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Eng. 2 Hon Lists 1-4
English 2 Honors Lists 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities |
| matron | an older married woman |
| indiscriminate | choosing at random without careful selection |
| abound | to exist in great numbers |
| replete | completely filled with or supplied with |
| technology | branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc. |
| steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated |
| automaton | a robot; a mechanical “person” |
| eminent | of high reputation, outstanding |
| prognosticate | to predict or foretell a future event |
| annals | historical records |
| realm | special field of something or someone; kingdom |
| compound | to increase or add to |
| paradox | a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true |
| tinge | a trace, a smattering, or slight degree |
| badger | to pester, nag, annoy persistently |
| implore | to plead urgently for aid or mercy |
| drudgery | unpleasant, dull, or hard work |
| interminable | unending |
| perceive | to understand, know, become aware of |
| hapless | unfortunate |
| furtive | secret; stealthy |
| intrepid | brave |
| reticent | silent |
| plethora | excess |
| laconic | expressing much in few words |
| felon | a person guilty of a major crime |
| throng | crowd |
| accost | to approach and speak to [someone] |
| irate | angry, incensed |
| pretext | an excuse |
| nuance | slight variation in meaning, tone, etc. |
| fabricate | to lie; to construct |
| enhance | intensify, heighten |
| adroit | skillful |
| rudimentary | elementary |
| gesticulate | move arms energetically |
| cajole | coax |
| vigilant | watchful |
| avid | eager |
| loathe | to hate |
| reprimand | to show sharp disapproval |
| lackluster | dull |
| caustic | sarcastic, biting |
| wrest | take by force |
| infamous | having a bad reputation |
| jostle | to shove hard |
| dupe | a person easily tricked |
| incipient | just beginning to exist |
| inadvertent | heedless, not attentive |
| ominous | threatening |
| tremulous | quivering |
| repudiate | to reject, decline |
| cessation | a stopping |
| bristle | stiffen with fear or anger |
| euphemism | a less offensive term |
| mundane | worldly |
| incongruous | inappropriate |
| condolence | pity |
| stipulate | to specify a condition |
| tangible | having actual form |
| solace | easing for grief |
| laceration | jagged wound |
| aspirant | candidate for high position |
| castigate | to correct by punishing |
| dregs | most worthless part |
| sordid | dirty, unethical or dishonest, foul language |
| frenzy | wild fit |
| octogenarian | person in his or her eighties |
| scurrilous | given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed; coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous |
| alacrity | briskness, lively action |
| pugnacious | Eager or quick to argue or fight. |
| disdain(n) | contempt or hatred |
| promulgate | to make known officially |
| belligerent | warlike |
| brash | offensively bold or impudent |
| intimidate | to overawe or make fearful |
| scoff | to sneer at |
| feint | a false attack |
| belittle | to make seem less important |
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