honors english vocab words

adj. pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare

• n. 1. strong desire for achievements; ambition toward long-range goal
• 2. expulsion of breath in speaking

n. an outlet; and opening for passage of liquids, fumes, or sometimes air

tr. v. to utter; to express especially in relieving strong feelings

n. a flatterer seeking favors or gain; a servile self-seeker

adj. allowing light to show through; translucent; delicate

adj. cowardly; fearful

adj. dejected; discouraged; gloomy

n. the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths

adj. frantic; frenzied

n. the art of judging human character by facial features; facial features when regarded as revealing character

n. pretending to have feelings beliefs, or virtues that one does not have

n. prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast or prediction

n. a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a god

adj. relating to the belief that the existence of a god is unknowable

• n. 1. a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, often with delusions and withdrawal from relationship
• 2. a situation of extreme conflict between choices, loyalties, or ways of life

n. the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement (used with for)

adj. not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions

n. a system of doctrines put forward by an authority, especially a church, to be absolute truth

• v. 1. to draw a line around; to encircle
• 2. to confine; to limit

v. to draft for military or naval service

• v. 1. to denounce or condemn
• 2. to prohibit; to forbid

• v. 1. to make a copy of; to write out fully
• 2. to make a sound recording for later reproduction
• 3. to arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for

v. to do away with completely; to wipe out; erase

adj. shameful; disgraceful

adj. never changing or varying; unchangeable

n. a final, uncompromising condition or demand, especially one whose rejection will close negotiations

n. an alteration; a rearrangement of elements, especially in mathematics

v. to transform; to change from one form of nature into another

• adj. 1. muddy; not clear; opaque
• 2. confused; disordered

• adj. 1. relating to the visual arts like drawing, painting lettering, or engraving
• 2. giving a vivid description

adj. consisting of parts selected from various sources

v. to make amends for; to atone for

n. a group organized by rank

n. godliness; holiness

v. to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest

• n. 1. approval; support; permission
• 2. (usually plural) a penalty for breaking with law or custom

v. to approve; to encourage

n. a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary

• v. 1. to make or declare something sacred
• 2. to dedicate something to a goal

n. acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement

adj. shrewd; having good judgment; perceptive

n. an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste

n. the act of perceiving or knowing

adj. aware; having knowledge of something

n. knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge

adj. supposed; reputed

adj. widely and unfavorably known; infamous

v. to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person

• v. 1. to submerge or overflow with water; to flood
• 2. to overwhelm

v. to reflect or come back either favorably or unfavorably (upon a person or thing)

• adj. 1. superfluous; exceeding what is needed, or what is needed no longer
• 2. verbose; needlessly repetitious

• n. 1. the flowing together of two or more elements: streams or rivers, or ideas, influences, or cultures
• 2. an assembling or flocking together in a crowd

• n. 1. flow
• 2. a continuous succession of changes

n. a liquid often seasoned with spices or herbs to flavor meat or fish for a period of time before cooking

• v. 1. to remove water of moisture
• 2. to lose water or moisture

n. the study of water and its effects on and in the earth and in the atmosphere

v. to have or to cause to have a wavy motion

v. to burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or to stop infection and/or bleeding

adj. colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner

• adj. 1. bubbling up from a liquid
• 2. very excited; bubbling over with high spirits

• v. 1. to kindle or excite
• 2. to arouse to a high degree of passion or feeling
• 3. to burst into flame; take fire
• 4. to become hot with passion; as the heart

adj. improvised; composed or uttered without advance preparation

adv. without advance preparation

adj. happening at the same time; moving at the same rate

• adj. 1. daily; occurring in a dey or every day
• 2. active during the daytime rather than at night

• n. 1. a person or thing out of place in a historical period or sequence of events
• 2. a person, custom, or idea considered out-of-date

n. a span of one thousand years

v. to authorize; to certify; to believe

n. all the gods of a people or religion

adj. believing too easily; gullible

n. a statement of belief or principle

n. belief; acceptance as true

• n. 1. a god or goddess; a divine being
• 2. the state of being divine
• 3. the study of christian theology

• n. 1. making a god of something; defication
• 2. a glorified ideal; an essence

n. a decree or proclamation issued by an authority

n. a prohibition; the act of forbidding

n. an authoritative expression of opinion

• v. 1. (legal) to issue a formal charge of a crime
• 2. to accuse

v. to speak loudly or passionately

• n. 1. applause; enthusiastic approval
• 2. an oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval

• n. 1. the use of many words when few would do
• 2. evasive talk; roundabout expression

n. a language used by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages

adj. word for word; in exactly the same words

adj. very talkative

n. a word of expression; phraseology

n. a loud outcry, especially in protest

v. to insist or exclaim noisily

• n. 1. a command or order; a law or regulation especially by a city government
• 2. a custom or practice established by tradition, especially a religious rite

v. to set right; to correct

adj. of or from the stars

adj. not submissive to authority

adj. growing old; aging

adj. going deep into the past before history, knowledge, or memory; primordial

• adj. 1. stubborn; unyielding
• 2. hardened against good influence; impenitent

n. things worthy of remembrance

• n. 1. control and authority especially to interpret and exercise the law
• 2. the specific area of someone's or something's control or authority

n. an explanation of a difficult expression in a text

v. (with over) to explain away

• adj. 1. referring to the center of the earth in measurement or observation.
• 2. considering the earth as the center of a planetary system

• adj. 1. pertaining to a christian minister or the duties accompanying the office
• 2. referring to life in open country or to fields for farming or grazing
• 3. pertaining to an idealized rural life

adj. of chief importance; primary; foremost

adj. typical of country life and people; simple; rough

n. a rural person

• v. 1. to dig out of the ground or from a grave; to disinter
• 2. to bring to light; to uncover

n. a revival of the literary, architectural, musical, and artistic forms that are considered a standard or model, and therefore "classical"

• adj. 1. appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional
• 2. appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease