Vocabulary
English II
2011
Unit 2 – Define the following words, find their part
of speech, and write a sentence for each.
 adroit
amicable
averse
belligerent
benevolent
cursory
duplicity
extol
feasible
grimace
 holocaust
impervious
impetus
jeopardy
meticulous
nostalgia
quintessence
retrogress
scrutinize
tepid
adroit
 (adj.)
 Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental
powers
 Sentence:
amicable
 (adj.)
 characterized by friendliness and good will
 Sentence:
averse
 (adj)
 Opposed to
 Sentence:
belligerent
(n.)
 One that is hostile or aggressive,
especially one that is engaged in war;
 (adj.)
 Inclined or eager to fight, hostile or
aggressive
Sentence(s):
benevolent
 (adj.)
 Loving others and actively desirous of
their well-being
Sentence:
cursory
 (adj.)
 Hastily or superficially performed
 Sentence:
duplicity
 (n.)
 Double-dealing
 Sentence:
extol
 (v.)
 To praise
 Sentence:
feasible
 (adj.)
 That may be done, performed, or effected
 Sentence:
grimace
 (n.)
 A distortion of the face expressive of pain,
contempt, or disgust;
 (v.)
 To make a sharp distortion of the face
 Sentence(s):
holocaust
 (n.)
 Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss
of life, especially by fire
 Sentence:
impervious
 (adj.)
 impenetrable; also, not capable of being affected
 Sentence:
impetus
 (n.)
 Any impulse or incentive
 Sentence:
jeopardy
 (n.)
 Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger
 Sentence:
meticulous
 (adj.)
 Extremely or excessively careful about details
 Sentence:
nostalgia
 (n.)
 A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or
situations of the past
 Sentence:
quintessence
 (n.)
 The purest or most typical instance
 Sentence:
retrogress
 (v.)
 To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex
condition; to go backward
 Sentence:
scrutinize
 (v.)
 To examine or observe with great care; inspect
critically
 Sentence:
tepid
 (adj.)
 Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm;
halfhearted
 Sentence:
Unit 3
 adversary
alienate
artifice
coerce
craven
culinary
delete
demise
exhilarate
fallow
 harass
inclement
muse
negligible
perpetuate
precedent
punitive
redress
sojourn
urbane
Adversary
 Noun
 An opponent; an enemy
 Sentence:
alienate
 Verb
 To cause to turn away
 Sentence:
artifice
 Adjective
 Trickery
 Sentence:
coerce
 Verb
 To force
 Sentence:
craven
 Noun
A coward
 Adjective
Characterized by shameless fear,
cowardly
Sentence:
culinary
 Adjective
Of or pertaining to cooking or the
kitchen
Sentence:
delete
Verb
To remove by striking out or
canceling
Sentence:
demise
Noun
A death
Sentence:
exhilarate
Verb
To fill with high or cheerful spirits
Sentence:
fallow
 Noun
 Land that has been plowed by not yet
seeded
 Verb
 To plow land but not seed it
 Adjective
 Plowed and left unseeded, regarding land,
uncultivated
harass
Verb
To trouble with importunities,
cares, or annoyances
Sentence
inclement
 Adjective
 Stormy; showing no mercy
 Sentence:
muse
 Verb
To be absorbed in one’s thoughts;
ponder, ruminate
Sentence:
negligible
 Adjective
Not significant or important enough to
be worth considering; trifling
Sentence:
perpetuate
Verb
To preserve from extinction or
oblivion
Sentence:
precedent
Noun
An instance that may serve as a
guide or basis for a rule
Sentence:
punitive
Adjective
Pertaining to punishment
Sentence: The judge ordered the
man pay $2 million dollars in
punitive damages.
redress
Verb
To set right
Sentence:
sojourn
Noun
A temporary stay, a brief period of
residence;
Verb
To stay for a time in place, to live
temporarily
Sentence:
urbane
Adjective
Polite, refined, and often elegant in
manner
Sentence:
Unit 4
 affiliated
ascertain
attainment
bequeath
cogent
converge
disperse
esteem
expunge
finite
 invulnerable
malevolent
nonchalant
omniscient
panacea
scrupulous
skulk
supercilious
uncanny
venial
affiliated
 (adj.) Being joined in close association
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
ascertain
 (v.) To discover with certainty, as through
examination or experimentation; make sure
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
attainment
 (n.) An accomplishment or achievement that is
gained or reached
 Synonym:
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bequeath
 (v.) To give by will
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cogent
 (adj.) appealing to the mind or to reason;
convincing
 Synonym:
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converge
 (v.) To cause to incline and approach nearer
together
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disperse
 (v.) To drive off or scatter in different directions
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esteem
 (n.) A favorable opinion or judgment; (v.) To
regard with respect
 Synonym:
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expunge
 (v.) To eliminate completely; annihilate
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
finite
 (adj.) Limited
 Synonym:
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 Setnence:
invulnerable
 (adj.) That can not be wounded or hurt
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
malevolent
 (adj.) Wishing evil to others
 Synonym:
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nonchalant
 (adj.) Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or
indifferent
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omniscient
 (adj.) Characterized by unlimited or infinite
knowledge
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
panacea
 (n.) a cure-all
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
scrupulous
 (adj.) Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
skulk
 (adj.) Wishing evil to others
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
supercilious
 (adj.) lofty with pride
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
uncanny
 (adj.) Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural
origin or nature; eerie
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
venial
 (adj.) Capable of being forgiven
 Synonym:
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 Sentence:
Unit 5
 indomitable
altruistic
assent
benefactor
chivalrous
clemency
dearth
diffident
discrepancy
embark
facile
infallible
plod
pungent
remiss
repose
temerity
truculent
unfeigned
virulent
Unit 6
 accede
brandish
comprise
deft
destitute
explicit
extirpate
inopportune
ironic
musty
officious
ominous
pinnacle
premeditated
rampant
solace
stately
supple
suppress
venal
Unit 7
 abhor
amend
buffet
chaos
commodious
corrosive
discern
extant
implicate
inter
 martinet
obviate
renegade
reprehensible
somber
squalid
turbulent
vociferous
voluminous
waive
Unit 8
 animosity
apathy
apprehensive
commend
compatible
condolence
consecrate
decrepit
deride
ingenuous
 multifarious
obsolete
omnivorous
parsimonious
quandary
recalcitrant
reprisal
revel
stultify
suave
Unit 9
 allocate
ardent
assiduous
brash
capricious
chastise
copious
deviate
emaciated
exult
 gnarled
indemnity
inkling
limpid
omnipotent
palatable
poignant
rancor
sophomoric
spontaneous
Unit 10
 acquiesce
allure
askew
blithe
contentious
covet
crestfallen
disheveled
exponent
garrulous
 insuperable
lamentable
misnomer
profess
respite
retribution
sinuous
sonorous
vanguard
wastrel
Unit 11
 allude
clairvoyant
conclusive
disreputable
endemic
exemplary
fathom
guile
integrity
itinerary
 misconstrue
obnoxious
placate
placid
plagiarism
potent
pretext
protrude
stark
superficial
Unit 12
 abjure
acrid
august
callous
clandestine
compunction
conflagration
elated
indelible
indulgent
 inveterate
irrelevant
nocturnal
platitude
quell
quiescent
ruminate
tacit
tangible
trenchant
Unit 13
 antipathy
applicable
asset
beset
compassion
decorum
duress
exuberant
facsimile
imbibe
 implacable
infinitesimal
innocuous
militate
patent
prowess
sedate
stentorian
stipulate
ultimatum
Unit 14
 alacrity
alleviate
antithesis
appall
bellicose
disparage
dissonant
droll
edict
elucidate
 laud
loll
loquacious
magnanimous
mandatory
nondescript
phlegmatic
rescind
vivacious
whet
Unit 15
 abrasive
acclimate
chagrin
complacent
concur
defamation
explicate
fracas
grotesque
pandemonium
 raucous
receptive
renounce
repress
reticent
savory
somnolent
vehement
voluble
zealous