Question | Answer |
passé | old-fashioned |
melancholy | Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom |
Umbrage | Offense |
palliation | lessen the pain, or, in this case, fear and anxiety |
inaudible | impossible to hear |
tirade | a long angry speech |
undulate | to move in waves or in a wavy manner |
Devoid | Completely lacking; destitute or empty |
contentious | always ready to argue |
haughty | showing arrogant superiority |
qualms | disturbed, uneasy feelings |
formidable | arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
prerogative | exclusive right or privilege |
elusive | tending to avoid capture |
obscure | not clearly understood or expressed |
pensive | melancholy thoughtfulness |
infallible | never wrong |
fortitude | strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage |
stifle | hold back; suppress |
venerable | impressive on account of age or historic associations |
façade | the front of a building; the part facing the street |
ecclesiastical | church-like |
succinct | clear and brief |
acquiescence | agreement without protest |
uncouth | crude, unmannerly |
impassive | showing no emotion |
elucidate | explain |
affluent | well-off financially |
amiable | friendly and agreeable |
litigants | a party engaged in a lawsuit |
corroborating | To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain |
congenital | condition is that one is in existence at birth. |
acrimonious | sarcastic; bitter; nasty |
tenet | a principle or belief generally held to be true |
mollified | soothed; calmed |
perpetual | everlasting; continuous |
riled | angry |
tedious | boring; tiresome |
expunge | remove completely |
candid | open and honest |
impudent | disrespectful; bold; sassy |
unmitigated | out-and-out absolute |
temerity | foolish or rash boldness |
acquit | clear of a charge; find not guilty |
tacit | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements |
bleakly | without hope |
feral | wild; savage |
ruefully | regretfully |
assuaged | is to lessen or to calm |
piety | devotion to religious duties and practices |
impotent | powerless |
taciturn | almost always silent |
unsullied | basically untouched or unused |
malevolent | evil |
predilection | preference, or a preferred way of doing something |
domiciled | a house or a place where a person lives |
nebulous | vague and hazy |
foray | you go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you |
condesend | to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity |
indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
cunning | |
assuaged | is to lessen or to calm |
piety | devotion to religious duties and practices |
impotent | powerless |
taciturn | almost always silent |
unsullied | basically untouched or unused |
malevolent | evil |
predilection | preference, or a preferred way of doing something |
domiciled | a house or a place where a person lives |
nebulous | vague and hazy |
foray | you go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you |
condesend | to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity |
indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
assuaged | is to lessen or to calm |
piety | devotion to religious duties and practices |
impotent | powerless |
taciturn | almost always silent |
unsullied | basically untouched or unused |
malevolent | evil |
predilection | preference, or a preferred way of doing something |
domiciled | a house or a place where a person lives |
nebulous | vague and hazy |
foray | you go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you |
condesend | to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity |
indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
cunning | attractive or cute |
wallowing | to indulge in something |
mortification | feeling of shame or the loss of self respect |
sojourn | a brief visit |
onslaught | a violent attack |
dispensation | a release from an obligation or promise |
irked | to be annoyed |
erratic | irregular |
iniquities | Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness |
contentious | always ready to argue or fight |
fraught | filled with |
auspicious | favorable |
abominable | detestable; loathsome; terrible |
arbitrated | to judge or decide |
melancholy | sad and gloomy |
aloof | distant physically or emotionally |
foolhardy | unwisely bold or venturesome |
tacit | one that has been silently agreed upon |
morbid | gruesome; horrible |
placidly | calmly; quietly |
prowess | superior ability or skill |
ramshackle | loose or rickety; about to fall apart |
malignant | dangerous; evil; cancerous |
waning | becoming less bright, intense, or strong |
unfathomable | something that can not be understood |
procure | to get by special effort; obtain or acquire |
perpetrated | carried out; committed |
libel | harm someone's reputation |
direst | warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences |
cordial | warm and friendly |
vain | Excessively proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited. |
deportment | behavior; conduct |
tarried | delayed; waited |
obstreperous | noisy and unruly |
inconspicuous | to not attract attention |
jubilantly | joyfully |