English 11 Vocabulary Semester Two

Surfeited

– given too much of something

addled

confused

imminent

About to happen or occur

palatable

Tasty

grueling

Severely demanding

nomad

A wanderer

clandestine

secret

chronic

Occurring frequently

Ideology

– set of beliefs

cower

cringe in fear

devour

Eat quickly

audacious

fearlessly daring

overt

openlypublic

trepidation

fear

alias

assumed name

fortitude

bravery

Bluff

– fool; steep cliff

elicit

bring out

compatible

In harmonyTogether

consistent

Constant throughoutAlways the same

altercation

A fight

antagonize

AggravateTreat in a hostile

manner

voracious

Very hungry

enigma

mystery or puzzle

apprise

inform

domicile

A house or residence

colossal

Huge Immense

forte

Personal strong point

idiom

Phrase not meant literally

inadvertent

AccidentalNot intentional

infraction

A violation of a rule or law

meticulous

Particular with details

dilapidated

Falling apart

salutary

beneficial

perennial

EverlastingOccurring yearly

Crass

– coarsely stupid

Complaisant

– obliging

sinecure

Easy, good-paying job

Abashed

Embarrassed

taciturn

habitually silent

prevaricate

To lie; not tell the truth

blatant

Offensively obvious

impious

Lacking reverence or respect

rationalize

seek reasons to justify