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