ELA Study Guide: Vocab

Accord

Agreement, harmony; to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on
(S: Mutual understanding) (A: Conflict)

Apt

Suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
(S: Appropriate) (A: Slow)

Apparition

A ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
(S: Phantom)

Avowed

Declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
(S: Sworn) (A: Unacknowledged

Awry

In a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped for coursed
(S: Crooked) (A: Straight)

Basked

To be in, or exposed oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
(S: Wallow)

Blas�

Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyment many pleasures; apathetic
(S: Passionate)

Bludgeon

A short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
(S: Clobber)

Calamitous

Causing great misfortune
(S: Disastrous) (A: Fortune)

Citadel

A fortress that overlooks and protects a city; an strong or commanding place
(S: Fort)

Conventional

In line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
(S: Ordinary) (A: Bizarre)

Cower

To crouch or shrink away in fear or shame
(S: Wince) (A: Stand up to)

Cryptic

Puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
(A: Crystal clear)

Decoy

To lure into trap; a person or thing used to lure into a trap
(S: Entice)

Devise

To think out, plan, figure out, invent, create
(S: Design)

Dexterous

Skillful in the use of hands or body; clever
(S: Agile) (A: Clumsy)

Disgruntled

In bad humor, discontented, annoyed
(S: Displeased) (A: Pleased)

Divergent

Going in different direction; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant

Endow

To furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality

Ensue

To follow in order, com to immediately after, and as a result
(S: Result) (A: Co,e before)

Fend

To ward off, resist; to get along, manage
(S: Stave off)

Impending

About to happen, hanging over in a menacing way
(S: Upcoming) (A: Distant)

Legendary

Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
(S: Mythical)

Longevity

Long life, long durations, length of life
(A: Shortness)

Mediate

To bring about an agreement between person or group, as a go; occupying a middle position ; indirect, actin( through an intermediary
(S: Referee)

Menial

Lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a person who does humble and unpleasant tasks
(S: Servant) (A: Lofty)

Personable

Pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive
(S: Agreeable) (A: Unpleasant)

prodigious

Immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
(S: Gigantic) (A: Puny)

Porous

Full of ting holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
(S: Leaky) (A: Airtight)

Recluse

A person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
(S: Hermit)

Renown

Fame, glory
(S: Celebrity) (A: Obscurity)

Scapegoat

A perm or thing carrying the blame for others
(S: Whipping bay)

Transition

A change from one state or condition to another
(S: Switch)

Upbraid

To blame, scold, find fault with
(S: Bawl out) (A: Praise)

Shiftless

Lazy, lacking in ambition and energy, inefficient
(S: Careless) (A: Hardworking)