Honors American Literature Vocbulary List #6

contrite (Adj) penitent, eager to be forgiven

discursive (Adj) rambling, lacking order

ephemeral (Adj.) short-lived, fleeting

feral (Adj.) wild, savage

hackneyed (adj) unoriginal, trite

ineffable (Adj.) unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words

iniquity (N.) wickedness or sin

maelstrom (n.) a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

nadir (N.) the lowest point of something

officious (adj.) Offering one’s services when they are neither wanted nor needed.

pernicious (adj.) Extremely destructive or harmful

plethora (n.) An abundance, excess

prosaic (adj.) Plain, lacking liveliness

punctilious (adj.) Eager to follow rules or conventions

reprove (v.) To scold, rebuke

ribald (Adj.) coarsely, crudely humorous

sagacity (n.) shrewdness, soundness of perspective

stupefy (v) to astonish, make insensible

taciturn (adj) not inclined to talk

vacuous (adj) Lack of content or ideas, stupid