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JRA English Vocab 4
Vocab List 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sedate (n. sedation (from v.) n. sedative adv. sedately) | adj. serenely deliberative, composed and dignified; serious; calm; v. to make calm by administering a sedative - Chaotic, hyper, lively |
| tacit (adv. tacitly) | adj. not spoken; inferred from or implied by actions or statements; unspoken but understood |
| capacious (n. capaciousness, adv. capaciously) | adj. capable of holding a large quantity; spacious or roomy - Cramped, too small, crowded |
| convalescence (v. convalesce, adj./n. convalescent) | n. gradual return to health and strength after illness; the period needed to return to full health following a long illness; period of recuperation |
| contentious (n. contentiousness, adv. contentiously, n. contention) | adj. given to striving in controversy or debate; quarrelsome; involving or likely to cause controversy; argumentative, belligerent - Agreeable, accepting, amenable, docile |
| ramshackle | adj. rickety, likely to fall apart; so poorly constructed or maintained that disintegration is likely - Sturdy, stable, well-built |
| salient (n. salience, adv. saliently) | adj. projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface, protruding; strikingly conspicuous; noticeable, prominent - Inconspicuous, unnoticeable, obscure |
| forlorn (n. forlornness, adv. forlornly) | adj. sad and lonely due to abandonment or desertion; forsaken or deprived - Content, accepted, belonging |
| mire (v. mire) | n. an area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog; deep, slimy soil or mud; disadvantageous or difficult condition - Carefree situation, state of ease |
| inveigle ((n. inveiglement, adj. inveigled) | v. to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk; to lure; to obtain through cajolery - To be honest with, to be genuine |
| consternation | n. a state of paralyzing dismay; fear - Confidence, calmness, fearlessness |
| galling (n. gall) | adj. causing extreme irritation or chagrin; vexing - Pleasing, satisfying |
| reverberate (n. reverberation, adj. reverberating) | v. to resound in or as if in a succession of echoes; reecho; to be repeatedly reflected, as in sound waves, heat or light |
| deign | v. to think it appropriate to one’s dignity; to condescend; vouchsafe |
| inane (n. inanity, adv. inanely) | adj. lacking sense or substance, empty - Pithy, significant, meaningful, substantial |
| connive (adj. conniving, adv. connivingly) | v. to cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; to collude; to scheme or plot; to feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong - To be straightforward, to be truthful |
| spire | n. structure or formation that tapers to a point at its top (like a steeple) |
| inure | v. to habituate to something undesirable, esp. by prolonged subjection; to accustom to - To resist, to be incapable of adapting |
| blitzkreig | n. a swift, sudden military offensive usually by combined air and land forces |
| inebriate (n. inebriation, adj. inebriated) | v. to make drunk, intoxicate; to exhilarate or stupefy as if by alcohol - To make sober, to sober, to detoxify |
| mordant (n. mordancy, adv. mordantly) | adj. bitingly sarcastic; incisive or trenchant; bitingly painful - Sincere, earnest |
| effulgence (adj. effulgent, adv. effulgently) | n. a brilliant radiance - Dullness, darkness, opacity |
| latent (n. latency, adv. latently) | adj. present or potential but not evident or active; in a dormant or hidden stage; quiescent - Presently active or evident |
| listless (n. listlessness, adv. listlessly) | adj. lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic - Active, energetic, hyper |
| undulation (v. undulate, adj. undulating) | n. regular rising and falling or movement to alternating sides; movement in waves; a wave-like form, outline, or appearance - Flatness, stability |
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