Unit #9--Vocabulary English II Honors Q3-UNITS 9-12

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1 Unit #9--ocabulary English II Honors Q3-UITS ) acclamation 2) bucolic 3) calumniate 4) chary 5) collusion 6) dilettante 7) imperturbable 8) increment 9) mandate 10) paltry 11) paroxysm 12) pedantry 13) peregrination 14) redolent 15) refulgent 16) shibboleth 17) tyro 18) unremitting 19) vacillate 20) vituperative / / DEFIITIO A shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval Characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral To slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously Extremely cautious, hesitant, slow Secret agreement or cooperation -a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish way. -superficial ot easily excited; emotionally steady An enlargement, increase, addition -an authoritative command, formal order, authorization. -to issue such an order Trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy A sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion A pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details The act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country Fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura Shining, radiant, resplendent A word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism A beginner, novice, one with little or no background or skill ot stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless To swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will Harshly abusive, severely scolding

2 Unit #10--ocabulary English II Honors 1) askance 2) attenuate 3) benign 4) cavil 5) charlatan 6) decimate 7) foible 8) forgo 9) fraught 10) inure 11) luminous 12) obsequious 13) obtuse 14) oscillate 15) penitent 16) peremptory 17) rebuff 18) reconnoiter 19) shambles 20) sporadic Adv / DEFIITIO With suspicion, distrust, or disapproval To make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value Gentle, kind, forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant To find fault in a petty way; a trivial objection or criticism One who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter To kill or destroy a large part of A weak point, failing, minor flaw To do without, abstain from, give up Full of or loaded with; accompanied by To toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure Emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating Marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons Blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding To swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver Regretful for one s sins or mistakes Having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured -to snub; repel, or drive away. -a curt rejection, a check To engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection A slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion Occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order

3 Unit #11--ocabulary English II Honors 1) abrogate 2) ambient 3) asperity 4) burnish 5) cabal 6) delectable 7) deprecate 8) detritus 9) ebullient 10) eclectic 11) flaccid 12) impecunious 13) inexorable 14) moribund 15) necromancer 16) onerous 17) rife 18) rudiments 19) sequester 20) winnow / DEFIITIO To repeal, cancel, declare null and void Completely surrounding, encompassing Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness To make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish A small group working in secret -delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; -an appealing or appetizing food or dish To express mild disapproval; to belittle Loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling Drawn from different sources Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness Having little or no money Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding Dying, on the way out One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician Burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete The parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything To set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody To get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable

4 Unit #12--ocabulary English II Honors 1) aesthetic 2) defunct 3) discomfit 4) espouse 5) fetish 6) gregarious 7) hapless 8) impeccable 9) importune 10) interpolate 11) irreparable 12) laconic 13) languish 14) mendacious 15) nadir 16) omnipresent 17) perfunctory 18) plaintive 19) requite 20) tantamount adj DEFIITIO Pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty o longer in existence or functioning; dead To frustrate, thwart or defeat; to confuse, perplex or embarrass To take up and support; to become attached to; adopt An object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence Living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others Marked by a persistent absence of good luck Faultless, beyond criticism or blame To trouble with demands; to beg for insistently To insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction Incapable of being repaired or rectified Concise, using few words To become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect Given to lying or deception; untrue The lowest point Present in all places at all times Done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm Expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy To make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate Equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

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