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Honors Language
Vocabulary
Unit 8/9
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animosity
(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
commend
(v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
deride
(v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
multifarious
(adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse
quandary
(n.) state of perplexity or doubt
recalcitrant
(adj.) stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority
apathy
(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
consecrate
(v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
ingenuous
(adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere
parsimonious
(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
stultify
(v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
ardent
(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned
capricious
(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies
deviate
(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional
gnarled
(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy
indemnity
(n.) a payment for damage or loss
palatable
(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
sophomoric
(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited
allocate
(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
assiduous
(adj.) persistent, attentitive, delligent
copious
(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
emaciated
(adj., part.) unaturally thin
inkling
(n.) a hint; a vague notion
rancor
(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will
chastise
(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely