Vocabulary List 2

English 3 Honors

January 23, 2013

Acquiesce

Verb

Ak-wee-es

To agree without protest; to comply silently

Affinity

Noun

uh-fin-i-tee

A natural, immediate liking for someone or something

Bevy

Noun

Bev-ee

A large group

as in a bevy of fish OR a bevy of options

Candor

Noun

Honesty, frankness

Derelict

Adjective

der-uh-likt

Abandoned, run-down

Erudite

Adjective

er-oo-dahyt

Characterized by great knowledge; learned and scholarly

Facetious

Adjective

fuh-see-shuh s

Not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Hapless

Adjective

Hap-lis

Unlucky; unfortunate

Hirsute

Adjective

hur-soot

Covered in hair; hairy and shaggy

Incessant

Adjective

in-ses-uh nt]

Unending; continuing without interruption

Laudatory

Adjective

Law-da-tuh-ree

Full of praise; giving praise

Lithe

Adjective

lihyth

Bending readily; flexible and pliant

Lurid

Adjective

loo r-id

Shocking; glaringly sensational

Maelstrom

Noun

meyl-struhm

Chaos; a restless, tumultuous, or disordered state of affairs

Paramour

Noun

par-uh-moo r

A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship

Prevaricate

Verb

Pri-var-i-keyt

To lie; to deliberately create the wrong impression

Requiem

Noun

Rek-wee-uhm

Any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the dead

Sacrosanct

Adjective

Sak-roh-sangkt

Extremely sacred or holy

Supine

Adjective

soo-pahyn

Inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence of indifference

Voracious

Adjective

Vor-a-shuhs

Craving or requiring large quantities of something

As in “a voracious appetite” or “a voracious reader”