Yazhini ShanmugamMs. BeardsleeHonors English I 4A16 January 2014

A Separate Peace Vocabulary List

splendor - noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; a quality that outshines the usualtedious - adj. using or containing too many words; so lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinessidiosyncratic - adj. peculiar to the individualinfinitesimal - adj. infinitely or immeasurably small; noun (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limitmaimed - adj. having a part of the body crippled or disabled; badly injured, perhaps with amputation; noun people who are woundedcontraception - noun birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgerysedate - adj. characterized by dignity and propriety; dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative tocapacious - adj. large in capacitytrudge - noun a long difficult walk; verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mudcommend - verb express approval of; mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; express a good opinion of; give to in charge; present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidencevenerable - adj. impressive by reason of age; profoundly honoredentrenched - adj. established firmly and securely; dug indeceptions - the act of misleading by false appearance or statement; delude:forged - adj. reproduced fraudulentlyprodigious - adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; of momentous or ominous significanceinsidious - adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; intended to entrap; beguiling but harmfulcalisthenics - noun light exercises designed to promote general fitness; the practice of calisthenic exercisesvindicate - verb clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; maintain, uphold, or defend; show to be right by providing justification or prooftranscend - verb go beyond; go beyondexaltation - noun a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead); the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence; the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god); a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotionimmersions - the act of being involved deeply; absorbed: encompassing - adj. closely encircling; broad in scope or contenttruancy - noun failure to attend (especially school)exhorted - to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently. eccentric - adj. not having a common center; not concentric; conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; noun a person with an unusual or odd personality; a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)baptism - noun a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirthramshackle - adj. in deplorable conditionpredecessors - an ancestor; forefather. mustering - to gather, summon, rouse (often followed by up)enmity - noun the feeling of a hostile person; a state of deep-seated ill-willculminate - verb rise to, or form, a summit; bring to a head or to the highest point; end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body; reach the highest or most decisive pointcordiality - noun a cordial dispositionderision - noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt; contemptuous laughtersalient - adj. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; noun (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemysubstantial - adj. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"; fairly large; of good quality and condition; solidly built; providing abundant nourishmentensign - noun colors flown by a ship to show its nationality; a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade; an emblem flown as a symbol of nationalityexhort - verb force or impel in an indicated direction; urge on or encourage especially by shoutsuncoil - verb unwind or untwistslacken - verb make slack as by lessening tension or firmness; become looser or slack; become slow or slower; make less active or fastskirmish - noun a minor short-term fight; verb engage in a skirmishdispersed - adj. distributed or spread over a considerable extentaustere - adj. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; severely simple; practicing great self-denialfervent - adj. extremely hot; characterized by intense emotionanarchy - noun a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)inevitably - adv. in such a manner as could not be otherwise; by necessitythreshold - noun the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway; the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; a region marking a boundaryludicrous - adj. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; incongruous; inviting ridiculeambiguously - adv. in an ambiguous mannerquerulous - adj. habitually complainingreconciled - adj. made compatible or consistent; (followed by `to') no longer opposedmodulated - adj. altered in volume as well as tone or pitch; changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volumeinveigled - to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into)preposterous - adj. incongruous; inviting ridiculedouse - verb slacken; lower quickly; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; dip into a liquiddeign - verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignityeloquence - noun powerful and effective languageencroach - verb advance beyond the usual limit; impinge or infringe uponfanfare - noun (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; a gaudy outward displayamiable - adj. disposed to please; diffusing warmth and friendliness