English III

Vocabulary I English IIINounKeen insight What does that mean? sharp/very good perceptionAnother definition: sharpness of mindAcumen

AdjectiveUnyielding, absolutely firm What does that mean? Stubborn, inflexible Another definition: set in opinion

ADAmant

NounDeviation from the usual, out of the ordinary What does that mean? Change from the usual Another definition: Irregularity Anomaly

Noun Dislike of, hatred forAnother definition: strongly negative feelingAntipathy

NounLack of feeling, absence of emotionApathy

AdjectiveConstant, persistent

Assiduous

AdjectiveSelf-governingindependent of outside controlautonomous

AdjectiveTrite, commonplace, uninspiredWhat does that mean? Overused, ordinary

Banal

NounFrankness, outspokennessWhat does that mean? Honesty, openness

Candor

Noun A whim, an unmotivated decision What does that mean? An impulse Caprice

NounSeverely criticize

Castigate

NounTrickery, subterfuge What does that mean? Use of tricks, something designed to deceiveAnother definition: cheating or deception

chicanery

AdjectiveIncorrigibly evil What does that mean? Impossible to change Another definition: corruptDepraved

AdjectiveRambling, digressiveWhat does that mean? Not to the pointDiscursive

NounDiscord, unharmonious effectsWhat does that mean? Lack of agreement Another definition: unpleasant noise, inconsistency, unstable combination of music notes Dissonance

AdjectiveSour, sullen, gloomyDour

AdjectiveFull of enthusiasm, bubbling with energy

Ebullient

AdjectiveOverpowered by delight

ecstatic

VerbDeprive of nervous energy, weakenEnervate

VerbCause, produce

Engender

AdjectiveShort-lived, fleetingWhat does that mean? Brief, momentary

Ephemeral

AdjectiveHidden, secret

Esoteric

VerbAtone for, make amends forWhat does that mean?Make up for a misdeed/wrongAnother definition:Compensate for wrongdoingsexpiate

NounComplete, utter failurefiasco

AdjectiveFlabby, weak

Flaccid

AdjectiveBrief, terseWhat does that mean? abrupt, concise

Laconic

AdjectiveUnrevealed, unusedLatent

AdjectiveSluggish, drowsily lazy Lethargic

AdjectiveRidiculously sorrowful, mournfulLugubrious

AdjectiveDying, ending Moribund