Second Six Weeks Vocabulary

To move upward, to rise from a lower station

Common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed

Understood only by a small group or a select few

Strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic

Independent, self-controlled

A direct opposite; a contrast

To honor, revere

One who is insincere or deceitful

Act of harming or ruining another's reputation

Depression of spirits

Not causing harm, of gentle disposition

Sluggish, languid

Peaceful, calm

To aggravate, to irritate, to vex

Not allowing the passage of light; hard to understand

Existing from birth, inborn

To scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent

Sociable and outgoing

Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme

To praise, to glorify

Secret in an underhanded way, stealthy

To waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical way

Balanced proportions

Abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity

Changing suddenly, fickle