Vocabulary Unit 12Level E

English 10

Abjure• (V.) to renounce; to avoid, shun

• So that you don’t get burnt, you must abjure or SHUN the SUN!

Acrid• (adj.) harsh in taste or odor

• ACRID is harsh like ACID

August• (adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and

respect

Callous• (adj.) emotionally hardened, unfeeling

Clandestine• (adj.) secret, concealed

Compunction• (n.) remorse, regret

• Compunction: You might regret punching someone. Holden Caulfield would…

Conflagration• (n.) a large destructive fire

CONFLAGRATION

LARGE FIRE

Elated• (adj.) in high spirits, jubilant, ecstatic

Indelible• (adj.) not able to be erased; memorable

• In-delete-able= Something that you cannot delete or erase!

Indulgent• (adj.) yielding to the wishes or demands of

others

Think of –gent. A gentleman might yield to the wishes of his lady.

Inveterate• (adj.) firmly established; habitual

Think of a veteran employee, or someone who has plenty of experience and is established.

Irrelevant• (adj.) not to the point, not applicable

Nocturnal• (adj.) of or occurring in the night

Platitude• (n.) a commonplace or stale remark

Quell• (v.) to subdue, put down forcibly

• Think of Quiet-Well. For one to quell and argument, one must quiet both people well!

Quiescent• (adj.) inactive; at rest

QUIET; at rest.

Ruminate• (v.) to meditate, think about at length

• Not sure of what to do next, I went into the next room and ate some food, which helped me think more clearly.

Tacit• (adj.) unspoken, silent; implied

• TAKE-IT. You don’t need my permission, it’s implied and unspoken!

Tangible• (adj.) capable of being touched; real

• TANGIBLE= TOUCHABLE

Trenchant• (adj.) forceful, effective; clear-cut

• Think of CHANT. In order to be understood, a CHANT must be forceful and effective!