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TKMB Vocab list #1
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| always ready to argue or fight | contentious |
| sad and gloomy | melancholy |
| peacefulness; serenity | tranquility |
| a release from an obligation or promise | dispensation |
| to carry on in spite of difficulties | persevere |
| disapproval | disapprobation |
| to settle an upset stomach | quelling of nausea |
| friendly | amiable |
| favorable | auspicious |
| mean or cross | fractious |
| a violent attack | onslaught |
| is to have the feeling that someone or something is beneath you; that it or they are worthless | contemptuous |
| seriously | gravely |
| to be annoyed | irked |
| understanding | discernible |
| smaller than ordinary | diminutive |
| a current of water that moves against the main current | eddy |
| irregular | erratic |
| extremely hard and firm | flinty |
| an agreement where each person agrees to give up something | compromise |