ENGLISH 11 VOCABULARY SEMESTER TWO

BLATANT

Offensively obvious

ADDLED

Confused

PRECARIOUS

Unstable Dangerous

IDIOM

Phrase not meant literally

RATIONALIZE

Seek reasons to justify

TREPIDATION

fear

ARTISAN

A worker skilled in a craft

CLANDESTINE

secret

SINECURE

Easy, good paying job

IMPIOUS

Lacking reverence or respect

VORACIOUS

Very hungry

SALUTARY

Beneficial - especially to one’s health

COLOSSAL

Huge Immense

UMBRAGE

To take as an insult or offense

COWER

cringe in fear

TRUCULENT

Inclined to fight or cause conflict

ASTUTE

Shrewd, clever, or keen Discerning

GRUELING

Severely demanding

AUDACIOUS

fearlessly daring

NOMAD

A wanderer

NOXIOUS

Physically or mentally harmful

DILAPIDATED

Falling apart

DURESS

Hardship or confinement

INFRACTION

A violation of a rule or law

CALLOW

Immature or inexperienced

IMMINENT

About to happen or occur

OVERT

openly public

RUDIMENTARY

Basic or undeveloped Fundamental skills

ALIAS

assumed name

FORTE

Personal strong point

INADVERTENT

Accidental Not intentional

FORTITUDE

bravery

CHRONIC

Occurring frequently

ELICIT

bring out

MYRIAD

An extremely large number

DOMICILE

A house or residence

PALATABLE

Tasty

ENIGMA

mystery or puzzle

METICULOUS

Particular with details

APPRISE

inform

PREVARICATE

To lie – not tell the truth

ALTERCATION

A heated quarrel or argument

MNEMONIC

Relating to memory

PERENNIAL

Everlasting Occurring yearly