11th Grade- Final Vocab Review

contemptible; hateful

willingness to believe too readily

disrespectful toward God

to deceive; to charm; to enchant

a word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as a particular group

unwillingness to admit reality or truth; denial

pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic

tearful, weepy

a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

having a thick or sticky consistency like glue

having a negative effect; insulting

tightly sealed

to draw forth; to call forth

a sudden outburst; a fit

one who leads an immoral life

poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official

corruption; self-indulgence

general; widespread

to retreat; to draw back

obscene; lustful

the highest point of something

excessive pride or self-confidence

causing cancer

a condition of great peace or happiness

to frolic; to romp about playfully

a pause or gap

to reason; to think

repetitious; using more words than needed

to prevent; to get around

unnecessary or uncalled for

to gather; to acquire

based on practical experience rather than theory

a vicious person

rebellion or resistance against the government

a clown

a typical example

an omen or sign

to move backward

briefness; short duration

causing to excite or inflame

a model; an example

marked by noise; loud

a warning

to place side-by-side for comparison

refuse or waste

having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative

difficult to understand; profound

diplomacy; tact; artful management

a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

sluggish; drooping from weakness

a coward; traitor

talkative

suitable for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female

absurd; distorted

without interest; dull

pertaining to money; financial

to show off

working class or lower class

not able to be overcome

conscious; capable of feeling or perceiving

commonplace; overused

the common people; the masses

unmanageable or difficult to control; willful

to whip; to lash

excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object

to voice diaspproval or protest

an object that receives respect or devotion

playful; teasing talk

lustful or lewd

to make holy

seriousness

unchangeable; fixed

marked by a sharp taste or smell; bitter

hissing sound

impressive; showy; magnificent

to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion

an attraction to

a stopping; a discontinuance

pertaining to beauty

a new word or expression

without money; penniless

of or relating to symptoms caused by mental or emotional problems

pertaining to motion

therefore

to describe; to depict

to encroach; to trespass

to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

signaling favorable or promising results

the appearance of truth

a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar

to whiten; to make pale

hatred

one who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering

courage and initiative; common sense

marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction

choosing from various sources

pertaining to smell

strongly held; not easy to separate

damnation; ruin; hell

unable to be felt; intangible