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TKAM Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assuage (v.) | To lessen:soothe, ease |
| Brethren (n.) | brother (plural) |
| Malevolent (adj.) | showing ill will |
| Taciturn (adj.) | silent |
| Entailment (n.) | an old-fashioned form of handing down land |
| Sojourn (v.) | to stay as a temporary resident |
| Contemptuous (adj.) | showing a lack of respect or concern |
| Diminutive (adj.) | extremely small |
| Fractious (adj.) | full of anger and disagreement |
| Onslaught (n.) | violent attack |
| Auspicious (adj.) | promising success: favorable |
| Melancholy (adj.) | depressed in spirits : sad |
| Benign (adj.) | of a mild type or character |
| Edification (n.) | instruction to improve moral and religious knolwedge |
| Inquisitive (adj.) | tending to investigate :curious |
| Morbid (adj.) | characterized by gloomy ideas or feelings |
| Placidly (adv.) | peacefully, calmly |
| Tacit (adj.) | quiet |
| Malignant (adj.) | evil influence or effect: injurious |
| Prowess (n.) | very great ability |
| Perpetual (adj.) | continuing forever |
| Cleave (v.) | To cling to a person or thing closely |
| Palate (n.) | sense of taste |
| Aberrations (n.) | the act of differing from a normal state: disorder of the mind |
| Adjacent (adj.) | lying next or near: having a border or point in common |
| Unfathomable (adj.) | impossible to understand |
| Procure (v.) | to get possession of |
| Plait (v.) | to pleat: to make by braiding |
| Gastric (adj.) | relating to the stomach |
| Compensation (n.) | the act of making equal return to |
| Bout (n.) | a match |
| Feeble (adj.) | weak |
| Peril (n.) | imminent danger |
| Rudiment (n.) | A fundamental element, principle, or skill, as a field of learning |
| Arbor (n.) | A shady resting place in a garden or park |
| Degradation (n.) | A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level. |
| Livid (adj.) | Discolored |
| Passe (adj.) | Out of fashion |
| Umbrage (n.) | Offense |
| Austere (adj.) | Strict or severe in discipline |
| Myopic (adj.) | nearsighted |
| Prerogative (n.) | a special right or privilege |
| Sluggish (adj.) | slow in movement |
| Infallible (adj.) | not capable of being wrong |
| Taut (adj.) | tight |
| Affliction (n.) | something that causes pain or unhappiness |
| Facade (n.) | the face of a building : a false appearance |
| Ominous (adj.) | showing a sign of evil or misfortune to come |
| Dispel (v.) | to drive away by scattering |
| Venerable (adj.) | causing fear |
| Profane (adj.), (v.) | not concerned with religion, (v.)to treat with great disrespect |
| Subpoena (n.) | an order for someone to appear in court |
| Ambidextrous (adj.) | using both hands with equal ease |
| Dogged (adj.) | stubbornly determined |
| Tenet (n.) | a widely held belief |
| Perpetual (adj.) | continuing forever |
| Tedious (adj.) | tiring because of length or dullness ; boring |
Created by:
Tyrese DM
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