ELA 20 Vocab

deliberate self-restraint

to support or strengthen with evidence

To discharge, as from service or employment

a body of principles presented for a belief or acceptance, as by a political religious, or philosophical group.

to free from responsibility or blame

not permitted by law or custom; unlawful

to accuse of wrongdoing

exhibiting or having sound judgement

difficult to understand; abstruse

briefness; short duration

marked by jarring, discordant sound; dissonant

to carry out; perform

of casual or minor nature

mixed u p or distorted to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible

an expression of grief; lamentation

an enemy, opponent

to surrender under specified conditions

to make a concession; yield

to strive in opposition; struggle

difference of opinion; disagreement

to provoke to action; stir up

to come in or between so as to alter or hinder an action

to make timid; fill with fear

the state of anticipating with anxiety; dread

contented self-satisfaction

quarrelsome; inclined to argue

loss of hope: dejected

deeply anxious or agitated

A spoken or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died

nearly hopeless; desperate

arousing dread, fear, or awe

stern or severe; somber

strikingly unconventional in appearance or style; odd

obvious

to express or feel strong disapproval of; condemn

departing from a conventional pattern

a behavioural or structural peculiarity; eccentricity

extravagant

extremely or excessively careful and precise

a short account of a humerous or interesting incident

a clown; jester

zestfully enthusiastic

inappropriately silly

lacking substance or sense

given to or marked by joking

a written attack ridiculing a person, institution, or a group

to treat with contempt or ridicule; deride

to compose from materials gathered from several sources

Large in scope; including much

abundant: ample

intended to teach

Marked by deep and extensive learning; scholarly

thorough; complete; compressive

to make easier; assist

clear and easily understood

to comply or consent without protest

to relieve, make more bearable

to ease or make less severe

to buoy up; reinforce

something that serves to reinforce or support

to express or feel sympathy for; pity

characterized or marked by overcoming the distrust of; appeasing

characterized by a harsh mingling of sounds