ELA - 9th Honours - ELA vocab set 1

adulterate

verb to corrupt or to make worse by addition of something of lesser value

augment

verb to make large, to increase

bereft

adjective/verb deprived of or made unhappy through a loss

disparage

verb/adjective to express a negative opinion which often results in a diminished value

dour

adjective stern, unyielding, gloomy or ill-mannered

fortitude

noun courage in facing difficulty

insidiuos

adjective intended to deceive, sly or treachearous

intimate

verb to make a hint or a suggestion

opulent

adjective wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose

encapsulate

verb to enclose

ostensible

adjective motives or facts that are apparent but not necessarily true

pliable

adjective easily bent, flexible or easily influenced

proscribe

verb to command against or to prohibit or denounce

recede

verb to move back or to retreat

reiterate

verb to say again

remittance

noun a payment

sophistry

noun an elaborate and eloquent but logicalyl invalid argument often intended to deceive

stolid

adjective not easily moved mentally or emotionally

tentative

adjective uncertain or hesitant

vernacular

noun common language or everyday speech