English 2 Honors Vocabulary Prestest

unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others

• ambivalent
• altruistic
• insipid
• angular

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

• embellish
• deny
• disparage
• engender

What is the definition of the word
austere?

• Strict,stern;unadorned,ascetic.
• Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme.
• Depression of spirits.
• Not allowing the passage of light,not transparent;hard to understand.

What is the definition of the word
dawdle?

• To waste time,to spend time idly,to move in a lackadaisical manner.
• Depression of spirits.
• Not allowing the passage of light,not transparent;hard to understand.
• Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme.

extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant

• contrite
• credulous
• depravity
• deprecate

unchanging

• immutable
• incorrigible
• loathe
• mitigate

apart, indifferent, snobby, think one is in a better position

• aesthetic

• aloof

• archaic

• assuage

(adj) ordinary, commonplace, plain, boring

• euphemism

• gluttonous

• mundane

• ominous

Caustic

• Debase
• Acrimonious
• Amenable
• Inane

To persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle

• Cajole
• Debase
• Efface
• Flourish