Master+Vocabulary

Weekly Quiz Grade Sentences should relate to literature or nonfiction works studied in class. At this point, //Hamlet,// "Beowulf", and "Confessions" would qualify. Quiz every Friday: 1. Spell Word 2pts 2. Indicate Part of Speech 2pts 3. Define 3pts 4. Use properly in sentence (as indicated by the part of speech) 3pts 10 pts per word 100 pts per quiz

‍‍‍Vocab Set One

 * 1) ==‍‍‍Asceticism- noun. practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline.==
 * 2) ==‍‍‍Dint- noun. force; power.==
 * 3) ==‍‍‍Envoy- noun. a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident.==
 * 4) ==‍‍‍Defray- Transitive Verb. to provide for the payment of.==
 * 5) ==‍‍‍Crass- adj. having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination.==
 * 6) ==‍‍‍Beguile- verb. to lead by deception.==
 * 7) ==‍‍‍Allocate- Transitive Verb. to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things.==
 * 8) ==‍‍‍Enjoins- Transitive Verb. to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition.==
 * 9) ==‍‍‍Oscillate- Intransitive Verb. a: to swing backward and forward like a pendulumb: to move or travel back and forth between two points.==
 * 10) ==‍‍‍Interloper- noun. an illegal or unlicensed trader.==

‍‍‍** Vocab Set Two **

 * 1) ** Incarcerate- //Transitive Verb.// to put in prison. **
 * 2) ** Vacuous- //adj.// emptied of or lacking content. **
 * 3) ** Akimbo- //adj.// having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward. **
 * 4) ** Jubilant- //adj.// showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant **
 * 5) ** Presumptuous- //adj.// overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties. **
 * 6) ** Pecuniary- //adj.// consisting of or measured in money. **
 * 7) ** Licentious- //adj.// lacking legal or moral restraints ; //especially//: disregarding sexual restraints. **
 * 8) ** Muse- //verb.// to become absorbed in thought ; //especially//: to turn something over in the mind meditatively and often inconclusively. **
 * 9) ** Subversive- //noun.// a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by persons working secretly from within. **
 * 10) ** Lassitude- //noun.// a condition of weariness or debility. **


 * Vocab Set Three **
 * 1) ** Vacillate- //intransitive verb.// to sway through lack of equilibrium. **
 * 2) ** Initiative- //noun.// an introductory act or step; leading action. **
 * 3) ** Disparity- //noun//. containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements **
 * 4) ** Avocation- //noun.// something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, esp. for pleasure; hobby. **
 * 5) ** Efficacy- //noun.// the power to produce an effect **
 * 6) ** Capricious- //adj.// subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic **
 * 7) ** Reticent- //adj.// inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech. **
 * 8) ** Hospice- //noun.// a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged especially when maintained by a religious order. **
 * 9) ** Moribund- //adj.// being in the state of dying : approaching death. **
 * 10) ** Risqué- //adj.// verging on impropriety or indecency. **

‍‍‍Vocab Set Four

 * 1) ** Verisimilitude- //noun.// the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability. **
 * 2) ** Inexorable- //adj.// not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped. **
 * 3) ** Retinue- //noun.// a group of retainers or attendants. **
 * 4) ** Insipid- //adj.// lacking taste or savor. **
 * 5) ** Fedora- //noun.// a low soft felt hat with the crown creased lengthwise. **
 * 6) ** Corroborate- //transitive verb.// to support with evidence or authority : make more certain. **
 * 7) ** Physiognomy- //noun.// the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance. **
 * 8) ** Suppliant- //noun.// a person who supplicates; petitioner. **
 * 9) ** Tedium- //noun.// the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness. **
 * 10) ** Torrid- //adj.// parched with heat especially of the sun. **

‍‍‍** Vocab Set Five **
Choleric- //adj.// easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered.
 * 1) ** Encumber- //transitive verb.// to impede or hamper the function or activity of. **
 * 2) ** Impasse- //noun.// a predicament affording no obvious escape. **
 * 3) ** Lugubrious- //adj.// mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner. **
 * 4) ** Affront - //transitive verb.// to insult especially to the face by behavior or language. **
 * 5) ** Indolent- //adj.// causing little or no pain. **
 * 6) ** Connoisseur- //noun.// one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge. **
 * 7) ** Cajole- //transitive verb.// to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance. **
 * 8) ** Blasé- //adj.// apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment. **
 * 9) ** Ribald- //adj.// vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous. **

‍‍‍Vocab Set Six
Peremptory- //adj.// putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay ; //specifically//: not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply.
 * 1) ** Droll- //adj.// having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality **
 * 2) ** Adulation- //noun.// excessive or slavish admiration or flattery. **
 * 3) ** Carnage - //noun.// the flesh of slain animals or men **
 * 4) ** Decrepit- //adj.// wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age **
 * 5) ** Expectorate- //verb.// to eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting **
 * 6) ** Pusillanimous- //adj.// lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity. **
 * 7) ** Surfeit- //noun.// an overabundant supply. **
 * 8) ** Lethargic- //adj.// of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish. **
 * 9) ** Palpate- //transitive verb.// to examine by touch especially medically. **

‍‍‍Vocab Set Seven

 * 1) ** Prostrate- adj. Lying face down, as in submission or adoration. **
 * 2) ** Plethora- //noun.// a very large amount or excess of something. **
 * 3) ** Palpitate- //intransitive verb.// to beat rapidly and strongly. **
 * 4) ** Propitious- //adj.// favorably disposed **
 * 5) ** Extricate- //transitive verb.// to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty **
 * 6) ** guffaw- //n.// a loud or boisterous burst of laughter **
 * 7) ** ignominious- //adj.// marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame **
 * 8) ** deem- //v.// to come to think or judge **
 * 9) ** fiasco- //n.// a complete failure **
 * 10) ==‍‍‍ pinnacle- //n.// an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress. ==
 * 11) - **‍**  **‍‍Asceticism- noun. practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline.**
 * 12)  **‍**  **‍‍Dint- noun. force; power.**

71. **voluble- //adj.// easily rolling or turning**
 * Vocab Set Eight **
 * 72. perspicuity- //n.// plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation **
 * 73. perjury- //n.// the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath :false swearing **
 * 74. flagrant- //adj.// conspicuously offensive; //especially//:so obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality **
 * 75. acquiesce- //v.// to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively —often used with //in// and sometimes with //to// **
 * 76. amity- //n.// Friendship ; //especially// : friendly relations between nations **
 * 77. preposterous- //adj//. contrary to nature, reason, or common sense **
 * 78. parody- //n.// a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule **
 * 79. arduous- //adj.// hard to accomplish or achieve **
 * 80. trepidation- //n.// a tremulous motion **

81. **admonish- //v.// to indicate duties or obligations to**
 * 82. vernacular- //adj//. using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language **
 * 83. collusion- //n.// secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose **
 * 84. cognizant- //adj//. knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience **
 * 85. barrage- //n//. a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation **
 * 86. ramification- //n//. a branched structure **
 * 87. unctuous- //adj//. smooth and greasy in texture or appearance **
 * 88. urban- //adj//. of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city **
 * 89. aplomb- //n//. complete and confident composure or self-assurance **
 * 90. nebulous- //adj//. hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting **

‍‍‍Vocab Set 10
91. **brazen- //adj//. shameless or impudent**
 * 92. inscrutable- //adj//. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. **
 * 93. ambulatory- //adj//. of, pertaining to, or capable of walking **
 * 94. ennui- //n//. a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom **
 * 95. debilitate- //v//. to make weak or feeble; enfeeble **
 * 96. fraternize- //v.// to associate in a fraternal or friendly way. **
 * 97. schism- //n//. division or disunion, esp. into mutually opposed parties. **
 * 98. exonerate- //v//. to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate **
 * 99. sedition- //n//. incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government. **
 * 100. prognosticate- //v//. to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs **

‍‍‍ additional words for your own edification:
101. austere 102. vehement 103. strident 104. ostentatious 105. derisive 106. sanguine 107. corpulent 108. pompous 109. facetious 110. manifest 111. malady 112. allude 113. grievance 114. scintillate 115. vitiate 116. remonstrance 117. profligate 118. nuance 119. fortuitous 120. fecund 121. status quo 122. fecund 123. incendiary 124. periphery 125. emissary