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JRA Vocab 11
Vocab List 11 LF
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| recrimination | n. mutual accusation; an accusation made against somebody who has brought a previous accusation; countercharge; an accusation that somebody accused of a crime makes against the accuser |
| immure (adj. immured) | v. to lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; to enclose something in a wall or surround something with walls - To release, to free, to liberate, to emancipate, to set free |
| gesticulate (n. gesticulation adj. gesticulating) | v. to move the arms or hands when speaking, or express something with movements of the arms or hands |
| efflorescence (adj. efflorescent adv. efflorescently) | n. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms; a process or time of development and unfolding - Decay, degeneration |
| swathe | v. to wrap somebody or something completely with bandages or a similar covering; to envelop, cover, or hide somebody or something - To unwrap, to uncover |
| irrelevance (adj. irrelevant adv. irrelevantly) | n. the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand; insignificance - Relevance, significance, importance |
| immerse (n. immersion) | v. to put something into a liquid so that it is entirely below the surface; to become completely occupied with something, giving all your time, energy, or concentration to it - To disinvolve |
| submerge (n. submersion adj. submerged) | v. to put something into water or some other liquid so that all of it is under the surface; to go under the surface of water or another liquid |
| interpose (n. interposition adj. interposed/ing) | v. to say something that interrupts what somebody else is saying; to place yourself or something else between two people or things; to intervene or interfere in a situation such as a dispute - To leave alone, to ignore, to remain aloof |
| fulcrum | n. the point or support about which a lever turns, a pivot; something that supports something else revolving about it or depending on it |
| discursive (n. discursiveness adv. discursively) | adj. lengthy and including extra material that is not essential to what is being written or spoken about; rational, using logic rather than intuition to reach a conclusion - Pithy, succinct, terse and meaningful |
| hiatus (adj. hiatal) | n. an interruption in the continuity, intensity, or amount of something; a gap, pause, interruption, break. lull, or time away - Continuation, continuity |
| crass (n. crassness adv. crassly) | adj. so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility; obtuse, tactless, insensitive - Polite, refined, sophisticated, tactful |
| contrite (n. contrition adv. contritely) | adj. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses; remorseful, apologetic, regretful - Hurtful, indifferent, mean, unrepentant, unapologetic |
| mimicry | n. imitative behavior; the imitating of other people’s voices, gestures, or appearance, often for comic effect; impersonation; parody |
| disinclination (v. disincline adj. disinclined) | n. an unwillingness to do something; reluctance; aversion; unwillingness - Willingness, alacrity |
| jabber (adj. jabbering adv. jabberingly) | v. to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner; n. noisy, excited talk - To be quiet, to be silent, to speak clearly |
| leviathan | n. the largest or most massive thing of its kind; monster; something huge; whale or other large sea animal |
| specious (n. speciousness adv. speciously) | adj. plausible but false; superficially attractive but actually of no real interest or value - Accurate, correct, honest, genuine, real, valid, credible, true, veritable |
| motif | n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; a recurring image, word-pattern, or element that unifies a literary or artistic work |
| officious (n. officiousness adv. officiously) | adj. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; meddlesome and interfering; eager to give unwanted help or advice - Shy, timid, detached |
| tirade | n. a long, angry speech, usually of criticism or violent denunciation - Speech of praise, commendation |
| errant (adv. errantly) | adj. behaving in an unacceptable manner; wandering from an intended course; wayward, delinquent - Normal, correct, righteous |
| strident (n. stridence adv. stridently) | adj. loud, harsh, grating, or shrill (as in sound or noise); loudly, strongly, or urgently expressed - Soft or subdued, as in sound; low, mild, moderate in sound; harmonious |
| askew (n. askewedness adj. askew) | adv. off center, at an angle; crooked, cockeyed, out of kilter, awry - Centered, straight |
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