Date post: | 17-Dec-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | valentine-osborne |
View: | 213 times |
Download: | 0 times |
ENGLISH 11 VOCABULARY SEMESTER TWO
BLATANT
Offensively obvious
ADDLED
Confused
PRECARIOUS
Unstable Dangerous
IDIOM
Phrase not meant literally
RATIONALIZE
Seek reasons to justify
TREPIDATION
fear
ARTISAN
A worker skilled in a craft
CLANDESTINE
secret
SINECURE
Easy, good paying job
IMPIOUS
Lacking reverence or respect
VORACIOUS
Very hungry
SALUTARY
Beneficial - especially to one’s health
COLOSSAL
Huge Immense
UMBRAGE
To take as an insult or offense
COWER
cringe in fear
TRUCULENT
Inclined to fight or cause conflict
ASTUTE
Shrewd, clever, or keen Discerning
GRUELING
Severely demanding
AUDACIOUS
fearlessly daring
NOMAD
A wanderer
NOXIOUS
Physically or mentally harmful
DILAPIDATED
Falling apart
DURESS
Hardship or confinement
INFRACTION
A violation of a rule or law
CALLOW
Immature or inexperienced
IMMINENT
About to happen or occur
OVERT
openly public
RUDIMENTARY
Basic or undeveloped Fundamental skills
ALIAS
assumed name
FORTE
Personal strong point
INADVERTENT
Accidental Not intentional
FORTITUDE
bravery
CHRONIC
Occurring frequently
ELICIT
bring out
MYRIAD
An extremely large number
DOMICILE
A house or residence
PALATABLE
Tasty
ENIGMA
mystery or puzzle
METICULOUS
Particular with details
APPRISE
inform
PREVARICATE
To lie – not tell the truth
ALTERCATION
A heated quarrel or argument
MNEMONIC
Relating to memory
PERENNIAL
Everlasting Occurring yearly