Vocabulary List 9 Honors English II

Slovenly – adj. Messy, untidy, careless

Tangential – adj. Slightly connected, divergent

Taper – v. to decrease in thickness or width

Vagrant – n. a wanderer who does not have a home

Antiquity – n. the quality of being ancient; ancient times

Blandishment – n. flattery

Chasten – v. to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior

Civility – n. polite and courteous behavior

Congenial – adj. Characterized by friendly sociability

Deft – adj. Skillful

Dispatch – v. to send away with promptness or speed

Embroil – v. to entangle; to throw into confusion or strife

Expurgate – v. to remove obscene or objectionable material usually before publication

Garner – v. to gather together, to store up

Heretical – adj. Contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards