Worksheets of Hyde Park Central School District for 11th Grade

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aberration
n. a disorder in one's mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm
abstract
a. theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
accolade
n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise
accommodate
v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable
aesthetic
a. elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
affinity
n. natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
altercation
n. noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
ameliorate
v. make or become better; improve; grow better
amicable
a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
anarchy
n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
anomaly
n. irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
appall
v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
archaic
a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
arduous
a. demanding great effort or labor; difficult
articulate
a. expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
astute
a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
authoritarian
a. expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
aversion
n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
biased
a. favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
brevity
n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
cajole
v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
callous
a. emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
capitulate
v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
catalyst
n. agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
catharsis
n. purging or cleansing of any passage of body
caustic
a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
censure
v. expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
chastise
v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
clamor
n. noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
coalesce
v. combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
cognizant
a. having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
commiserate
v. feel or express pity or sympathy for
composure
n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
conciliatory
a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
contract
v. constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
copious
a. plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
cordial
a. gracious; showing warm and friendliness
dearth
n. scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
debilitate
v. make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
decadence
n. process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
deference
n. willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
delineate
v. portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
deprecate
v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
despot
n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
devious
a. departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
didactic
a. instructive (especially excessively)
disparage
v. belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
dissonance
n. discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
duplicity
n. double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
edifice
n. building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
effervescent
a. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
egregious
a. notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
elusive
a. difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
equivocal
a. open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
erroneous
a. containing or derived from error; mistaken
exemplary
a. serving as model; outstanding; typical
expedient
a. suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
extraneous
a. not essential; coming from outside
formidable
a. arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
frivolous
a. lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
grueling
a. by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
haphazard
a. not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
heretic
n. one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
hindrance
n. something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
hypocrisy
n. practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold; falseness; expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
iconoclast
n. a destroyer of images used in religious worship
incessant
a. uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
incidental
a. happening, as occasional event, without regularity; coming without design
incite
v. arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
incorrigible
a. not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
indict
v. charge; accuse formally of a crime
indoctrinate
v. teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
insurgent
a. rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against leadership of political party
intangible
a. not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
judicious
a. exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
lavish
a. liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
listless
a. lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
meager
a. deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
meander
v. follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
negligent
a. careless; inattentive
obliterate
v. destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
ponderous
a. slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
preclude
v. make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
prerequisite
n. something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
proximity
n. state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
rectify
v. set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
rescind
v. cancel; make void; repeal or annul
resolution
n. determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
rigorous
a. full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
scrutinize
v. examine closely and critically
substantiate
v. establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
surmise
v. guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
tirade
n. extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
turbulence
n. state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
unimpeachable
a. free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
unobtrusive
a. inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
usurp
v. seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
vacillate
v. sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
whimsical
a. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious