VOCABULARY HONORS ENGLISH III

LIST 1 ABASH—to embarrass ABATE—to subside or decrease ABOMINABLE— terrible; horrible ABRIDGE—to shorten or to condense ABSTAIN—to refrain from doing ABUT--joined or located next to something else ACCENTUATE—to emphasize or underscore ACCOST—to attack ACQUIESCE—to agree or consent or surrender ACQUISITION—object or property obtained by someone

List 2 ADAMANT—insistent or unyielding in view or opinion AFFINITY—skill or interest AFFLUENT—wealthy ALLEGORY—story with many symbols ALLEVIATE—to give relief; to ease ALTERCATION— argument AMBIGUOUS—unclear AMBIVALENT—neutral or divided in view or opinion ANAGRAM—word or phrase formed from letters of another word or phrase ANECDOTE—short, humorous story

List 3 ANTAGONIZE—to aggravate or annoy APPRAISAL—an assessment of the value or worth of an object APPRISE—to inform ARABLE—land that will produce crops ARBITRARY— controlled by impulse rather than by reason ARCHIVES—place where documents are stored ARDUOUS—difficult; requiring effort ARRAY—pattern or display ASKEW—to be crooked or out of alignment ASSAIL—to attack

List 4 ASSAY—to assess or determine value ASSERTION—claim or declaration ATTRITION—fading or wearing out over time AUDACIOUS—bold; outrageous AUGMENT—to supplement or add to something else AUSPICIOUS— notable; favorable; significant AUSTERE—plain or severe AUTOCRAT— dictator BALEFUL—negative; cynical BANDY—to exchange in a nonchalant way

List 5 BELEAGUER—to bother or harass BENEFICENT—kind; good-natured BESTOW—to give or present as a gift or honor BETROTHED— engaged to be married BILATERAL—two- sided BLITHE—happy; carefree BOLSTER—to build up or reinforce BREVITY— conciseness; using few words BROWBEAT—to intimidate or to bully BRUNT—main target

List 6 BRUSQUE—rude or abrupt in manner BULWARK—wall BUMPTIOUS— arrogant; rude BUREAUCRACY— organized system CAMARADERIE—bond of fellowship CARNAGE—slaughter CATHARSIS—purging of emotions CEDE—surrender or relinquish a claim CHAGRIN— embarrassment CIRCUMSPECT— cautious; guarded; wary

List 7 CITE—to quote a passage as evidence or to summon to court CLIMACTIC—most intense or exciting COALITION—alliance between two or more groups COHERENT—well-thought and logical COMELY—beautiful COMPREHENSIVE—all- inclusive; complete CONCERTED—combined or arranged together CONGENITAL—innate or inherited CONJECTURE—theory; guesswork CONNOTATION—implied meaning

List 8 CONSENSUS—agreement between or among parties CONSONANT—in agreement or harmony with something else CONTRABAND—item that has been obtained illegally or against the rules CONTRITION—remorse or regret CONVIVIAL—social; friendly CORRELATE—to relate or be closely connected CREDENCE—belief; acceptance DEBACLE—catastrophe or disaster DEBONAIR—charming; sophisticated DECADENCE—period of decline

List 9 DEFERENCE—respect; courteous yielding DEFILE—to ruin or spoil DEGENERATE—a corrupt person or someone/something in a deteriorated state DEIGN—to act in a manner beneath one’s sense of dignity; to condescend DELUGE—downpour or flood DEMEANOR—outward behavior DEPRECATE—to belittle; to express disapproval DEROGATORY—critical or disparaging DESPICABLE—contemptible; horrible DISSIPATE—to scatter or to waste

List 10 DISSOLUTE— immoral; unrestrained DIVERGE—to split or branch off EFFETE— pretentious EFFICACIOUS— effective; having a desired result ELATION—joy or exultation EMBELLISH—to add to or elaborate EMENDATION— correction ENCROACH—to intrude or invade ENORMITY— vastness; in the extreme ENTHRALL—to fascinate or captivate