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Vocab 1
Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. |
| Piquant | having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. |
| Spontaneity | the condition of being spontaneous; spontaneous behavior or action. |
| Cavorted | jump or dance around excitedly. synonyms: skip, dance, romp, jig, caper, frisk, play/horse around, gambol, prance, frolic, lark |
| Piquancy | has a pleasantly sharp and appetizing flavor. |
| Camaraderie | mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. synonyms: friendship, comradeship, fellowship, companionship, fraternity, conviviality. |
| Gallic | French or typically French. |
| Goaded | provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction. |
| contemporaneous | existing or occurring in the same period of time. |
| Sobriety | the state of being sober. |
| Topographically | the geological environment is the primary factor in determining the character of a country in history. |
| Surreptitiously | in a surreptitious manner |
| Anachronism | a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. |
| Versatile | able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. |
| Pompous | affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important. |
| Philosophical | . relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. |
| Diacritics | a sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked. |
| Fraternity | a group of people sharing a common profession or interests. Or the state or feeling of friendship and mutual support within a group. |
| Kiseitai | damage calculations are canceled |
| Considerable | notably large in size, amount, or extent. |
| Flintily | Unyielding; stern |
| Commissar | an official of the Communist Party, esp. in the former Soviet Union or present-day China, responsible for political education and organization. |
| Emasculating | make (a person, idea, or piece of legislation) weaker or less effective. |
| Galoshes | a waterproof overshoe, typically made of rubber. |
| Anthology | a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing. |
| Superficiality | lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling |
| Condolences | an expression of sympathy, esp. on the occasion of a death. |
| Effervescence | vivacity and enthusiasm. Or bubbles in a liquid; fizz. |
| Subordinated | treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else. |
| Callow | inexperienced and immature. |
| Inescort | Sorry, no |
| Detractors | a person who disparages someone or something. |
| Reverential | of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence. |
| Foray | a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, esp. to obtain something; a raid. |
| Berth | a ship's allotted place at a wharf or dock. Or a fixed bed or bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport. |
| Stodgy | dull and uninspired. Or (of food) heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates. |
| Inventiveness | the quality of being inventive; creativity. |
| Perpetually | everlastingly; for all time; "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase |
| Strafing | attack repeatedly with bombs or machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft. |
| Exquisite | extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate. Or intensely felt. Or highly sensitive or discriminating. |
| Confection | a dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients. Or the action of mixing or compounding something. |
| Inadequacies | the state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required. Or inability to deal with a situation or with life. |