

The fatalist was not upset when she was fired because she believed all situations are predetermined by God.

Front 47

ruefully

Back 47

in a way that expresses sorrow or regret

Hint 47

The little boys ruefully apologized for breaking the window.

Front 48

sordid

Back 48

morally ignoble (despicable) or vile

Hint 48

If people learn of the politician’s sordid past, they will not vote for him.

Front 49

squalid

Back 49

dirty or deteriorated, especially from poverty or lack of care

Hint 49

The homeless man had no choice but to sleep in squalid conditions.

Front 50

apprehensive

Back 50

anticioation of misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble

Hint 50

I am a bit apprehensive crossing the busy street

Front 51

obscure

Back 51

not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.

Hint 51

Everything seemed dark, obscure and terrible.

Front 52

furtive

Back 52

taken, used etc..., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret

Hint 52

The records showed furtive criminal activity.

Front 53

demise

Back 53

the end of existence or activity; termination

Hint 53

The demise of war, now that is inevitable.

Front 54

veneer

Back 54

a thin layer of wood or other material that is attached to the surface of something in order to make it look authentic.

Hint 54

Has veneer mills here, and there are large box factories.

Front 55

eccentric

Back 55

unconventional and slightly strange.

Hint 55

It does sound a little eccentric, doesn't it?

Front 56

cease

Back 56

stop; discontinue

Hint 56

A father could go only so far with things like that until the son would cease to listen.

Front 57

fret

Back 57

to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent.

Hint 57

I wonder if you fret all day about things being done right.

Front 58

reprimand

Back 58

a severe reproof (criticism) or rebuke

Hint 58

Did the policeman reprimand the old man?

Front 59

notoriety

Back 59

the condition of being famous or well-known especially for something bad

Hint 59

The restaurant’s notoriety for its low health department score has led to a huge decline in sales

Front 60

purloin

Back 60

to take something that belongs to someone else

Hint 60

Because Eddie tried to purloin the woman’s purse, he spent the night in jail.