English 12

Here is your full vocabulary list for the third vocab test:

1. monogamous – having only one mate, usually for life
2. mnemonic – pertaining to memory
3. to wane – to abate; to subside; to lessen in strength or intensity
4. unbidden – unasked for
5. shrill – sharp, piercing, pertaining to a sound
6. bough – a tree branch
7. connotation – the emotional or figurative meaning of a word
8. to lurch – to move in an erratic, uncontrolled manner
9. geld – castrate; deprive of vigour or vitality
10. scaffold – a raised wooden platform historically used for hangings; a wooden structure used in construction
11. bootless – futile
12. surly – bad tempered; unfriendly
13. ramparts – a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, usually having a wide walkway and parapets
14. azure – a brilliant, sky blue
15. enwrought – woven; worked in with something (woven with golden thread)
16. preconceptions – ideas formed before having the facts
17. tardy – late
18. runic – consisting of or written in runes; mysterious and secretive
19. to squinch – a movement consisting of both squeezing and pinching
20. portmanteau word – a word blending the sounds and meanings of two other words (eg. Motel = motor and hotel)
21. dalliance: casual involvement with something (esp. a romantic or sexual relationship)
22. phlegmatic: an unemotional, calm disposition
23. peripatetic: travelling from place to place, esp. working or based in different places
24. inveigle: to persuade someone to do something especially by means of flattery or deception
25. cupidity: greed for money or possessions
26. brood: to think deeply on something that causes one unhappiness (v); a family of young animals (n) (broody: thoughtful and unhappy or inclined towards laying eggs)
27. insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
28. callous: having an insensitive or cruel disregard of others
29. admonish: to warn or reprimand firmly; to advise or urge earnestly
30. wistful: having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; nostalgic
31. spurious –false, fake or illegitimate
32. languid—slow and relaxed; disinclined toward physical effort or exertion
33. pane (n)—a single sheet of glass in a window or door
34. verdant—green with grass or other vegetation; lush
35. plethora—an excessive amount
36. cloistered—kept away from the outside world; sheltered
37. gossamer—something very light or filmy, delicate, or insubstantial like a cobweb
38. cherubim—small, infant angels; an angelic child
39. miasma—an oppressive/unpleasant atmosphere that often emanates from something; an unpleasant/unhealthy odor
40. flotsam—the wreckage of a ship or its cargo washed up by the sea; people or things that have been rejected or are regarded as worthless