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LOTF Vocab Q4
all LOTF vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| specious | deceptive |
| enmity | ill-will |
| incredulous | unbelieving, skeptical |
| induced | persuaded |
| errant | disobedient |
| indignantly | angrily, crossly |
| tumult | an uproar |
| avidly | eagerly |
| inscrutable | not easily understood |
| contrite | sincerely sorry for short comings |
| opaque | light cannot pass through |
| blatant | brazenly, obvious, noisily, clamorous |
| generic | without distinction, in general |
| belligerence | an aggressive, stubborn attitude |
| myriad | an indefinitely great number, innumerable |
| ludicrous | ridiculous, absurd |
| effigy | a representation or image |
| lamentation | weeping, crying |
| discursive | rambling |
| interminable | without end |
| diffidently | with hesitation and respect |
| tremulously | timidly |
| mutinously | rebelliously |
| brandishing | waving with a threatening manner |
| glowered | look angrily |
| daunting | dismaying |
| bravado | a pretentious, swaggering display of courage |
| sanctity | holiness, inviolability |
| demure | modest |
| fervor | intensity |
| taboo | rule that makes something forbidden |
| interspersed | interwoven with something at intervals in between |
| succulent | juicy |
| sauntered | strolled |
| demented | insane |
| theological | relating to the study of god |
| purged | cleaned, free |
| composite | something made up of distinct parts |
| assimilating | taking and integrating |
| luminous | bright, shining or glowing |
| myopia | near-sightedness |
| impenetrable | unable to be entered or destroyed |
| delirious | wandering of the mind, uncontrolled excitement |
| obscurity | state of being unknown |
| elephantine | moving clumsily, with intentness |
| ululation | to howl, wail or lament loudly |