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TKAM Vocab pfoote
4 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assuage( | To lessen:soothe, ease |
| Brethren( | Brother(plural) |
| Malevolent( | showing ill will |
| Taciturn( | silent |
| Entailment( | an old-fashion way of handing down land |
| Sojourn( | to stay as a temporary guest |
| Contemptuous( | showing a lack of respect or concern |
| Diminutive( | extremely small |
| Fractious( | full of anger and discontent |
| Onslaught( | violent attack |
| Auspicious( | promising success:favorable |
| Melancholy( | depressed in spirits:sad |
| Benign( | Of a mild type or character |
| Edification( | instruction to improve moral and religious knowledge |
| Inquisitive( | tending to investigate : curious |
| Morbid( | characterized by gloomy ideas or feelings |
| Placidly( | peacefully, calmly |
| Tacit( | quiet |
| Malignant( | evil in influence or feeling : injourious |
| Prowess( | very great ability |
| Perpetual( | continuing forever |
| Cleave( | to cling to a person or thing closely |
| Palate( | sense of taste |
| Aberrations( | the act of differing from a normal state |
| Adjacent( | lying next to or near |
| Unfathomable( | impossible to understand |
| Procure( | to get possession of |
| Plait( | to make by braiding |
| Gastric( | relating to the stomach |
| Compensation( | the act of making equal return to |
| Ingenuous( | showing childlike simplicity and straightfowardness |
| Analogous( | showing resemblance in some details between things otherwise unlike |
| Wary( | very catious |
| Provocation( | something that provokes |
| Indicative( | pointing out something |
| Gravitate( | to move toward something |
| Fanatical( | overly enthusiastic or devoted |
| Attire( | clothing |
| Deportment( | manner of conducting oneself |
| Isolate( | to keep apart from others |
| Constitute( | to appoint to an office |
| Mortify( | to embarrass greatly |
| Tentatively( | not fully developed |
| Obstreperous( | noisy and hard to control |
| Invective( | harsh or insulting words |
| Bout( | a spell of activity |
| Feeble( | lacking in strengh |
| Peril( | the state of being in danger of injury or distruction |
| Rudiments( | a basic principle or skill |
| Arbor( | a shelter or structure of vines or branches |
| Degradation( | loss of honor or reputation |
| Livid( | discolored by bruising |
| Passe( | out-of-date |
| Umbrage( | resentment |
| Austere( | stern and unfriendly in appearance and manner |
| Myopic( | nearsighted |
| Prerogative( | a special right or privilage |
| Sluggish( | slow in movement |
| Infallible( | not capable of being wrong |
| Taut( | tight |
| Affliction( | something that cause pain or unhappiness |
| Ecclesiastical( | relating to a church |
| Facade( | in the face of a building : a false appearance |
| Ominous( | showing a sign of evil or misfortune to come |
| Venerable(adj | deserving honor or respect |
| Dispel(v | to drive away by scattering |
| Formidable(adj | causing fear |
| Profane(adj, v | not concerned with religion, 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 wildly held belief |
| Turbulent(adj | being in a state of disturbance |
| Tedious | tiring because of length or dullness ; boring |
| 76. Candid | (adj.) showing sincere honesty |
| 77. Impudent | (adj.) showing scorn for others |
| 78. Volition | (n.) the act of making one’s own decisions : will |
| 79. Caliber | (n.) degree of excellence |
| 80. Detachment | (n.) separation |
| 81. Discreet | (adj.) showing good judgment in conduct or speech |
| 82. Fraud | (n.) trickery, deceit |
| 83. Pauper | (n.) a very poor person |
| 84. Temerity | (n.) the state of being recklessly bold |
| 85. Indignant | (adj.) filled with anger |
| 86. Cynical | (ad.) not trusting human nature |
| 87. Feral | (adj.) having escaped from domestication and become wild |
| 88. Heathen | (adj.) a person who is not religious |
| 89. Infantile | (adj.) childish |
| 90. Vehement | (adj.) showing great force : highly emotional |
| 91. Brevity | (n.) the condition of being brief |
| 92. Bovine | (adj.) resembling a cow |
| 93. Devout | (adj.) devoted to religion |
| 94. Impertinence | (n.) a rude act or remark |
| 95. Squalor | (n.) the state of being filthy and neglected |
| 86. Cynical | (ad.) not trusting human nature |
| 87. Feral | (adj.) having escaped from domestication and become wild |
| 88. Heathen | (adj.) a person who is not religious |
| 89. Infantile | (adj.) childish |
| 90. Vehement | (adj.) showing great force : highly emotional |
| 91. Brevity | (n.) the condition of being brief |
| 92. Bovine | (adj.) resembling a cow |
| 93. Devout | (adj.) devoted to religion |
| 94. Impertinence | (n.) a rude act or remark |
| 95. Squalor | (n.) the state of being filthy and neglected |
| 96. Scowl | (v.) to make a frowning expression of displeasure |
| 97. Veneer | (n.) a thin layer of wood bonded to provide a finer surface or stronger structure |
| 98. Remorse | (n.) a deep regret |
| 99. Recluse | (n.) a person who lives away from others |
| 100. Spurious | (adj.) not genuine : false |
| 101. Notoriety | (n.) the quality of being notorious |
| 102. Florid | (adj.) flowery, ornate |
| 103. Nondescript | (adj.) not easily described |
| 104. Carcass | (n.) a dead body |
| 105. Eccentricities | (n.) something that does not follow the norm |
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