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English 2 Honors (West) Vocabulary--Unit 6

AB
Abut(v.)—to connect or touch; to border on (such as two countries with a common border); adjoin
Affable(adj.)—friendly; sociable; easy to talk to
Amorphous(adj.)—shapeless; undefined; vague; indistinct; unformed
Bequeath(v.)—to hand down or leave behind in a last will
Candor(n.)—frankness; sincerity
Cognizant(adj.)—aware of; conscious of
Conciliatory(adj.)—pacifying; tending to lessen the anger or hostility
Dogmatic(adj.)—positive about the correctness of one’s opinions; opinionated
Enmity(n.)—hatred; strong hostility; antagonism
Extraneous(adj.)—unnecessary; irrelevant; not belonging
Frivolous(adj.)—silly; lacking proper seriousness; not sensible
Garrulous(adj.)—talkative; wordy; chatty
Haughty(adj.)—arrogant; proud of oneself and scornful of others
Impetuous(adj.)—impulsive; rash; acting suddenly with little or no thought
Insurgent(n.)—rebel (adj.)—rebellious
Jaunty(adj.)—stylish; sprightly in appearance or manner; fashionable
Posthumous(adj.)—occurring after a person’s death
Residual(adj.)—remaining; left over; what is left after part is taken away
Succinct(adj.)—concise; brief and to the point
Veracity(n.)—truth; honesty; accuracy


AP English Literature & Composition, AP English Language & Composition, Writing Center
Lincoln-Way West High School
New Lenox, IL

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