Vocabulary IX & X
copious
(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, full on information
poignant
(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
sonorous
(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
inconsequential
(adj.) lacking worth or importance
extraneous
(adj.) not necessary; coming from the outside; foreign; irrelevant
mundane
(adj.) ordinary; commonplace; of the world rather than the world beyond
humdrum
(adj.) tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; dull; routine
hackneyed
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
progeny
(n.) Offspring; children; descendants
eulogy
(n.) a formal speech praising a person who has died
introvert
(n.) a person who looks inward; a shy, quiet person
elegy
(n.) a sad or mournful poem or song, often about someone who has died
homily
(n.) a sermon, especially on something in the Bible; a long, moralizing talk or writing.
euphony
(n.) any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
paragon
(n.) model of excellence or perfection of a kind
idiosyncracy
(n.) person quirks or oddities
abnegation
(n.) self-denial; renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; giving up rights
tenure
(n.) the term during which some position is held; life time job; the holding of an office
ascribe
(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
engender
(v.) to cause, to produce, to create