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Details Title: Vocabulary Description: Hnrs. Eng. 10 Vocab. midterm Total Flash Cards: 104 Created: 01/06/2005 12:11:07	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term folly Definition lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking Term detriment Definition injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage Term indolent Definition disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic Term noncarcinogenic Definition not producing, or tending to produce, cancer Term reticent Definition inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative; reserved Term retort Definition answer; reply sharply or angrily Term subvert Definition overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine Term exhort Definition arouse by words; advise stronly; urge Term expertise Definition specialized skill or technical knowledge; know-how; expertness Term inane Definition lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid Term indemnify Definition compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay Term stipend Definition fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner Term abhorrent Definition (followed by to) in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome; repugnant; odious; abominable Term admonish Definition reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault; caution Term ambrosial Definition extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious; like ambrosia (the food of the gods); heavenly Term ephemeral Definition lasting one day only; fleeting; transitory; short-lived; transient Term gullible Definition easily deceived or cheated; credulous Term replenish Definition bring back to condition of being full; refill Term unwittingly Definition unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently; unknowingly Term consign Definition give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over; hand over; commit Term effrontery Definition shameless boldness; insolence; gall; temerity; nerve; chutzpah Term excruciating Definition causing great pain or anguish; agonizing; unbearably painful Term forbearance Definition act of forbearing (refraining); abstaining; leniency; patience Term prodigious Definition extraordinary in amount or size; enormous; gigantic; huge; colossal Term scrutinize Definition examine very closely; inspect; vet Term supersede Definition force out of use; displace; supplant; replace Term zany Definition having the characteristics of a clown; mildly insane; crazy; clownish; loony clown; buffoon Term complacent Definition too please with oneself- often without awareness of possible dangers or defects; self-satisfied; smug Term convivial Definition fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable Term contrite Definition showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing; deeply penitent; repentant; remorseful Term disgruntled Definition in bad humor; displeased; discontented Term nostalgia Definition homesick Term pensive Definition thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy Term poignant Definition painfully touching; piercing Term attenuate Definition make thin; weaken Term emaciated Definition made unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness Term adulation Definition excessive praise; flattery Term cajole Definition persuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax Term ingratiate Definition work (oneself) into favor Term obsequious Definition showing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning Term truckle Definition submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; make a doormat of oneself Term lionize Definition treat as highly important Term parrot Definition repeat mechanically, like a parrot (tropical bird that imitates human speech) Term antidote Definition remedy for a poison or evil Term benign Definition not dangerous gentle, kindly Term malignant Definition threatening to cause death very evil Term convalesce Definition recover health after illness; recuperate Term immunity Definition resistance (to a disease) freedom (as from an obligation); exemption Term morbid Definition gruesome having to do with disease Term toxic Definition poisonous Term therapeutic Definition curative Term virulent Definition extremely poisoness; deadly; venomous very bitter Term derogatory Definition expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging Term eulogize Definition praise; extol; laud; glorify Term plaudit Definition (used mainly in the plural) applause; enthusiastic praise; acclaim Term imputation Definition charge, esp. an unjust or false charge; insinuation; accusation Term libel Definition false and defamatory printed (or written) statement Term malign Definition speak evil of; vilify; traduce Term slander Definition false and defamatory spoken statement; calumny Term stigma Definition mark of disgrace Term facetious Definition in the habit of joking said in jest without serious intent Term levity Definition lack of proper seriousness; trifiling gaiety; frivolity Term ludicrous Definition exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd Term alacrity Definition cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness Term aversion Definition strong dislike; repugnance; antipathy Term volition Definition will Term consummate Definition perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree Term ethereal Definition of the heavens; celestial; airy; delicate; intangible Term sublimate Definition redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally high channels purify; refine Term chasm Definition deep breach; wide gap or rift Term dregs Definition most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid Term menial Definition low; mean; subservient; servile Term genealogy Definition a person's or family's descent; lineage; pedigree Term gentility Definition good manners gentry; upper class Term progenitor Definition forefather Term progeny Definition offspring; children; descendants Term sibling Definition one of two ore more children of a family Term olfactory Definition pertaining to the sense of smell Term rancid Definition upleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale Term callow Definition young and inexperienced; unfledged Term nonagenarian Definition person 90-99 years old (note also octogenarian, person 80-89 years old, and septuagenarian, person 70-79 years old) Term longevity Definition long life length of life Term defunct Definition dead; deceased; extinct Term inveterate Definition firmly established by age; deep-rooted habitual Term nonage Definition legal minority; period before maturity Term puerile Definition foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish Term pristine Definition in original, long-ago state; uncorrupted Term venerable Definition worthy of respect becuase of advanced age, achievement, virtue, or historical importance Term posthumous Definition published after the author's death occuring after death Term abstemious Definition sparing in eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent Term inebriated Definition drunk; intoxicated Term doldrums Definition calm, windless part of the ocean near the equator listlessness Term jettison Definition throw (goods) overboard to lighten a ship or plane, discard Term purge Definition cleanse; purify; rid of undesired element or person Term sordid Definition filthy; vile Term contiguous Definition touching; adjoining Term halcyon Definition calm; peaceful (from halcyon, a bird thought to calm the waves) Term abject Definition deserving contempt; sunk to a low condition; wretched Term pungent Definition sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting; stimulating Term propinquity Definition kinship nearness of place; proximity Term salubrious Definition healthful Term abyss Definition bottomless depth; immeasurably great space Term earthy Definition down-to-earth; realistic; coarse; low Term exalt Definition lift up with joy, pride, etc.; elate raise in rank, dignity, etc.; extol; glorify