This document provides a vocabulary lesson containing 20 words with their definitions and sometimes hints about word origins. The words cover a range of topics and include adjectives like "impotent" and "diaphanous", nouns such as "antithesis" and "maelstrom", and a verb "gloat". The lesson aims to expand students' vocabularies as they prepare for English III Honors.

1. English III HonorsVocabulary Lesson 2 September 8, 2009

2. Vocabulary Lesson 2 1. Impotent (adj.): powerless; lacking strength HINT: im=not; potent=powerful 2. Antithesis (noun): an exact opposite HINT: Anti=against; thesis=statement 3. Maelstrom (noun): whirlpool; turbulence HINT: Mal=bad; storm 4. Emendation (noun): correction HINT: Mend=fix; repair 5. Chagrin (noun): embarrassment HINT: grin and bare it

3. Vocabulary Lesson 2 6. Bauble (noun): showy but useless thing 7. Diaphanous (adj.): very sheer and light 8. Labyrinth (noun): complicated network of winding passages 9. Gloat (verb): to look at or think about with great satisfaction 10. Impediment (noun): a barrier

4. 11. Bestial (adj.) savage; brutal 12. Effete (adj.) worn out; barren 13. Shard (noun): a fragment 14. Bland (adj.) mild; tasteless; dull 15. Nihilism (noun): a total rejection of established laws

5. 16. Conflagration (noun): great fire HINT: flagrant 17. Querulous (adj.) complaining ; fretful HINT: query 18. Obscure (adj.) indistinct; not easily understood 19. Jocular (noun): said or done in jest HINT: joke 20. Dissent (verb): to disagree HINT: diss