Vocabulary List #4
acrimonious adj. Hostile or bitter in feeling, language or manner / suffix –ous is traditional adj. suffix; n. acrimony
formidable adj. Causing fear, dread or apprehension; awe-inspiring / used with words such as obstacle, challenge
futile adj. Useless; having no useful result; unproductive / “resistance is futile!” n. futility
impudent adj. Insolent; contemptuous or cocky / often refers to behavior; n. impudence
infallible adj. Incapable of error; sure; certain / -ible is usually an adj. ending, prefix in- means not
integrity n. Honesty; incorruptibility / personified by Atticus! –ity is a traditional suffix for abstract noun that is a quality
obliquely adv. Indirectly; deviously; underhandedly / traditional ’ly suffix for adv. ; adj. oblique, an oblique reference to…
prerogative n. An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege / often used with a possessive pronoun – her prerogative
sullen adj. Gloomy; resentfully silent or repressed; dismal / often used to describe behavior or mood
venerable adj. Respected or admired, honored or honorable / traditional adj. suffix; v. to venerate
acrimonious adj. Hostile or bitter in feeling, language or manner / suffix –ous is traditional adj. suffix; n. acrimony
formidable adj. Causing fear, dread or apprehension; awe-inspiring / used with words such as obstacle, challenge
futile adj. Useless; having no useful result; unproductive / “resistance is futile!” n. futility
impudent adj. Insolent; contemptuous or cocky / often refers to behavior; n. impudence
infallible adj. Incapable of error; sure; certain / -ible is usually an adj. ending, prefix in- means not
integrity n. Honesty; incorruptibility / personified by Atticus! –ity is a traditional suffix for abstract noun that is a quality
obliquely adv. Indirectly; deviously; underhandedly / traditional ’ly suffix for adv. ; adj. oblique, an oblique reference to…
prerogative n. An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege / often used with a possessive pronoun – her prerogative
sullen adj. Gloomy; resentfully silent or repressed; dismal / often used to describe behavior or mood
venerable adj. Respected or admired, honored or honorable / traditional adj. suffix; v. to venerate
