vocabulary list 2 english 3 honors january 23, 2013
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Vocabulary List 2
English 3 Honors
January 23, 2013
Acquiesce
Verb
Ak-wee-es
To agree without protest; to comply silently
Affinity
Noun
uh-fin-i-tee
A natural, immediate liking for someone or something
Bevy
Noun
Bev-ee
A large group
as in a bevy of fish OR a bevy of options
Candor
Noun
Honesty, frankness
Derelict
Adjective
der-uh-likt
Abandoned, run-down
Erudite
Adjective
er-oo-dahyt
Characterized by great knowledge; learned and scholarly
Facetious
Adjective
fuh-see-shuh s
Not meant to be taken seriously or literally
Hapless
Adjective
Hap-lis
Unlucky; unfortunate
Hirsute
Adjective
hur-soot
Covered in hair; hairy and shaggy
Incessant
Adjective
in-ses-uh nt]
Unending; continuing without interruption
Laudatory
Adjective
Law-da-tuh-ree
Full of praise; giving praise
Lithe
Adjective
lihyth
Bending readily; flexible and pliant
Lurid
Adjective
loo r-id
Shocking; glaringly sensational
Maelstrom
Noun
meyl-struhm
Chaos; a restless, tumultuous, or disordered state of affairs
Paramour
Noun
par-uh-moo r
A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship
Prevaricate
Verb
Pri-var-i-keyt
To lie; to deliberately create the wrong impression
Requiem
Noun
Rek-wee-uhm
Any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the dead
Sacrosanct
Adjective
Sak-roh-sangkt
Extremely sacred or holy
Supine
Adjective
soo-pahyn
Inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence of indifference
Voracious
Adjective
Vor-a-shuhs
Craving or requiring large quantities of something
As in “a voracious appetite” or “a voracious reader”
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