English 10 Vocab - 7

"having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide"

"a leader who appeals to citizens’ emotions to obtain power"

"quiet and modest; reserved"

"a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options"

"the highest point of attainment; the end or climax"

"to be of the same opinion; to agree with"

"to lessen in violence or intensity"

"conformity t accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior"

"to detest; to hate strongly"

"to distribute; to give out sparingly"

"the whole range or extent"

"one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others"

"amusing in an old or whimsical way"

"intentional deceit in speech or conduct"

"a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group"

"to strive to be equal to; to imitate"

"dry and withered"

"to increase the value or beauty of something"

"feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing"

"noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts"

"to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce"

"to work with another toward a goal"

"to confine; to retain in legal custody"

"faultless; without sin or blemish"

"to summon forth"

"without sense or meaning; silly"

"exaggeratedly or insincerely polite"

"someone who chooses to live outside of, of renounce, his or her native country"

"unkempt"

"hatefully or shockingly evil"

"to explain in detail; to clarify"

"to persuade with false promises and flattery"

"not easily understood; hard to fathom"

"to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to shop sort and refuse to go on"

"ill-natured, bitter hostility"

"stern and ill-humored"

"to rejoice; to feel triumphant"

"having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing"

"reasonable; capable of being carried out"

"a complete, ridiculous failure"

"the work one is especially suited for; one’s specialty; an occupation"

"to rise and fall; to vary irregularly"

"to annoy or harass"

"disguised; pretending not to be oneself"

"lack of energy; sluggishness"

"a letter or literary composition in letter form"

"enthusiastic; extremely interested"

"an irritating and persistent person"

"absence of vanity; humbleness"

"exhibiting sorrow or pain"

"of huge or extraordinary size and power"

"difficult; requiring much effort"

"friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to"

"pompous or high-flown in speech"

"concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land"

"a facial expression of fear, disapproval or pain"

"a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture"

"arousing fear or awe"

"a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor"

"clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination"