Vocabulary List #8English 11 Academic

1. deride

•(verb) to ridicule; to mock

•Synonym: scorn

2. censure

•(verb) to criticize sharply

•Synonym: condemn

3. immolate

•(verb) to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

4. recondite

•(adjective) difficult to understand or comprehend ; profound

5. quagmire

•(noun) a swamp; a difficult situation

6. agape

•(adjective) open-mouthed; surprised

•Synonym: astonished

7. carcinogen

•(noun) something that causes cancer

8. olfactory

•(adjective) pertaining to smell

9. imperious

•(adjective) domineering; haughty

•Synonym: overbearing; arrogant

10. grotesque

•(adjective) absurd; distorted

•Synonym: freakish