Vocabulary List - ENG 4U1 PDF

**Vocabulary List - ENG 4U1** **Expectations (RLS3.3): Developing vocabulary** **apathy** -- lack of emotion or interest **ambiguous** -- having more than one meaning; vague **fervent** -- passionate **indifferent** -- not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral **obscure**...

**Vocabulary List - ENG 4U1** **Expectations (RLS3.3): Developing vocabulary** **apathy** -- lack of emotion or interest **ambiguous** -- having more than one meaning; vague **fervent** -- passionate **indifferent** -- not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral **obscure** -- unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand **revere** -- to worship **embellish** -- to add details; to exaggerate **denounce** -- to speak out against; to condemn **innovate** -- to be creative; to introduce something new **stagnant** -- not moving **candid** -- honest; frank **impartial** -- unbiased; neutral **discern** -- to distinguish one thing from another **ostentatious** -- showing off **contentious** - quarrelsome **cursory** -- hasty, not thorough **jocular** -- joking **corroborate** -- to confirm **precarious** -- dangerously unstable **daunting** -- intimidating; discouraging **lucid** -- clear; easy to understand **prodigal** -- extravagant; wasteful **complacent** -- smug; self-satisfied; overly confident **contempt** -- disdain; hatred **eloquent** -- speaking well; articulate **enigma** -- mystery **apprehensive** -- fearful; worried **virulent** -- very harmful **provincial** -- narrow-minded; unsophisticated **servile** -- overly submissive **diligent** -- hard-working **monotonous** -- without variety; tiresome **solitude** -- to state of being alone **banal** -- common; dull; ordinary **extol** -- to praise **erratic** -- irregular; without direction **insipid** -- bland; boring; tasteless **austere** -- severe; without frills **expedite** (expedient) -- to make faster or easier **fallacious** (fallacy) -- false; untrue **dubious** -- doubtful **facilitate** -- to make easier; to help **flagrant** -- shocking; outstandingly bad **taciturn** -- quiet; saying little **redundant** -- repetitive; unnecessary **profuse** -- flowing freely; generous; excessive **fastidious** -- not easy to please; overly critical **languid** -- slow; tired; drooping; weak **astute** -- perceptive; clever **brevity** -- briefness **mitigate** -- to make milder; to make less severe **augment** -- to add; to increase; to make bigger **engender** -- to create; to produce **lethargic** -- tired; languid; weak **deride** (derision) -- to ridicule; to make fun of **solemn** -- serious; grave **ambivalent** -- undecided **reticent** -- quiet; uncommunicative **pragmatic** -- practical **vacillate** -- to waiver between choices **conspicuous** -- easily seen; out in the open **ephemeral** -- short-lived; fleeting; transitory **relegate** -- to dismiss to an inferior person **futile** -- hopeless; worthless; useless **condone** -- to forgive; to overlook **conciliate** -- to soothe; to end a dispute; to reconcile **disparage** -- to speak badly of; to belittle **auspicious** -- favourable; positive **respite** -- a rest; a pause; a break **preclude** -- to prevent; to make impossible **stoic** -- indifferent to pleasure and pain **innocuous** -- harmless **indolence** -- laziness **benign** -- harmless **levity** -- humour **digress** -- to stray from the subject **assuage** -- to soothe **saccharine** -- overly sweet **rescind** -- to repeal; to take back **prudent** -- careful; cautious **cryptic** -- mysterious; puzzling; enigmatic **vehement** -- urgent; passionate; forceful **verbose** -- wordily; overly talkative **trepidation** -- fear **plight** - dangerous or difficult **capricious** - given to sudden changes of mood or behaviour **disparity** - difference in level or treatment **pecuniary** -relating to money **subversive** -seeking or intending to subtly challenge **sepulchre** - a small monument in which a deceased person is laid or buried **moribund** -at the point of death **affront** -an action or remark that causes outrage or offence **cajole** - persuade someone to do something by coaxing or flattery **ribald** - referring to sexual matters in a coarse way **droll** -provokes dry amusement **didactic** - intended to teach, especially as moral instruction **acquiesce** - accept something reluctantly **aplomb** -self-confidence, especially when in a demanding situation **Urbane** -refined and courteous **churlish** - rude and mean-spirited **nuance** - subtle difference or shade of meaning