Emily Miller
Honors English 9
Vocabulary
1) solace (n) relief from emotional
distress.
I hope you find solace in knowing we all share in your loss.
Source:
student planner.
No
etymology found.
2) alleviate (v) to make
something, for example, pain or hardship, more bearable or less severe. Aspirin
should alleviate the pain of your sore throat.
Source:
my mom.
Early
16th century. From late Latin alleviat- , the past participle stem
of alleviare , literally "to lighten," from Latin levis
"light".
3) affinity (n) kinship.
He
felt a special affinity for anyone who struggled with math as he did.
Source: student planner.
14th
century. Via Old French afinité "close relationship"
from, ultimately, Latin affinis , literally "bordering on
something," from finis "border".
4) pedant (n) one who
overemphasizes book learning or technicalities. The teacher’s insistence on memorizing every little
fact qualified him as a pedant.
Source: my dad.
Late
16th century. Via French pédant from Italian pedante ,
of uncertain origin: perhaps from, ultimately, Latin paedagogus.
5) trepidation (n) fear;
trembling agitation.
We
must face the enemy without trepidation if we are to succeed in battle.
Source: student planner.
15th
century. From the Latin stem trepidation- , from trepidare
"to startle, be agitated.".
6) sultry (adj) sweltering.
He couldn’t adjust to the sultry climate of the tropics.
Source: student planner.
Late
16th century. Formed from earlier sulter "to swelter," of
uncertain origin: perhaps an alteration of swelter.
7) annotate (vb) comment; to
make explanatory notes. The director decided to
annotate the script for the benefit of the actors.
Source: student planner.
Mid-18th
century. Via Latin annotat- , the past participle stem of annotare
"to note down," from, ultimately, nota "mark".
8) marauder (vb) to roam around
and raid. The marauders were
frightened away by the barking of the watch dog.
Source: student planner.
No
etymology found.
9) scrupulous (adj) extremely
thorough.
I
hired a scrupulous person for the position.
Source: student planner.
No
etymology found.
10) emollient (n)
soothing remedy.
He applied an emollient to the sunburned area.
Source: student planner.
Mid-17th
century. From Latin emollient- , the present participle stem
of emollire.
11) catharsis (n) purging
or cleansing of any passage of the body. She said writing books are catharsis’
of the soul.
Source: student planner.
Early
19th century. Via modern Latin from Greek.
12) gerrymander (v) to
change voting district lines in order to favor a political party.
The district divisions prove that the State Legislature gerrymandered
this area in order to favor the majority party.
Source: student planner.
Early 19th century. A blend of Elbridge Gerry and salamander, from the
shape of an electoral district he created to favor his own party.
13)
affable (adj) courteous; likable.
Although some teachers are firm, they are still affable people.
Source: student planner.
15th
century. Via French, from Latin affabilis "easy to speak
to," from (af)fari "to speak (to)"
14) curator (n)
superintendent; manager. The curator of the
amusement park was very efficient.
Source: student planner.
14th
century. From Latin, from curare "to care for".
15) gratis (adj)
free.
The
company gave one trip gratis to every employee.
Source: student planner.
15th
century. From Latin, literally "out of kindness," formed from gratia.
16) tawdry (adj) cheap
and gaudy.
The county fair gave away some tawdry prizes.
Source: student planner.
Early
17th century. Shortening of tawdry lace.
17) adamant (adj) firm in
opinion.
The debate champ was adamant in proving her point.
Source: a friend.
Pre-12th
century. Via Old French adamaunt and the Latin stem adamant-
"adamant, steel, diamond,".
18) effulgent (adj)
brilliantly radiant.
The windows in the building reflected the effulgent rays of the
sun.
Source: student planner.
Mid-17th
century. From late Latin effulgentia , from Latin effulgere
"to shine brightly," from fulgere "to shine."]
19) juxtapose (vb) to
place side by side.
The comparison would be easier if you would juxtapose the two
items.
Source: student planner.
Mid-19th
century. From French juxtaposer , from Latin juxta
"close" + French poser.
20) titillate (vb) to
tickle, tease.
I am not here to titillate my audience but educate them.
Source: student planner.
Early
17th century. From Latin titillare "to tickle.
21) immerse (vb) to
plunge into something.
I will not immerse myself in such nonsense.
Source: student
planner.
Middle
English, from Latin immersus, past participle of immergere, from in-
+ mergere to merge
22) mottle (n) a surface
having colored spots or blotches. The table was a mottle
because it had colored spots on it.
Source: student planner.
Probably
back-formation from motley
23) infidel (n) a
disbeliever in something.
Everyone called her an infidel because she didn’t believe in God.
Source: student planner.
Middle
English infidele, from Middle French, from Late Latin infidelis unbelieving,
from Latin, unfaithful, from in- + fidelis
24)
emulate (v) to strive to equal or excel. This year he
wanted to emulate in school.
Source: student planner.
Latin
aemulatus, past participle of aemulari, from aemulus rivaling
25) euchre (n) a card
game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must
take three tricks to win a hand.
Source: a friend.
origin unknown.
26) facetiae (n) witty or
humorous writings or sayings. The
facetiae on the building were wrong but funny.
Source: student planner.
Latin,
from plural of facetia jest, from facetus elegant, witty
27) hachure (n) a short
line used for shading.
In
art class, I used the hachure technique.
Source: art class.
French,
from hacher to chop up, hash
28) sirdar (n) a person
of high rank.
The
leader of India was a sirdar.
Source: student planner.
Hindi
sardAr, from Persian
29) settee (n) a medium
sized sofa with arms and a back.
She
had a comfortable settee in her house.
Source: student planner.
alteration
of settle
30) typology (n) the
study of classification based on types.
I
decided to look into a career of typology.
Source: my dad.
Latin,
from type
31) labyrinth (n) a place
constructed of or full of intricate passageways and
blind
alleys.
They
came upon a labyrinth of swamps and channels.
Source: student planner.
Middle
English laborintus, from Latin labyrinthus, from Greek labyrinthos
32) ominous (adj) mean
having a menacing or threatening aspect.
We
heard ominous rumblings from a once-dormant volcano.
Source: student planner.
1587
33) omission (n)
something neglected or left undone
They
new they could never forget the omission they once had.
Source: my dad.
Middle
English omissioun, from Late Latin omission-, omissio.
34) vacuum (n) used for
cleaning. (frequently misspelled)
I
used the vacuum to clean the area.
I
can never remember if it is two c’s or two u’s.
Latin,
from neuter of vacuus empty, from vacare to be empty
35) auger (n) a tool or
device used for boring holes.
My
grandfather used the auger to dig the holes.
Source: poem.
Middle
English, alteration (resulting from false division of a nauger) of nauger,
from Old English nafogAr; akin to Old High German nabugEr auger.
36) cognizant (adj)
knowledgeable of something especially through personal
experience.
I
was cognizant of his rude ways.
Source: friend.
1820
37) dauntless (adj)
fearless
Mike’s
dauntless expression showed his bravery when jumping off the cliff.
Source: student
planner.
Origin unknown
38) sordid (adj) vulgar,
corrupt
The
act of terrorism was very sordid
Source: newspaper.
Latin
sordidus, from sordes dirt
39) advantageous (adj)
giving an advantage
She
won by the advantageous act from her friend.
Source: my mom.
1598
40) gaiety (n) high
spirits
Her
gaiety helped her get through the illness.
Source: student planner.
French
gaieté
41) druggist (n) one who
sells or dispenses medicines.
My
pharmacist is a druggist.
Source: newspaper.
1611
42) prevalent (adj)
generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored.
Michelle
knew that her friends had prevalent beliefs.
Source: student planner.
Latin
praevalent-, praevalens very powerful, from present participle of praevalEre
43) supersede (v) to
cause to be set aside
His
errands were superseded to attend the important event.
Source: friend.
Middle
English superceden, from Middle French superseder to refrain
from, from Latin supersedEre to be superior to, refrain from
44) fallacy (n) error in
logic
Circular
reasoning is a common fallacy.
Source: English class.
Latin
fallacia, from fallac-, fallax deceitful, from fallere to
deceive
45) propaganda (n) ideas,
facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further
one's
cause or to damage an opposing cause; also : a public action
having such an effect
They
didn’t agree with the propaganda of the ad.
Source: English class.
New Latin, from Congregatio de
propaganda fide Congregation for propagating the faith, organization established
by Pope Gregory XV died 1623.
46) abstention (n) the act or practice of abstaining
She
used abstention to abstain the matter.
Source: Patrick’s vocab.
Late Latin abstention-, abstentio, from Latin abstinEre
47) taut (adj) having no give or slack : tightly drawn
The
taut rope made it difficult to untie it.
Source:
Patrick’s vocab.
Middle
English tought
48) rescind (v) to cancel
or take back
The city decided to rescind the event
due to recent tragedies.
Latin
rescindere to annul, from re- + scindere to cut
Source: Patrick’s vocab.
49) repugnance (n) an instance of such contradiction or inconsistency
The argue started by a small repugnance
Source: Patrick’s vocab.
Date: 19th century.
50) loquacious (adj) full of excessive talk
The girl was very talkative and
loquacious.
Source: My mom used this word a while
ago
1663
51) inundated (v) to cover with a flood
The hurricane inundated the beach.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
Latin
inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in- + unda wave
52) thwart (v) to pass through or across
She thwarted through the valley
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1600s from Latin.
53) pervade (v) to go
through
I pervade through the dark alley as
fast as I could.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
Latin 1400
54) sedentary (adj )
doing or requiring much setting
The rock must have been sedentary for
years, they concluded.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1790
55) obfuscate(v ) to
darken
She obfuscated the hallway.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
Origin: Latin
56) wily(adj ) full of
wiles
She was wily after her test.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1567
57) mores( n ) moral
attitudes
He made sure to express the mores he
felt towards the issue.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
Origin unknown
58) quorum( n ) a select
group
They decide to ask the quorum of
people.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1590
59) adhere( v ) to give
support
She decided to adhere to her friends.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
61) libation( n ) an act
of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice.
The libation took all night.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1457
62) umbrage( n ) shady
branches
The umbrage fell into the dark sky.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
Unknown origin
63) heterogeneous( adj )
originating in an outside source
I decided to look at the issue in a
heterogeneous way.
Source: biology class
Etymology: 1300s
64) horde(n) a tribe
The horde decided to kill the bull.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
Latin 1800s
65) impel( v ) to impart
motion to
She impeled the boat.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1670s
66) incredulous( adj )
unwilling to admit or accept what’s offered
She was incredulous to the generous offer.
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1760s
67) inscribe(v) to write
on a list
She inscribed the table of contents
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1400s
68) scuttle(n) a small
opening in a roof
She repaired the scuttle
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1800s
69) abase(v ) to lower in
rank
They abased the criminal
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1509
70) admonish( v) to give
friendly advice
He admonished his friends
Source: Ninth grade vocabulary book
1578
71) concede(v ) to give
up a point
The
defendant conceded his point to the jury.
Source: English class.
Unknown
origin
72) genocide(n ) the
destruction of a certain group
They
took the genocide too seriously
Source: English class.
1709
73)
hare (v) to move swiftly.
She
decided to hare around the room.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
1534
74)
eventuate (v ) to come out finally
The
tooth eventuated out of her mouth
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Date:
1456
75)
melee( n) a hand to hand fight against several people
The
melee between the men became out of hand.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
1678
76)
compurgator (n) one who vouches for an accused person.
A
compurgator believes that the defendant is innocent.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
1788
77)
sylvan (adj) living in the woods or forest
He
was a sylvan for living in trees.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
1568
78)
hocuous (v) to perpetrate a trick
The
kids’ trick was hocuous.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Unknown
79)
deflagrate (v) to burn rapidly
The
terrorists deflagrated the flag
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
From
defiendous
80)
gibe (v) to shake or to handle roughly
The
instructor told her not to gibe the insect.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Date
late 1400s
81)
nexus (n) a connection
There
is a nexus between work and income
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Date
Latin late 1800
82)
majuscule (n) large letter
A
majuscule is always used at the beginning of a sentence
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Date
early into the century
83)
yokel (n) the inhabitant of a small town
A
yokel lives in a small town.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Irish
origin
84)
gnomic (adj) characterized by poetry
I
once wrote a gnomic poem.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
From
the 1700s
85)
flippant (adj) lacking proper respect or seriousness.
She
was very sarcastic and flippant.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Latin
1567
86)
ineluctable (adj) not to be avoided.
Movie
stars are all ineluctable.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Date
1567
87)
syncretic (adj) brought up by different combinations of beliefs
She
was syncretic because she believed in witchcraft and Christianity.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Date
late 1800s
88)
fountainhead (n) a spring that is the source of a stream.
At
the end of the creek was the fountainhead
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Date:19th
century
89)
conglobate (v) to form into a round compact mass
The
molecules conglobated in the cell.
Source:
Merriam- Webster word of the day
Coming
from conglobatus. Com=globus globe
90)
allure (n) appeal; charm
She
had a certain allure to her smile.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Old
French allure
91)
woo (v) to court; seek the favor or love.
I
wooed her for years.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Middle
English wowe
92)
smitten (adj) strongly or suddenly infatuated or in love
She
was smitten first by his looks.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
From
smite
93)
dulcinea (n) sweet-heart; ladylove
He
had found his dulcinea.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Unknown
94)
congenial (adj) Compatible in character or nature; pleasant and
agreeable
She
was congenial with me.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
con and genialis
95)
dalliance (adj) Amorous, flirtatious play or act.
True
love is no mere dalliance.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
From
dally
96)
sentient (adj) sensitive; capable of feeling
For
the first time he seemed more than just sentient.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
sentire
97)
myrtle (n) symbol of love
The
fragrant evergreen plant was considered a myrtle.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Unknown
98)
fervent (adj) passionate having great warmth
She
had many fervent desires.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
99)
blandishment (n) flattery; word or action
With
frequent blandishment, she hoped to change his mind.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
blandus.
100)
fidelity (n) constancy; loyalty
I’ve
never questioned you fidelity.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Lain
fidelis.
111)
enamored (adj) filled with love
The
student became enamored of the girl at the desk
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
French
amour
112)
tryst (n) secret meaning
They
rendezvoused for a midnight tryst.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Middle
English triste
113)
uxorious (adj) Exceedingly devoted to one’s wife.
My
husband uxorious? Yeah right!
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
uxor
114)
coquette (n) flirtatious woman
at
parties, she is always the coquette.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
French
115)
concord (n) Harmony; agreement
The
relationship is marked by concord.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
From
Latin
116)
indelible (adj) Permanent; unmovable
You
occupy an indelible place in my heart/
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
117)
lothario (n) seducer or
rake
Don’t
lose your heart to that lothario.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
From
a character in the 1703 play The Fair Penitent
118)
pine (v) to yearn; long; as,
She
pined for her absent lover.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
English
pinen
119)
oscular (adj) pertaining to kissing
Valentines
Day is perfect for some oscular
activiy.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
oscularium
120)
Blanch (v) to cook partway
She
only had to blanch the stew
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Middle
English
121)
gravlax (n) sliced salmon
For
dinner we had gravlax
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Sweedish gravad
122)
brut (adj) Very dry tasting
Tarts
usually taste very brut.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Middle
English and old French
123)
pate (n) A rich paste or spread
Our
dog ate liver pate
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
French
124)
ramekin (n) Small single portion dish
She
used a ramekin to bake the pie
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
French
and German.
125)
truss (v) To tie or bind tightly
She
trussed the legs of the chicken before baking.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Middle
English
126)
savory (adj) Appetizing or pleasing
She
enjoyed to savory stew
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Old
French
127)
julienne (adj) Sliced well
We
enjoyed the julienne carrots
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
French
128)
shank (n) Cut of meat
We
ate the shank of the turkey
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Middle
English shanke
129)
hominy (n) Dry corn kennels
The
stew consisted of hominy.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
From
rockhominty
130)
zest (n) Citrus rind or thin piece of orange or lemon.
She
made sure to cut of the zest of the orange before we ate it.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
French
zeste
131)
steep (v) To soak in liquid
She
steeped the vegetables for a fuller taste.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Middle
English stepen
132)
saccharine (adj) Overly sweet or syrupy
The
saccharine desserts were not to her liking
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
saccharium.
133)
allspice (n) Flavoring from dried unripe berries.
They
used allspice as a seasoning for the cake and pudding.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Unknown
134)
tuber (n) Potato or yam
Thanksgiving
dinner usually consists of tubers.
Source: Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
135) rasher
(n) Thin slice of bacon or ham
She
didn’t want more than a rasher of ham
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
English
rash
136) borscht
(n) A soup made with fresh beats
She
made a wonderful borsht on cold days
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Russian
137) sated
(adj) Full; satisfied
They
left the dinner table sated.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
satir
138) gaudy
(adj) Flashy; brilliant
She
wore heavy, gaudy jewlry
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Middle
English
139) clamorous (adj) Loud; noisy
The
clamorous owl keeps me up all night.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
clamare
140)
vanquish (v) to defeat; overcome
Sorrow
and grief have vanquished all my powers.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
vinvier.
141) Impediment (n) Stumbling block
The
marriage of the two shows impediment.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
142) beguile
(v) To deceive
Please
do not beguile me.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Old
English
143) cygent
(n) Young swan
I’m
a cygent to this pale faint swan.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
cygnus
144) inscrutable (adj) Mysterious
She
could not make out the inscrutable figure.
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Latin
145) jocund
(adj) Merry; cheerful
We
had a jocund day
Source:
Reader’s Digest Word Power
Old
French