Honors English 9 Midterm Vocabulary 2025 PDF

Effervescent: lively, high-spirited, enthusiastic Mawkish: excessively sentimental, often in a silly way Parsimonious: frugal to the point of stinginess Perspicacious: having mental perception and understanding Spurious: not genuine, authentic, true, or sincere Surreptitious: marked by stealth...

Effervescent: lively, high-spirited, enthusiastic Mawkish: excessively sentimental, often in a silly way Parsimonious: frugal to the point of stinginess Perspicacious: having mental perception and understanding Spurious: not genuine, authentic, true, or sincere Surreptitious: marked by stealth and secrecy Tantamount: equal in value, meaning, or effect Truculent: easily annoyed and always ready to argue or fight Visceral: instinctive feelings not based on reason or logic Impertinently: not showing proper respect Inconspicuously: not noticeable or prominent Ingeniously: creatively or imaginatively Inquisitively: given to inquiry, research, or asking questions Judiciously: in a way that shows good judgment Obnoxiously: highly objectionable or offensively Reluctantly: feeling or showing hesitation, aversion, or unwillingness Solemnly: in a dignified and thoughtful way Unethically: against proper rules of conduct or morality Acknowledge: to admit the existence or truth of; to show appreciation for Accost: to approach and address someone in a bold or aggressive way Compensate: to pay for work done, for something lost or damaged, or for some inconvenience; to adjust or make up for Decimate: to reduce drastically, especially in number Defer: to put off or to delay Justify: to show to be just or right Litigate: to use the judicial process to decide and settle something Malign: to speak about or criticize in a harmful way Obfuscate: to make unclear Copious: abundant in supply or quantity Culinary: related to the kitchen or cooking Ebullient: overflowing with cheerfulness, enthusiasm, or excitement Frugal: showing economy in the use of money and/or resources Grandiose: excessively ambitious; larger than life Heterogeneous: consisting of diverse elements that may not seem to fit together Homogeneous: of the same kind or nature Immutable: unchanging over time or unable to be changed Obsequious: too eager to please someone, often in an insincere way