English II Vocabulary

Instruct/improve morally or intellectually

• quantify

• ethically

• edify

• subjectify

render unclear or unintelligible

• obfuscate

• clarify

• illuminate

• clear up

a raised surface

• elevate

• facility

• structure

• dais

lacking poetic beauty

• descriptive

• poetic

• prosaic

• creative

sweet and soothing (sound)

• cacophony

• dulcet

• shrieking

• high pitched

a strange or diverse collection of people or things

• menagerie

• mass

• flock

• horde

make amends

• insincere

• confess

• antagonize

• atone

sagacity

• deep insight

• being foolish

• obscure

• having muddled thoughts