Details Title: 10th Grade English Vocabulary Description: WH lists 2-4 Total Flash Cards: 45 Created: 01/10/2006 10:32:10		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional English Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term indigenae Definition n - someone who is native (indigenous) Term interloper Definition n - one who interferes in the affairs of others Term pharisee Definition n - a hypocritically self righteous person Term peevish Definition adj - discontented or ill-tempered Term vociferated Definition v - to cry out loudly, especially in protest Term expostulating Definition v - to reason w/ someone in an attempt to dissuade or correct Term dour Definition adj - characterized by being harsh or ill-humored Term equanimity Definition n - being even tempered; composed Term execrated Definition v - to abhor; to denounce Term dissipation Definition n - the act of intemporate pursuit of pleasure (sex, drugs, and rock and roll) Term hector Definition v - to intimidate Term petulantly Definition adv - contemptous in speech or behavior Term assiduously Definition adv - constantly diligent Term vagaries Definition n - a sudden, unexpected act Term flaying Definition n - a skinning, whipping, or beating (can be figurative, in which case it would be a scolding or something like that) Term perdition Definition n - the loss of a soul (damnation); utter destruction Term winsome Definition adj - charming, often in a child-like way Term senteniously Definition adv - concisely phrased and truthful Term convalescent Definition n - the period after illness where health and strength return Term munificent Definition adj - generous Term sallow Definition adj - a sickly yellow complexion Term droll Definition adj - amusingly odd; whimsically comical Term covet Definition v - to wish for longingly Term transient Definition adj - passing with time Term propitiate Definition v - to appease Term approbation Definition n - an experessoin of approval Term compunction Definition n - an uneasiness caused by guilt Term paroxysm Definition n - a sudden outburst Term obviate Definition v - to anticipate something and dispose of it; to take care of an issue before it becomes an issue Term proxy Definition n - a person who acts for another Term perspicacity Definition n - acuteness in perception, discernment, or understanding Term orisons Definition n - a prayer Term recapitulation Definition n - a summary or concise review Term pertinacious Definition adj - stubbornly and persistantly clinging to something Term incipient Definition adj - beggining to exist or appear; fledgling Term sanctimonious Definition adj - feigning piety or righteousness Term ague Definition n - a state of alternating between chills and fevers Term cipher Definition n - someone who has no influence Term salubrious Definition adj - communicating health or well being Term immolation Definition n - the act of killing or destroying by fire Term diurnal Definition adj - daytime Term interdict Definition n - a law Term supplicating Definition v - to ask humbly; to beseech Term attenuated Definition adj - reduced or weakened, usually in reference to strength or value Term vivisection Definition n - the act of cutting something living