Vocab

Brett Strawn

Inclined - propensity for, a tendency toward I was inclined to order the italian meal for dinner seeing as pasta is one of my favorite foods.

Oblivious - out of touch with what is going on The older woman was oblivious to the stop light when she drove right through a red light.

Rigid - stiff, inflexible During the Tax Season, accounts must keep a rigid schedule.

Trained - responsive to Pavlovian response

Glimpse - quick glance I took a glimpse at my study guide once last time right before I took my exam.

Exile - shunned, unable to communicate any longer with one's community Many years ago if you were to break the law, you would be exiled from your Country.

Tresses - a woman's hair, often symbolic of her womanhood, sometimes curls In the story Rumpunzle, her tresses is what she let down.

Rasp - rough texture. A tool to remove rough textures and smooth them. A voice that is rough... the tool is rough in order to smooth. Alot of rock and roll songs are sung by artist who has a rasp voice.

Commiserate - express of feel sympathy or pity: to sympathize When I saw my good friend at his mothers wake, I commiserated for him to see him so sad.

Imprudent - unwise, unthinking behavior, rash To be imprudent usually will not be the most thorough way to be successful.

Pliable - flexible, malleable Hockey sticks are made from a pliable material so that they can get a shoot off.

Lacquered - a high polish paint, usually black, that shines and looks like ebony When refinishing an old piece of furniture, using a lacquered can make it look brand new.

Delectable - delicious, sumptuous food Dessert is always a delectable piece of food to enjoy.

Precarious - uncertain, risky To make a precarious choice can sometimes be exciting.

Gouge - dig out, create a vacuum or hole When I was young, I gouged the ground enough to bury a hidden treasure.

Majestic - regal, related to majesty or the ruling class The Queen of England has a majestic way about her that most people admire.

Sage - noun for sagacity (wisdom) Most older people have sage from their experiences in life.

Penchant - propensity for, inclination toward I have a penchant to always get up early in the morning.

Fabricate - create, weave, invocate To fabricate a story you must use as many details as you can.

Discreet - subtle, secretive During the holiday season I like to be discreet about what gifts I buy.

Menagerie - collection of objects that are unlike To have a menagerie of cars would be a luxury in life.

Insufferable - difficult to tolerate, something onecannot suffer to accept When you have a flu, it is insufferable just to be awake.

Roots:

mega - large, great (ex: megalith: large monument)

To mega size a meal is really too much food.

multi, poly - many (ex: polychrome: many colors,

To have multi colored highlighters can make studying easier.

multifaceted: many sides)

An all around athlete is multifaceted in all sports.

semi,hemi - half (ex: semiannual: twice a year)

To experience a storm semi annual it more than enough bad weather.

Vocabulary from //The Grass Dancer// by Susan Power

Aberrant - out of the ordinary, odd

It was aberrant that the dog did not want to go for his morning walk.

Ambiguity - dichotomy, field of opposites (number 2) There is a lot of ambiguity.

Fitting - appropriate, acceptable to society

How fitting was it that my brother and I were able to go the college hockey game over break.

Cavort - to play or be playful, fool around

It can be fun to cavort in the locker room before a game.

Tentative - hesitant, unsure

There is a tentative date set up for a meeting, but it will depend on the coach:s schedule.

Wispy - frail, fragile, transparent, able to be blown by wind

During Super Storm Sandy the wispy tree in the back yard came down.

Amulet - keepsake of great spiritual value (often hand made)

I was give a amulet cross for my confirmation.

Heyo'ka - backwards philosophy in Sioux language; genesis of comedy The Sioux like Heyo'ka.

Wankan Tanka - the great "God" of Sioux religion

The Wankan Tanka is the most powerful in his tribe.

From //Voices: A People's History// (p. 127) by Zinn

Ridicule - humiliate, make fun of

To ridicule can often lead to hurting someone:s feelings.

Prudence - care(ful); wise judgement

It is important to take prudence when making life decisions.

Despotism - absolute monarchy, dictator

In the USA we do not rule by despotism rather than democracy.

Tyranny - rule by force or fear

Many foreign countries that are in war right now are in tyranny as well.

Impunity - rampant, without consequence or limit

Criminals will act out their crimes with impunity.

Remuneration - repayment

When you have borrowed money it is always best to make sure that remuneration happens when agreed upon.

Chastisement - punishment

Often hard criminals will get a chastisement that it fitting for their crimes.

Degradation - humiliation, having one's status lowered

I would imagine that be degraded from an executive position to a working class job is tough to handle.

Prerogative - rights or privileges afforded a certain class

It is our prerogative to vote when you have reached the age of 18.

1. Chafe- (v) to rub roughly

2. Fructify- (v) to make fruitful

3. Addled- (adj) confused in mind, irrational, nonsensical

4. Strident – (adj) loud, clamoring

5. Timbre- (n) tone, quality of sound

6. Irrevocable- (adj) irreversible, incapable of being taken back

7. Complement- (v) to harmonize with, as with complementary colors

8. Metaphysical- (adj) larger or greater than the physical, philosophical or spiritual in nature

9. Consolidate- (v) to put together, to join

10. Peripheral- (adj) on the outside edges

11. Furtive- (adj) sneaking, hidden

12. Unsullied- (adj) undirtied, unpolluted; clean and pure

13. Fabricate- (v) to build or create

14. Preen- (v) to admire oneself, to primp in an effort to beautify

15. Acridness- (n) bitterness, acidity

16. Disinterested- (adj) without passion or emotion, detached, objective.

17. Pristine- (adj) pure

18. Soliloquy- (n) speech spoken aloud to oneself with implied audience

19. Interminable- (adj) neverending

Pervade- (v) to infiltrate, to get inside

Fretful- (adj) anxious, bothered, worrisome

Malaise- (n) unease, illness

Schemata- (n) order, an organized pattern, an outline

Dissipation- (n) a wasting through misuse - excessive drinking.

Affluence- (n) wealth, a state of material well-being

Dirge- (n) sad, mourning song

Abhorrent- (adj) repellent, hateful

Myriad- (adj) many, a multitude

Emasculate- (v) to deprive of manhood, to humiliate

Tacitly- (adj) silently, understood without spoken words

Succumb- (v) to be defeated, to give up

Fervently- (adj) passionately, with feeling

Buffeted- (adj) given blows, hits, banged against

Static- (adj) unchanging, not moving

Petulant- (adj) sulky, spoiled

Epithets- (n) informal names that refer to someone in either an endearing or an insulting way

Harridans- (n) shrews, scolding and demanding women

Ameliorate- (v) to make better, to improve

Covert- (adj) hidden, secret

Solicitous- (adj) anxious or concerned about, fear

Unashamed- (adj) not ashamed, not restrained by embarrassment

Nondescript- (adj) of no recognized, particular, or definite type or kind; uninteresting

Inoffensive- (adj) causing no trouble, harm, or annoyance

Comical- (adj) producing laughter; amusing; funny

Disgrace- (n) loss of respect or honor; shame

Humble- (adj) modest; low in rank; inferior; (v) to lower in importance

Defiance- (n) resistance to authority; open disregard; contempt

Purity- (n) the condition of being pure; freedom from pollution; freedom from guilt; spiritual cleanliness; chastity (virginity)

Welled- (n) a hole drilled into the earth; a spring or natural source of water; a source of emotions or energy (Her tears welled up from within)

Eulogy- (n) a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing (usually in honor of a deceased person

Naïve- (adj) showing lack of informed judgment; unaffected simplicity

Fervent- (adj) showing great warmth, enthusiasm, or spirit; ardent; hot; glowing

Manuscript- (n) the original text of an author’s work

Acquainted- (adj) having personal knowledge of something or someone

Furtive- (adj) in a stealthy, secretive way (a furtive glance)

Ebony- (adj; n) a deep lustrous black

Fugue- (n) a musical composition of one or several themes, which gradually builds in distinct stages until a marked climax is reached

Essence- (n) the basic, real nature of a thing or its significant feature(s)

Proprietor- (n) the owner of a business

Doze- (v) to sleep for a short time; a nap

Rhapsody- (n) an ecstatic expression of enthusiasm

Plaint- (n) a lamentation; a complaint; expressing grief

Vagary- (n) an unpredictable or erratic action, behavior, or occurrence

Ballads- (n) a light, simple song or poem that tells a story

Condone- (v) to disregard or overlook; to forgive or excuse

Quarrels- (n; v) a dispute or argument; to disagree angrily

Glowering- (adj) a look of anger or discontent

Sauntering- (adj) walking in a comfortable manner; walking with ease

Impudence- (adj) insulting, rude, shameless behavior or actions

Nonchalant- (adj) calm; cool and unconcerned

Belligerent- (adj) in a warlike

Glean: take (elicit) the most important parts of… like Master Notes

Pall: deathlike atmosphere

Pallid: pale, almost deathly white

Stultifying: deadening, static

Expectant: presently, soon

Escapade: small adventure

Conserve: keep, maintain, not spend

Inarticulate: unable to speak accurately and clearly

Depravity: dissolution, bottom of the gutter

Sullen: sad, depressed, morose

Muted: reduce in sound or feeling

Succumb: give in to, surrender to


 * Lynch: ** racist form of murder, hanging or burning to a tree


 * Gelid: ** very cold, icy


 * Eddy: ** a pool of water or back-current on the edge of a flowing river


 * Derange(d): ** crazy, out of one’s

mind


 * Macabre: ** frightening, horror (horror film)


 * Petulant: ** bad tempered in the sense of self-indulgent, spoiled


 * Ameliorate: ** to lessen, reduce, make easier


 * Solicitous: ** eager, anxious, concerned about something


 * Covert: ** secretive, hidden intention


 * Jaundiced: ** critical (view); yellow (in color)


 * Genuflect: ** make the sign of the cross on one’s own body


 * Fastidious: ** neat; highly ordered


 * Equalibrium: ** balance


 * Haughty: ** arrogant, self-important


 * Bemused: ** confused, muddled, stupefied


 * Indulge: ** extreme comfort, spoiled


 * Restraint: ** to limit oneself, to exercise caution and common sense


 * Delude: ** misrepresent


 * Moult: ** to change oneself, shed skin


 * Disintegrate(d): ** to fall apart


 * Incorrigible: ** unable to be trained, disobedient

Mori, mort – death (mortal – one who dies or mortified – want to die of shame)

Nat – birth (naturalist – one who studies the birth of things or naïve – simple, unaffected)

Vit, Viv – life (vivacious – lively or vivid – full of life, intense)

Aqua, Aqui - water (aquifer – underground water source or aquatic – growing in water)

Geo – land, earth (geographer – studies the nature of land or geology – science of rocks)

Hydra – water (hydroplane – skid on a watery surface or hydrophobia – fear of water)

Mar, Mer – sea (Maritime – on or near the sea or Marina – harbor for sheltering small boats)

Terr – land, earth (Terra Firma – the Earth or Terrestrial – existing on earth)

Vocabulary from Readings: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Discretion – careful judgment

Marginal – or extraneous importance

Extraneous – outside the main concept

Jocularity – humor

Ethical – doing the right thing; moral

Conventional – ordinary, unsurprising

Alienate – to disassociate with, avoid

Nonchalance – carelessness

Transcendent – to be more than our base selves; spiritual

Disconcerted – uncomfortable

Empathy- putting yourself in the shoes of another; feeling as they do

Prattle – banter, thoughtless speech

Formidable – daunting, challenging

Aversion – avoidance

Self-reliance – living by one’s own moral code

Importune – instill

Bio – life (biodegradable- able to decompose by life force or biography – account of a person’s life)

Carn – body, flesh (Carnal- sensual or carnivore – eats meat)

Corp – body (corpse – dead body or corporation – group of people joined into one legal body)

Cap, Capit – head (capitulate – surrender unconditionally or decapitate – cut off the head of)

Cor, Cour, Cord, Card – heart (cordial – friendly, good of heart or cardiac – of the heart)

Man – hand (manipulate- move by hand, skillfully maneuver or maneuver – plan to move)

Ped, Pod – foot (pedant – someone who travels on foot, ordinary or podium – stand for being on feet)

Vocabulary from Readings: Ralph Waldo Emerson (cont.)

Capitulate: give in to, give up our own heads

Malice- evil intention

Vanity – arrogance, self-assuredness (in a false manner)

Counteract – oppose

Succumb- give in to, be swayed by

Extenuation – extend

Intrinsic – innate, inner

Solitude – being alone, reflective life

Conformity – doing what others believe (peer pressure)

Adhere- attach to

Formidable – daunting, challenging

Arouse – rise up

Decorous, decorum – appropriate behavior or response

Indignation – anger, frustration

Aversion (Aversation): avoidance

Usurp – steal

Prudent – careful

Confounded – confused

Posterity – the lineage to come after you; children, grandchildren (opposite of ancestors)

Curr, Curs – run, course (currency – money in circulation or cursory – careless, lack of attention)

Grad, Gress – move forward, step (digress – stray from main topic or graduation – move forward)

Mob, Mov, Mot – move (mobilize- put into motion or motivation – inner drive to move forward)

Scop – see, look (telescope – to see more clearly with a lens)

Spec, Spic – see, look (spectacles – eye glasses or conspicuous – noticeable)

Vis, Vid – see, look (visual arts – art we look at or video – something recorded to be seen)

Vocabulary from Poetry: (Walt Whitman, Emily Dickenson, Langston Hughes, Tolson, William Carlos Williams, E.E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath, Robert Frost)

Spontaneous – immediate feeling or emotion

Antipathy – hatred, dislike

Mimicry – imitate, mock

Stout – rotund, corpulent

Indigent – poor, without money

Detest – dislike, hate

Guffaw – loud laugh

Mirth – joy, humor

Retaliation – revenge

Rascal – one who is dishonest, a con artistic

Baffled – confused

Calamity – disaster

Hideous – ugly, monstrous

Virtue- doing the right thing; honorable

Exuberance – vitality, joyful

Scruple – having integrity, moral rule

Root words (from page 93 in book):

curr, curs: run, course

grad, gress: move forward, step

mob, mov, mot: move

Vocabulary from Thoreau:

1. perchance: possibly but not certainly

2. feebly: lacking in strength

3. indifferent: of no importance one way or they other

4. demagogue: a person who appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the people

5. inducement: the act or process of persuading

6. gregariousness: outgoing, sociable

7. virile: having the nature, powers, or qualities of a man, masculine

8. eradication: annihilate, destroy completely

9. penitent: feeling sorrow for sins, regretful, sorry

10. scourge: to punish severely (v), an instrument to whip someone (n)

11. prevalent: generally or widely existent

12. virtue: following what is right

13. aggrieved: troubled or distressed in spirit

14. diabolical: fiendish, devilish

15. divine: supremely good, relating to or being God

16. transgress: to go beyond a limit, to violate a command or law

17. deliberate: to consider carefully

Root words (from pages 99+101 in book)

aud: hear

phon: sound

son: sound

cycl: circle

orb: circle

sphere: sphere

rect: straight

1. condemn: to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation

2. eloquent: marked by forceful and [|fluent] expression

3. exorbitant: exceeding the customary or [|appropriate] limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size

4. magnitude: greatness of size or extent

5. tranquility: free from agitation or disturbance

6. lyceum: a hall for public lectures

7. condescended: show feelings of superiority; patronize

8. snivel: to whine

9. adjacent: next to

10. aloof: distant emotionally, cold, detached

11. obstinately: fixed and unyielding

12. wholly: to the full or entire extent, all, completely

13. bestow: to put, to place

14. wont: custom, habit, practice

15. serene: calm, clear, tranquil

16. constituents: a person entitled to vote for a representative for a district

17. vexed: to bring trouble, aggravate, annoy