English II: Vocabulary

English II: Vocabulary List Seven 1. ALLEVIATE: (v) lessen; relieve 2. ALTRUISTIC: (adj) unselfishly generous; concerned for others 3. APPROPRIATE: (v) acquire; take possession for one's own use; set aside for a special purpose 4. BUOYANT: (adj) able to float; cheerful and optimistic 5. CANDOR: (n) the state of being frank, open, and sincere in speech and expression 6. CONFIRM: (v) corroborate; verify; support; establish the truth and validity of 7. DEPICT: (v) portray; show 8. ELUSIVE: (adj) evasive; baffling; hard to grasp 9. FLIPPANT: (adj) lacking proper seriousness 10. INDICT: (v) to charge (as in a crime) 11. NAIVETE: (n) quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; gullibility 12. PLAGARIZE: (v) to steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own 13. SUBVERSIVE: (adj) tending to overthrow or destroy 14. VACUOUS: (adj) empty; lacking in ideas; stupid 15. VORACIOUS: (adj) ravenous (as in an appetite) English II: Vocabulary List Eight 1. AMBIGUOUS: (adj) unclear or doubtful in meaning 2. AMBIVALENCE: (n) having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes 3. ARISTOCRACY: (n) hereditary nobility; privileged class 4. CAPTIVATE: (v) charm; fascinate 5. CONFORMITY: (n) agreement or compliance; actions in agreement with social customs 6. DEPLORE: (v) regret strongly; express grief over 7. ENDORSE: (v) approve; support 8. FORTHRIGHT: (adj) outspoken; frank 9. INDUCE: (v) persuade; bring about 10. NOSTALGIA: (n) homesickness; longing for the past 11. NOTORIOUS: (adj) disreputable; widely known; scandalous 12. PRAGMATIC: (adj) practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the impact of something 13. SUPERFLUOUS: (adj) excessive; unnecessary 14. VANGUARD: (n) advance guard of a military force; forefront of a movement 15. WARY: (adj) very cautious