Vocab Unit Review 2Honors English 106 March 2017

Lists 7-9Test: 10 March 2017

  1. Acclaim – N.
  2. Loud applause; approval
  1. Acquiesce – V.
  2. To accept the conclusions or arrangements of others
  1. Adulterate – V.
  2. To corrupt or ruin
  1. Amnesty – N.
  2. An official pardon for criminals
  1. Blithe – Adj.
  2. Happy and cheerful; carefree
  1. Bombastic – Adj.
  2. Sounding important, but using language that has no real meaning
  1. Callous – Adj.
  2. Unfeeling & insensitive
  1. Capitulate – V.
  2. To surrender
  1. Crony – N.
  2. A close friend or companion (used in a negative sense)
  1. Debilitate – V.
  2. To weaken
  1. Deference – N.
  2. Great respect and reverence
  1. Dour – Adj.
  2. Stern, gloomy, ill-humored
  1. Effervescent – Adj.
  2. Lively and bubbly
  1. Egregious – Adj.
  2. Extraordinarily bad
  1. Enigma – N.
  2. A person or thing that’s difficult to understand
  1. Fervor – N.
  2. Intense emotion
  1. Fitful – Adj.
  2. Spasmodic and intermittent
  1. Gallows – N.
  2. The structure on which people are hanged
  1. Garrulous – Adj.
  2. Very talkative
  1. Gratuitous– Adj.
  2. Unnecessary or uncalled-for; freely given
  1. Heretic – N.
  2. A person who upholds religious ideas different than the established beliefs of his church
  1. Immutable – Adj.
  2. Never changing
  1. Impervious – Adj.
  2. Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
  1. Impudent – Adj.
  2. Not showing due respect for another person
  1. Indignant – Adj.
  2. Showing anger at unfair treatment
  1. Insidious – Adj.
  2. Sly or treacherous; intending to deceive
  1. Lampoon – N.
  2. Strong, satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone
  1. Lassitude – N.
  2. State or feeling of being tired and listless; weariness
  1. Meander – V.
  2. To wind back and forth
  1. Meticulous – Adj.
  2. Very careful about details
  1. Officious – Adj.
  2. Meddling or giving unnecessary or unwanted advice
  1. Opportunist – N.
  2. One who takes advantage of any opportunity without regard for moral principles
  1. Parsimonious – Adj.
  2. Thrifty and stingy with money
  1. Partisan– N.
  2. One who strongly supports a party or cause
  1. Pious – Adj.
  2. Devoted to religion
  1. Querulous – Adj.
  2. Complaining or peevish
  1. Quixotic – Adj.
  2. Idealistic and very impractical
  1. Rancor – N.
  2. Deep spite, malice, or strong hate
  1. Raze – V.
  2. To tear down completely; to destroy
  1. Reminisce – V.
  2. To recollect and remember the enjoyable past
  1. Reproach – V.
  2. To show disapproval or disappointment through scolding someone
  1. Retribution – N.
  2. Punishment inflicted as vengeance
  1. Sycophant – N.
  2. A “yes”-man; someone who agrees to gain favor
  1. Tenacious – Adj.
  2. Determined and persistent
  1. Treacherous – Adj.
  2. Guilty of betrayal or deception

Vocab Unit Review 2Honors English 106 March 2017

Lists 7-9Test: 10 March 2017

Nouns

- Acclaim

- Acquiesce

- Amnesty

- Crony

- Deference

- Enigma

- Fervor

- Gallows

- Heretic

- Lampoon

- Lassitude

- Opportunist

- Partisan

- Rancor

- Retribution

- Sycophant

Adjectives

- Blithe

- Bombastic

- Callous

- Dour

- Effervescent

- Egregious

- Fitful

- Garrulous

- Gratuitous

- Immutable

- Impervious

- Impudent

- Indignant

- Insidious

- Meticulous

- Officious

- Parsimonious

- Pious

- Querulous

- Quixotic

- Tenacious

- Treacherous

Verbs

- Adulterate

- Capitulate

- Debilitate

- Meander

- Raze

- Reminisce

- Reproach