Ambiguous Uncertain; Vague; Unclear (Ideas)

Ambiguous Uncertain; Vague; Unclear (Ideas)

ENG IIILIST 1

  1. accentuate– to emphasize
  2. ambiguous – uncertain; vague; unclear (ideas)
  3. comprehensive – thorough; extensive; inclusive
  4. felicitous – agreeable; delightful manner of speaking; appropriate
  5. intricacy – complexity
  6. introspective – inwardly reflective
  7. provocative – enticing; stimulating
  8. rhetorical – overly impressive, overelaborate use of words
  9. usurp – to take power by force
  10. vernacular -- everyday language (of a region); slang

ENG IIILIST 2

  1. allegory – symbolic story
  2. conjecture – guess; a guess
  3. despicable - mean
  4. dissolute – corrupt; wicked; loose morals
  5. ferocity- fierceness
  6. incongruous – inconsistent; inappropriate
  7. misanthrope – person who dislikes most people; hater
  8. prologue--introduction; text written at beginning of play or novel
  1. protagonist – main character
  2. terse - brief

ENG IIIVocab Lists 1-2

  1. accentuate– to emphasize
  2. allegory – symbolic story
  3. ambiguous – uncertain; vague; unclear (ideas)
  4. comprehensive – thorough; extensive; inclusive
  5. conjecture – guess; a guess
  6. despicable – mean
  7. dissolute – corrupt; wicked; loose morals
  8. felicitous – agreeable; delightful manner of speaking; appropriate
  9. ferocity– fierceness
  10. incongruous – inconsistent; inappropriate
  11. intricacy – complexity
  12. introspective – inwardly reflective
  13. misanthrope – person who dislikes most people; hater
  14. prologue– introduction; text written at beginning of play or novel
  15. protagonist – main character
  16. provocative – enticing; stimulating
  17. rhetorical – overly impressive, overelaborate use of words
  18. terse – brief
  19. usurp – to take power by force
  20. vernacular – everyday language (of a region); slang

ENG IIILIST 3

  1. epithet– descriptive name
  2. evasive – avoiding; misleading
  3. evoke– to call forth; to bring out
  4. foreshadow – to predict
  5. infer – to assume; to conclude; to guess
  6. laudable-- praiseworthy
  7. lucid – easily understood; clear; sane
  8. perpetuate – to keep alive
  9. scrutinize – to examine closely
  10. symposium– meeting over a certain subject

ENG IIILIST 4

  1. affluent – wealthy
  2. banter– playful teasing
  3. brevity – shortness
  4. connotation – idea or feeling associated with a word
  5. embellish– to decorate; to improve a story with (false) details
  6. imbibe – to drink in
  7. nostalgic – longing for things past
  8. novice– beginner
  9. reiterate– to repeat
  10. stipend – salary

ENG IIILIST 3-4

  1. affluent - wealthy
  2. epithet - descriptive name
  3. evasive - avoiding; misleading
  4. evoke - to call forth; to bring out
  5. foreshadow - to predict
  6. infer - to assume; to conclude; to guess
  7. laudable - praiseworthy
  8. lucid - easily understood; clear; sane
  9. perpetuate - to keep alive
  10. scrutinize - to examine closely
  11. symposium - meeting over a certain subject
  12. banter - playful teasing
  13. brevity - shortness
  14. connotation - idea or feeling associated with a word
  15. embellish - to decorate; to improve a story with (false) details
  16. imbibe - to drink in
  17. nostalgic - longing for things past
  18. novice - beginner
  19. reiterate - to repeat
  20. stipend - salary

ENG IIILIST 5

  1. anagram – a word made from the letters of another word
  2. assertion–a claim or declaration, usually without evidence
  3. coherent – clearly expressed; logically connected
  4. fulminate – to argue violently and loudly; to explode suddenly
  5. goad –to prod; a prod
  6. inexplicable – impossible to explain or understand
  7. noncommittal – not willing to decide; not committing to a position/action
  8. proboscis – a snout
  9. quixotic – foolish
  10. surmise– to guess; a guess

ENG IIILIST 6

  1. anecdote – a short, funny story
  2. climactic – dramatic, exciting, of the most intense part of a story
  3. epilogue –concluding section at the end of a literary work or play
  4. extemporaneous –unrehearsed
  5. fidelity –loyalty, faithfulness
  6. forte – a talent, strong point
  7. hypochondriac –person who worries or imagines he's sick
  8. prodigy –highly gifted child
  9. staunch –loyal; steadfast; firm; solid
  10. stigma –a mark of shame, stain, disgrace

ENG IIILIST 7

  1. bumptious –arrogant, conceited
  2. cite –to quote; to commend for bravery; to summon to court
  3. consonant –harmonious; agreeable
  4. gibe –v: to make a taunting or sarcastic remark;

n: a taunting or sarcastic remark

  1. repartee –a quick, witty response; the skill in making such a remark
  2. rudiment –a basic rule; the "basics", early or undeveloped stage
  3. sanction –authorized permission; to permit officially;

to force a country to obey international law

  1. satiate –to satisfy (an appetite)
  2. subservient–submissive, obedient
  3. vivacious –lively, spirited, animated

ENG IIILIST 8

  1. comely – attractive
  2. decadence – moral decay; self-indulgence
  3. erroneous – false, mistaken, incorrect
  4. flaunt – to show off
  5. hypercritical – overly judgmental
  6. irascible– easily angered
  7. miscreant – villain; evil
  8. ostentatious – too showy
  9. pretentious – claiming undeserved credit; pompous, showy, grandiose
  10. stereotype– characterization; oversimplified view of a group

ENG IIILIST 9

  1. abridge--to shorten (a text)
  2. emendation – a correction
  3. finality-- completeness
  4. garrulous – talking too much
  5. impromptu – spontaneous; without preparation
  6. invoke – to call forth (a Higher Power)
  7. lucrative – profitable; producing money or wealth
  8. shrew – a bad-tempered, nagging woman
  9. supercilious – showing disgust or scorn
  10. verbose– wordy

ENG IIILIST 10

  1. affable – easy to talk to, approachable
  2. bolster – to support
  3. expletive – a cuss word
  4. furor - rage
  5. idiomatic – pertaining to a certain language
  6. intangible – not material; can’t be touched; can’t be grasped by the mind
  1. reciprocate – to do/give in return
  1. subterfuge – a trick to escape something unpleasant; a deceptive strategy
  1. tawdry – tasteless, cheap
  2. wistful - wishful

ENG IIILIST 11

  1. ambivalent -- having mixed emotions; indecisive
  2. beneficent -- charitable; doing good
  3. betrothed -- engaged
  4. congenital – inborn; present at birth (though not inherited)
  5. consensus – majority opinion; majority agreement
  6. interminable -- endless
  7. intrepid -- brave
  8. repugnant -- disgusting
  9. sallow-- sickly pale; grayish-yellow
  10. sortie -- sudden defensive attack

ENG IIILIST 12

  1. adamant-- inflexible; unyielding
  2. antagonize-- to annoy; to irritate
  3. archives-- n: a place where records are kept

n: records kept in such a place

v: to keep or store such records

  1. autocrat-- a ruler with unlimited power; an overbearing person
  2. factious-- causing disunity; quarrelsome
  3. frustrate-- to disappoint; to upset; to thwart or hinder
  4. peremptory-- bossy; overbearing; domineering
  5. procrastinate-- to delay without a good reason
  6. resilient-- springing back; recovering quickly
  7. supplication-- humble request or prayer

ENG IIILIST 13

  1. exonerate-- to clear from an accusation
  2. expedite-- to make easier or faster
  3. forgo-- to go without
  4. incoherent-- impossible to understand or explain
  5. incredulous-- skeptical; disbelieving
  6. plebeian-- common; ordinary; unsophisticated
  7. provocation-- something that stirs up anger or excitement
  8. query-- n: a question; v: to question
  9. secular-- worldly (not sacred); temporary
  10. shibboleth-- a password; a custom or slogan used by group members

ENG IIILIST 14

  1. blithe-- happy; joyful; cheerful
  2. cede-- to abandon or give up; to grant ownership to
  3. chagrin-- disappointment; embarrassment
  4. debonair-- charming and smooth
  5. filial-- pertaining to a son or daughter; child to parentrelationship
  6. interpose--to put between; to intervene; to interject in a conversation
  7. intrinsic-- inherent; innate; inborn
  8. precipitate--v: to cause to happen suddenly; adj: hasty; impulsively
  9. proficient-- advanced; skilled; qualified
  10. remission-- a release; a pardon; a lessening

ENG IIILIST 15

  1. acquiesce-- to submit or agree without protest
  2. altercation-- an angry argument
  3. assail-- to attack violently (even with words/questions)
  4. beleaguer-- to harass; to pester; to surround with troops
  5. brunt-- the main force or impact
  6. deprecate-- to belittle; to condemn
  7. palliate-- to ease (without curing); to lessen the intensity
  8. phalanx-- a formation of soldiers; a closely united group
  9. predecessor-- an ancestor; a person who precedes another
  10. redress-- n: a correction; v: to set right; to remedy

ENG IIILIST 16

  1. bulwark-- a wall of defense; a person giving support or protection
  2. coalition-- a partnership; a league; a temporary union
  3. exodus-- a departure of a mass of people; an emigration
  4. heinous-- abominable; wicked and vile
  5. insidious-- sly; devious; working in a hidden, but dangerous way
  6. invidious-- likely to cause resentment or offense
  7. martyr-- n: one who is tortured for a good cause

v: to torture for refusing to deny a faith

  1. peripheral-- unimportant; secondary; minor
  2. repression-- control; holding back; pushing back painful memories
  1. waive-- to give up a right or privilege; to delay

ENG IIILIST 17

  1. affinity-- a natural attraction
  2. array-- an orderly arrangement; splendid dress
  3. audacious-- recklessly brave; fearless
  4. convivial-- festive; social; fond of eating/drinking with friends
  5. deign-- to stoop (fig.); to lower oneself
  6. derogatory-- offensive; unflattering (as remarks)
  7. epicure-- a person with sophisticated taste in food and drink
  8. fastidious-- hard to please; picky; demanding
  9. ingratiate-- to charm; to seek favor of someone
  10. oscillate-- to move back and forth (between places or ideas)

ENG IIILIST 18

  1. bandy- to toss back and forth; to discuss lightly
  2. degenerate- v: to worsen; n: a person with low standards;

adj: having gotten worse

  1. efficacious- effective
  2. equestrian- n: a horseback rider; adj: pertaining to horses
  3. felony- a very serious crime
  4. flay- to strip off the skin; to scold or criticize severly
  5. imperious- overbearing; arrogant
  6. malevolent- harmful; wishing harm on others
  7. rationalize- to explain away; to explain in a reasonable (but false) way
  8. relent- to bend; to yield

ENG IIILIST 19

1. abash- to embarrass

2. allure- n: attraction; charm

v: to fascinate; to tempt; to entice

3. auspicious- lucky; fortunate; favorable

4. deference- respect; reverence; esteem; admiration

5. demeanor- behavior; conduct; appearance

6. guise- outward appearance; a costume; a way of dressing

7. immemorial- extremely old; ancient

8. integral- basic; vital; essential;

9. purport- n: main idea; meaning; significance

v: to (falsely) claim to be or do something; to lie

10. syndicate- n: a group of people or companies united for business

v: to form such a group

ENG IIILIST 20

1. arbitrary- random; haphazard

2. browbeat- to badger; to intimidate; to bully

3. bureaucracy- rigid government procedures; red tape

4. contraband- smuggled goods

5. inane- pointless; senseless

6. politic- wise; sensible; shrewd; diplomatic

7. premeditated- planned beforehand; deliberate

8. proxy- a person with authority to stand in for another

9. scapegoat- a person who takes the blame for someone else

10. transient- n: a person or thing without a place to settle or live

adj: temporary; fleeting

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