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TKAM Notecards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appall/appalling | greatly horrified or shocked |
| impose | to be accepted or put in a place |
| bode/boded | be an omen of a particular outcome |
| barnacle | a marine crustacean attaches itself permanently to many objects |
| habiliment | clothing |
| ecclesiastical | of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy |
| innate | inborn;natural |
| decree | an official order issued by a legal authority |
| prerogative | exclusive right or privilege |
| preoccupation | the state of being preoccupied or doing something |
| heredity | based on inheritance has to do with ancestors |
| tranquility | calm and peaceful |
| persevere | continue a difficult task with no thought of success |
| elusive | difficult to find, catch, or achieve |
| inflection | a type of grammar change -mood, tense, person, number, gender |
| embroidery | the art of sowing cloth |
| edification | improvement of someones mind or knowledge |
| infallible | incapable if being wrong or making mistakes |
| erosion | washing away by nature |
| diction | the choice/use of words while talking or writing |
| begrudge | envy someones enjoyment of something |
| formidable | inspiring fear or respect of being very powerful and intense |
| unobtrusive | not attracting attention |
| definite | clearly decided not doubtful |
| indigenous | occurring naturally in a particular place |
| acrimonious | speech or debate that is angry or bitter |
| immaterial | irrelevant spiritual rather than physical |
| pilgrimage | a pilgrams journey journey to a place associated w/ someone or something well known or respected |
| impaired/unimpaired | having a disability of a certain kind |
| candid | straight forward truthful |
| circumstantial | (legal case) pointing indirectly toward someones guilt but not providing it |
| idealist | the practice of pursing ideas |
| conviction | said to be guilty of a crime made by the jury or the judge in court of law |
| credibility | quality of being able to be trusted and believed in |
| acquittal | a judgement that a person is not of the crime w/ which the person has been charged |
| petticoat | a women's loose undergarment worn under a dress or skirt kinds like a slip |
| ringlet | tight curly lock of hair |
| queasy | to feel like passing out or like you are going to throw up |
| recluse | a person who lives in a solitary life tries to avoid other people |
| eccentricity | the quality of being outstanding and exotic |
| squander | waste money or time in a recluses and foolish manner |
| conceive | become pregnant w/ child from a plan in mind |
| accomodate | fit in with the wishes or needs of make something look better with something |
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haley_kell
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