VOCABULARY English II : 2012 – 2013 – Mrs. Fraclose

WEEK 1 – WELCOME BACK !!

Diligent (adj) Constant effort to

accomplish something; persistent in doing anything

Autonomous (adj) independent

Expedient (adj) Appropriate or suitable

for the purpose Assiduous (adj)

Putting constant effort into a task

Complacent Happy with where you

are Persevere

Keep trying to do something

Vigorous Strong, energetic, and

active in mind Conscientious

Thorough and assiduous

WEEK #2 Aloof

(adj) indifferent, disinterested, reserved; acting like you don’t care

Appraise (v) to estimate the

monetary worth of; figure out how much it costs

Brutally (adv) savage, cruel, harsh,

ferocious Crestfallen

(adj) dejected, dispirited, discouraged

Disarming (adj) capable of removing

hostility or suspicion; get out of something

Indignation (n) strong displeasure at

something considered unjust or offensive; righteous anger

Bewildered (adj) completely puzzled or

confused Console

(v) to lessen grief, sorrow or disappointment; comfort

Earnestly (adv) to act seriously in

intention, purpose or effort; work hard

Hovered (v) to hang in the air or; to

linger around

VOCABULARY WEEK #3 Accentuate

(v) to highlight importance

Bane (n) person or thing that

ruins or spoils Callous

(v) uncaring, hard, unsympathetic,

Delve (v) to investigate, search,

dig Evasion

(n) avoidance, escape (v) evade

Fallacy (n) false, misleading,

deception Grotesque

(adj) ugly, odd, bizarre, absurd

Idiom (n) an expression that’s

meaning is not literal - Ex. “All In The Same Boat” or “A Piece of Cake”

Laborious (adj) requiring hard work

and effort Malady

(n) a sickness or disease

VOCABULARY WEEK #4 Colloquial

(adj) use of informal language

Magnitude (adj) greatness of size and

power

Reminisce (v) think or talk about one’s

past

Ignominious (adj) shameful

Liquidate (v) to destroy, get rid of

Pandemonium (adj) chaos

Attest (v) to swear it is true

Concoct (v) to invent, put together

Differentiate (v) distinguish

Disparage (v) to criticize