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WSHS Eng 10
WSHS Eng 10 Vocab List #2 Shick/Tedder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| competence | n. ability (as adj. competent - able to be capable |
| conduit | n. a channel or pipe; something that enables |
| malice | n. ill will; evin intent (as adj. malicious - harmful; wishing harm) |
| solitude | n. isolation |
| fathom | v. to probe the depths of; to understand |
| taciturn | adj. quiet; not given to talking |
| enraptured | adj. completely delighted; spellbound |
| infirmity | n. weakness; illness (as adj. infirm - sick) |
| innuendo | n. indirect remark or gesture that hints at something bad |
| diabolical | adj. devilish; wicked |
| estranged | adj. isolated and unfriendly; alienated |
| immortality | n. being exempt from death; unending existence (as adj. immortal) |
| distinguished | adj. marked as separate or different |
| stem | v. to stop or dam up |
| palpable | adj. to be touched, felt or handled |