These are the 60 words from 3rd trimester. These and the ones chosen from 1st and 2nd trimester will be on the test Friday, May 14. The other words were distributed in class and are on a previous post.
1. candid – honest; open sincere
2. impudent – ill-mannered; bold; rude
3. discreet – cautious; restrained
4. corroborative – supportive; upholding
5. indicted – accused; charged
6. iota – tiny bit
7. tacit – expressed without using words
8. cynical – suspicious; distrustful
9. fatalistic – accepting; resigned to the inevitable
10. expunge – erase; blot out
11. obscure – unknown or unimportant
12. wryly – ironically; cynically
13. furtive – secret; undercover; sly
14. adamant – rigid; inflexible
15. sordid – dirty; shameful; disgraceful
16. apprehension – fear; anxiety
17. impertinence – boldness; rudeness; impudence
18. squalor – poverty; wretchedness
19. veneer – mask; cover; outward display
20. recluse – hermit; loner
81. oblique - indirect; not straightforward; devious; at an angle
82. indisposed - not available, not inclined; slightly ill, averse
83. bemused - confused; dazed; bewildered
84. benign - harmless; gentle; safe
85. antebellum - before the war(especially the U.S. Civil War)
86. antecedent - coming before in time; preceding
87. burgeon - to expand, flourish, blossom
88. cabal - a small group joined in a secret intrigue; a conspiracy
89. conjure - to bring into being, or make magically
90. consecrate - to make, or declare, holy
91. consensus - general agreement
92. narcissism - egocentric quality; excessive love of oneself
93. nebulous - vague, indistinct
94. mandate - an authoritative command
95. manifest - easily seen, obvious, evident
96. intuit - understand through direct awareness; intuition
97. beget - to give birth to; to cause or lead up to
98. nemesis - one that inflicts retribution or vengeance; an adversary
99. nepotism - favoritism to a friend or relative in business or in politics
100. vacuous - empty; stupid, inane
21. formidable – inspiring wonder, fear, or dread
22. prerogative – right; privilege
24. caste – class division based on differences in wealth, rank, or job
25. elusive – not easily found or understood
26. edification – act of improvement or learning
27. invoke – summon up; call upon
28. ominous – threatening
29. criteria – standards of measures by which something can be judged
30. affliction – distress; pain; misfortune
31. conceded – acknowledged; admitted
- attributes – characteristics; features
- rudiments – basics; fundamentals
- vehemently – rigorously, fiercely
- interrogation – close questioning
- rectitude – goodness, virtue
- reconnaissance – survey, examination
- devoid – empty; without; completely lacking
- ecclesiastical – having to do with church matters
- subdued – tamed; quieted; restrained
- austere – severe; stern; harsh
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