11th Grade Word List: Difficult Words (1)

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abortive
a. unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

aerostatics
n. a branch of statics that deals with the equilibrium of gaseous fluids and of solid bodies immersed in them

animadvert
v. express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark

argot
n. a characteristic language of a particular group, as among thieves

baroque
a. complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

biennium
n. a period of two years

brogue
n. a thick and heavy shoe; a strong outdoor shoe with ornamental patterns

cacophonous
a. discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

cantata
n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

cathode
n. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device

clangor
n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

cogency
n. power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility

comity
n. a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect

concomitant
a. in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with

consanguineous
a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

contemn
v. look down on with disdain; treat or regard with contempt

contuse
v. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

corporeal
a. bodily; of a material nature; tangible

coxswain
n. the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew

declension
n. the variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified; process of changing to an inferior state

demagnetize
v. make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties; erase

deponent
n. a person who testifies or gives a deposition

desiccant
n. a substance that promotes drying, e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture

diacritical
a. capable of distinguishing; showing up a distinction

diminution
n. the act of decreasing or reducing something; change toward something smaller or lower

discountenance
v. look with disfavor on; show disapproval by discouraging

dissentient
a. disagreeing, especially with a majority

distaff
n. the sphere of work by women; a stick or spindle onto which wool or flax is wound for spinning

dowdy
a. lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned

duteous
a. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

effervescent
a. marked by high spirits or excitement

effuse
v. give out or emit; flow or spill forth; pour out

embolism
n. an insertion into a calendar; obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble

empirical
a. derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

ennoble
v. confer dignity or honor upon; give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

esquire
n. a title of respect for someone, whose rank just below a knight; an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood

eureka
n. an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire

exigent
a. requiring precise accuracy; demanding attention

expostulation
n. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest; an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof

farrier
n. a person who shoes horses; a blacksmith

feudalism
n. the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

forecastle
n. living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

fusible
a. capable of being melted and fused

grebe
n. small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet

heterogeneous
a. consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different

incunabula
n. any book printed before 1501; the infancy or earliest stages of something

inquisition
n. a severe interrogation, often violating the rights or privacy of individuals

interposition
n. the act or fact of interjecting or interposing one thing between or among others

inure
v. apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate

iridescence
n. the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

isobar
n. an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time, for meteorology

lackadaisical
a. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness

laxative
a. having a tendency to loosen or relax.

libertine
n. free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint

lingual
a. relating to, near, or on the side toward the tongue; relating to speech or language

littoral
a. of or relating to a coastal or shore region

macadamize
v. pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar

marmot
n. stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter

metonymy
n. substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself

ministration
n. assistance in time of difficulty

modish
a. in the current fashion or style

mordacious
a. capable of wounding; biting or given to biting

muleteer
n. a worker who drives mules

necromancer
n. one who practices magic or sorcery; one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead

neurology
n. the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders

obsolescence
n. the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date

occlude
v. block passage through; close, shut, or stop up a passage

orthogonal
a. statistically unrelated; having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

pamphleteer
n. a writer of pamphlets, usually taking a partisan stand on public issues

patronymic
a. of or derived from a personal or family name

peevish
a. easily irritated or annoyed

penury
n. extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency

perspicuous
a. transparently clear of language; easily understandable

phonograph
n. machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

pogrom
n. organized persecution of an ethnic group, especially Jews

precipitant
a. done with very great haste and without due deliberation

propitiate
v. make peace with; appease and render favorable

ramify
v. divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts

renunciation
n. sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs

reversion
n. returning to a former state; turning in the opposite direction; a failure to maintain a higher state

salacious
a. lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

secede
v. withdraw from an organization or communion

solder
v. repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead

threnody
n. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

venereal
a. of or relating to the external sex organs

wittingly
ad. with full knowledge and deliberation

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