English 11 Vocab 4-6

Plastic

(adj.) capable of being molded or modeled; capable of adapting to varying conditions

Titular

(adj.) having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities; existing in title only; of, relating to, or constituting a title

Ephemeral

(adj.) lasting a very short time

Sublime

(adj.) lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner; of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth; tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, or grandeur) or transcendent excellence; NB: a key of Romanticism

Manifold

(adj.) marked by diversity or variety

Pious

(adj.) marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship; marked by conspicuous religiosity

Latent

(adj.) present and capable of emerging or developing but not currently visible, obvious, or active

Expedient

(adj.) suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance; efficient

Unscrupulous

(adj.) unprincipled; without morals

Consumption

(n.) (archaic) a wasting disease, primarily tuberculosis

Raiment

(n.) (archaic) clothing

Windigo

(n.) (from the northern Algonquian) cannibalistic giant, a person who has been transformed into a monster by the consumption of human flesh, of concern primarily during the winter months when food was scarce

Stigmata

(n.) (in Christian tradition) marks corresponding to those left on Jesus' body by the crucifixion

Judgment

(n.) (note spelling) the process of or capacity for forming an opinion or evaluation based on discerning or comparing

Reminiscence

(n.) a now remembered, long forgotten experience

Harbringer

(n.) a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; a forerunner of something

Betrothed

(n.) a person to whom one is engaged (the archaic verb means to enter into a formal agreement to be married)

Constable

(n.) a public officer usually of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace and for minor judicial duties; a police officer

Palpitation

(n.) a rapid pulsation

Magazine

(n.) a room in which powder and other explosives are kept; a store of ammunition

Bannock

(n.) a round, flat loaf, typically unleavened

Hobgoblin

(n.) an imaginary object of fear; a mischievous goblin; an annoying pest

Eclat

(n.) dazzling effect or brilliance; ostentatious display

Impudence

(n.) impertinence; rudeness; lack of respect

Aspirant

(n.) one who seeks to attain or accomplish a goal

Trifle

(n.) something of little value or importance

Nonchalance

(n.) the state or quality of having an air of easy unconcern or indifference

Arrears

(pl. n.) money that is owed and should have been paid earlier

Maugre

(prep. archaic) in spite of

Absolve

(v.) (used with an object) to set someone free from an obligation or consequence of guilt; to pardon or forgive

Snivel

(v.) (used without and object) to cry or whine with snuffling

Transfix

(v.) cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment; to pierce with a sharp implement or weapon

Levy

(v.) to impose a tax, fee, or fine (n.) the act of levying a tax, fee, or fine

Capitulate

(v.) to surrender; to cease resisting

Admonish

(v.) to warn or reprimand