VOCABULARY LIST - Revised English II List -- Revised Make things better
alleviate to ease a pain or a burden
auspicious attended by favorable circumstances benign kind and gentle
mitigate to make less severe or painful substantiated supported with proof or evidence; verified
exculpate to free from guilt or blame
That’s so pretty.
aesthetic having to do with the appreciation of beauty
embellish to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
opulent exhibiting a display of great wealth pristine not spoiled; pure
ostentatious describing a showy or pretentious display
resplendent shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
Don’t give me that attitude!
disdain to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
pejorative describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
reprehensible shameful; very bad
trite unoriginal; overused; stale
vilify to make vicious statements about
This is hard! I don’t get it!
abstruse hard to understand cryptic puzzling
futile having no useful purpose heinous hatefully evil; abominable impede to slow the progress of
impenetrable incapable of being understood
Revolution’s in the air
clandestine secretive, especially in regards to concealing an illicit purpose
enmity mutual hatred or ill-will
mercurial quick and changeable in mood rancorous hateful; marked by deep seated ill-will
Going against the grain
deleterious having a harmful effect; injurious disingenuous not straightforward; crafty
disparate fundamentally distinct or different recalcitrant defiant of authority; stubborn; not easily managed
spurious not genuine; false
capricious impulsive and unpredictable
Keep Round Rock Weird
aberration a deviation from the way things normally happen or are done
dubious doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
quandary a state of uncertainty or perplexity stymied thwarted; stumped; blocked
idiosyncratic something peculiar to an individual
ambivalent simultaneously feeling opposing feelings, such as love and hate
There’s no place like home!
indigenous originating and living in a particular area
mundane of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; earthly
hackneyed made commonplace or trite; stale; banal
replete abundantly supplied; filled
banal lacking freshness or originality
So status quo
immutable not able to be changed prosaic unimaginative; dull
prudent exercising good judgment or common sense
stoic indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
impassive without emotion; apathetic; unmoved vapid lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; flat
Isn’t that special
dilettante a dabbler in or one who superficially understands an art or a field of knowledge
pedantic overly concerned with learning or teaching
urbane notably polite and elegant in manner; suave
whimsical subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
erudite characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
Put your affairs in order
equanimity the quality of being calm and even-tempered;composure
feasible capable of being accomplished; possible
veracity habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness
solvent able to pay one’s debts
plausible seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
complacent pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits or advantages, often
without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
Things that suck...ever so slightly
blasphemy speech which offends religious sentiments
malfeasance misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
ephemeral lasting for a markedly brief time pernicious causing insidious harm or ruin; injurious; hurtful
tacit implied but not actually expressed
English I List Don’t take that tone with me!
compelling forceful; urgently demanding attention
dogmatic characterized by a stubborn adherence to insufficiently proved beliefs
effusive describing unrestrained emotional expression; gushy
emphatic expressed with emphasis
nostalgic a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time or place
poignant profoundly moving; touching
Things about Kings
abdicate to formally give up power dictatorial domineering; oppressively overbearing
imperious arrogantly domineering or overbearing
omnipotent all-powerful
patronizing treating in a condescending manner
Friend Request
affable easy-going; friendly
amiable good-natured and likable camaraderie good will between friends
gregarious enjoying the company of others; sociable
sanguine cheerfully confident; optimistic innocuous having no bad effect; harmless
Nasty
cantankerous grumpy; disagreeable fractious quarrelsome; unruly
insolent insulting in manner or speech notorious known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
repugnant causing disgust or hatred unpalatable not pleasing to the taste
Don’t have much
stupor a state of reduced or suspended sensibility
sedentary not migratory; settled
torpor laziness; inactivity; dullness paucity fewness; an extreme lack of dearth an inadequate supply; scarcity
Overboard
ebullience intense enthusiasm frenetic wildly excited or active
insipid uninteresting; unchallenging ponderous extremely dull
squalor a filthy condition or quality superfluous extra; unnecessary
Under the weather
impinge to encroach in a way that violates the rights of another
laconic using few words
lament to express grief for; mourn reticent reluctant to speak
wane to decrease gradually in intensity; decline
hypochondriac a person who worries excessively about his health
conscientious careful and principled
fastidious possessing careful attention to detail
intrepid courageous; fearless
meticulous extremely careful and precise
tenacity persistent adherence to a belief or a point of view
punctilious strictly attentive to minute details; picky
Get to the point
candor sincerity; openness
frank open and sincere in expression; straightforward
pragmatic practical
terse brief and to the point; concise curtailed cut short; abbreviated
concise expressing or covering much in few words
I’ll be the judge of that biased prejudiced
indisputable not open to question
jurisdiction power; authority; control vindicated freed from blame
exonerate to free from guilt or blame
On the road
itinerant traveling from place to place
nomadic characteristic of a wanderer or one who has no permanent home
transitory short-lived or temporary
unfettered set free from restrictions or bonds vagrant a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment
transient not lasting, enduring, or permanent
Who knows what’ll happen?
harbinger one that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
ominous menacing; threatening
portend to serve as an omen or a warning of prophetic foretelling or predicting future events impromptu not planned in advance; spur of the moment