Honors Vocabulary List #2

(adj.) intellectually convincing cogent (adj.) intellectually convincing

dissemble (v.) to conceal, fake

enervate (v.) to weaken, exhaust

fetid (adj.) having a foul odor

(adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable gregarious (adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable

ignominious (adj.) humiliating, disgracing

invective (n.) an angry verbal attack

juxtaposition (n.) the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

manifold (adj.) diverse, varied

(n.) a small amount of something modicum (n.) a small amount of something

(adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence nascent (adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence

(v.) to render incomprehensible obfuscate (v.) to render incomprehensible

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection paragon (n.) a model of excellence or perfection

(adj.) disloyal, unfaithful perfidious (adj.) disloyal, unfaithful

(adj.) juvenile, immature puerile (adj.) juvenile, immature

querulous (adj.) whiny, complaining

rebuke (v.) to scold, criticize

scurrilous (adj.) vulgar, coarse

(adj.) lacking liveliness, dull vapid (adj.) lacking liveliness, dull

(adj.) charming, pleasing winsome (adj.) charming, pleasing

That’s all folks