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JRA English Vocab 2
Vocab List 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| asperity | (n.) roughness, harshness as of surface, sound, or climate; severity; rigor; harshness of manner, ill-temper or irritability - Gentleness, smoothness |
| anemone | (n.) any of a variety of perennial herbs and/or flowers; windflower |
| audible (n. audibility adv. audibly) | (adj.) able to be heard; loud and clear, as in volume - Silent, unspoken, inaudible |
| adornment (v. adorn) | (n.) the act of lending beauty or decoration to; something that beautifies or adorns (i.e. decorates) - Plainness, simplicity, blandness |
| wont | (adj.) accustomed or used to doing something in a certain way; likely - Unaccustomed to, unlikely |
| bequest (v. bequest) | (n.) the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another; something that is bequeathed (given by will); a legacy - To take |
| benefactor | (n.) one that gives aid, especially financial aid - Beneficiary |
| conspicuous (n. conspicuousness adv. conspicuously) | (adj.) easy to notice; obvious; attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable - Inconspicuous, discreet, obscure |
| condescension (v. condescend adj. condescending adv. condescendingly) | (n.) the act of displaying a patronizingly superior attitude or an instance of it; patronizingly superior behavior or attitude - Respectfulness, reverence, humility |
| dandify (adj. dandified/dandifying n. dandification) | (v.) to dress as or to cause to dress as a dandy (a man who affects extreme elegance in clothes or manners, a fop) - To dress down |
| enigmatic (n. enigma adv. enigmatically) | (adj.) of or relating to one or something that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable; puzzling, ambiguous - Clear, explicit, obvious, known, understandable |
| gait | (n.) a particular way or manner of moving on foot; rate of manner of proceeding; any of the ways, such as canter, trot, or walk, by which a horse can move by lifting the feet in different order or rhythm |
| garnish (adj. garnished/ing) | (v.) to enhance in appearance by adding decorative touches; to decorate, as in prepared food or drink, with small, colorful, or savory item, like parsley, lemon slices, or mint leaves; (n.) ornamentation or embellishment - To unembellish, to unadorn |
| gambit (v. gambit) | (n.) in games: an opening move in chess in which a lesser piece or pieces, usually a pawn, is offered in exchange for a favorable position; a maneuver, stratagem, or ploy; a remark intended to open a conversation |
| haggard (n. haggardness; haggardliness adv. haggardly) | (adj.) appearing worn and exhausted; gaunt, wild or distraught in appearance - Robust, vital, vigorous |
| indeterminate (adv. indeterminately n. indeterminacy) | (adj.) not precisely established or determined; lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague, unknown, as in the future; indefinite - Definitive, certain, definite |
| inflection (v. inflect) | (n.) the act of modulating or altering voice tone or pitch; alternation of pitch or tone of the voice - Monotone, unvariation, dullness, vapidness |
| lethargic (n. lethargy adv. lethargically) | (adj.) of, causing, or characterized by a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy; sluggish, dull, weary, torpid - Energetic, hyperactive, overstimulated |
| libertine | (n.) one who acts without moral constraint; a dissolute person; one who defies accepted religious precepts; (adj.) morally unrestrained - Saint, moral person, good person |
| marquee | (n.) a large tent with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; a roof-like structure, often bearing a sign board, projecting over an entrance, as to a theater or a hotel |
| rote | (n.) a memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without full atention to comprehension; (adj.) mechanical, routine |
| scrutinize (n. scrutinity; scrutinization) | (v.) to examine or observe with great care; to inspect critically - Glanced, carelessly looked at, skimmed |
| seedy (n. seediness adv. seedily) | (adj.) worn and shabby; unkempt, tired or sick, unwell; somewhat disreputable, squalid - Welcoming, clean, sanitary, safe |
| swagger (n. swagger) | (v.) to strut, to walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air; to brag, to boast; (trans. v.) to bully or browbeat someone - To be modest, to deprecate |
| skirl (adj. skirling) | (v.) to make a high, shrill, wailing tone, as in bagpipes; (n.) the shrill sound bagpipes make |
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