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JRA Vocab 10
Vocab List 10 LF
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enmity | n. extreme ill will or hatred; hostility (that exists between enemies) - Friendship, amity, amiability |
| emit | v. to send or give out something; to produce; to utter a sound - To absorb, to inhale, to take up |
| snigger (adj. sniggering adv. sniggeringly) | v. snicker, sneer, giggle; n. a sneer, giggle, or guffaw (has a malevolent connotation) |
| exasperate (n. exasperation adj. exasperated adv. exasperatedly) | v. to make somebody very angry or frustrated, often by repeatedly doing something annoying; to annoy and frustrate; to make an unpleasant condition or situation worse - To please, to satisfy, to gladden |
| martyr (v. martyr adj. martyrish adv. martyrishly) | n. one who chooses death rather than deny strong belief, esp. religious belief; one who makes sacrifices/suffers greatly to advance cause/principle; one who experiences frequent/constant pain; frequent complainer who hopes to elicit sympathy from others |
| ebullience (adj. ebullient adv. ebulliently) | n. bubbling joy or happiness; excitement and enthusiasm |
| taut (n. tautness adv. tautly) | adj. pulled or stretched tightly; firm and flexed; stressed, tense, or anxious; concise and efficient in the use of language or reasoning - Slack, loose, lax |
| inscrutable (adv. inscrutably n. inscrutability) | adj. incapable of being understood or investigated; mysterious or unfathomable; difficult to interpret - Clear, obvious, understandable |
| vicissitude (adj. vicissitudinous adv. vicissitudinously, usually plural) | n. a change or variation occurring in the course of something; the quality or state of being changeable; changeability or mutability |
| susurration (v. susurrate) | n. a soft murmur, a whisper; a whispering sound |
| opalescence (adj. opalescent adv. opalescently) | n. milky iridescence; a sheeny, shimmering brilliance (like that of an opal) |
| dubious (n. dubiousness adv. dubiously) | adj. doubtful, questionable; giving rise to uncertainty - Certain, definite, indisputable, undeniable |
| chastise (n. chastisement) | v. to punish or scold somebody - To praise, to approve |
| detritus | n. debris or discarded material; fragments of rock that have been worn away; organic debris formed by the decomposition of plants or animals |
| implication (v. implicate adj. implicated) | n. an indirect suggestion; something that is a natural consequence of something else; the involvement or entanglement of somebody in something |
| malevolent (n. malevolence adv. malevolently) | adj. having or showing a desire to harm others; having a harmful or evil effect or influence - Benevolent, kind, good |
| tremulous (n. tremulousness adv. tremulously) | adj. marked by trembling; shaking, trembling, or quivering, as from fear or nervousness - Steady, stable, firm |
| incantation | n. the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power |
| truculent (n. truculence adv. truculently) | adj. fierce, cruel, savagely brutal; brutally harsh; aggressively hostile; belligerent - Pacifistic, calm, tame, gentle, mild |
| pinnacle | n. a lofty peak; the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame; any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock - Abyss |
| derisive (n. derision adv. derisively) | adj. mocking, rude, scornful; taunting - Respectful, kind, flattering, reliable |
| assimilate (n. assimilation adj. assimilated) | v. to take in and incorporate as one’s own, absorb; to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc. of another group, nation, or the like; to adapt or adjust |
| steadfast (n. steadfastness adv. steadfastly) | adj. fixed in direction; firm in purpose, resolution, faith; unwavering, as in resolution, faith, or adherence - Irresolute, indecisive, flexible, fickle, inconstant, disloyal |
| torrid (n. torridness adv. torridly) | adj. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as in climate, weather, or air; ardent; passionate - Detached, aloof, indifferent; cold, moist |
| demented (n. dementia) | adj. crazy, insane, mad; affected with dementia (cognitive and intellectual deterioration) - Sane, clear-headed |
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