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LA. Vocab List 2

TermDefinition
OBSTREPEROUS adj. noisily and stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous; loud, clamorous, unruly// n. obstreperousness, adv. obstreperously// acquiescent; passive; obedient; disciplined
TACIT adj. unspoken; implied by or inferred from actions or statements// adv. tacitly// spoken; clearly stated
WARY adj. watchful, cautious, on guard; characterized by caution// n. wariness, adv. warily// careless; unconcerned; reckless; bold
*RAMSHACKLE adj. so poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; ricky// n/a// stable; sturdy; strongly; constructed
APOPLECTIC adj. extremely angry; furious; of, resembling, or produced by a sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue; livid// adv. apoplectically// relaxed; calm; cool and collected
ABERRATION n. a deviation from the proper or expected course; a departure from the normal or typical; deviation// adj. aberrant, adv. aberrantly// routine; normal; predictable outcome
*TIRADE* n. a long, angry, violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe// n/a// n/a
QUELL v. to put down forcibly; to suppress; to pacify or quiet// adj. quelled// stoke; instigate; aggravate; encourage
*UMBRAGE* n. offense; resentment// n/a// n/a
ANALOGOUS adj. similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy// adv. analogously// different; dissimilar; incomparable
UNDULATE v. to cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion; to give a wavelike appearance or form to; to move in waves// n. undulation, adj. undulating// to be still, calm, smooth
COMMENCE v. to begin, to start; to enter upon or have a beginning or start// n. commencement, adj. commencing// to finish, end, cease
*PHILIPPIC* n. a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, often insulting language; a tirade; as a proper noun, refers to any of the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon in the fourth century BC; also any orations of Cicero against Antony in 44 BC//
*RECONNAISSANCE* n. an inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information (adjective as well: reconnaissance mission)// n/a// n/a
PERPETRATE v. to be responsible for; to commit; to accomplish// n. perpetrator, perpetration
RECTITUDE n. moral uprightness; righteousness; honestly; the quality or condition of being correct in judgement// adj. rectitudinous, adv. rectitudinously// immorality; dishonesty; corruption
ABOMINABLE adj. unequivocally detestable; loathsome; thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable// n. abomination, adv. abominably// desirable; honorable
BEGRUDGE* v. to envy the enjoyment or possession of; to envy for the possession of; to give or expend with reluctance// adj. begrudge, adv. begrudgingly// n/a
DISCREET adj. marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior; free from ostentation or pretention; modest// n. discretion// obvious; conspicuous; careless; blatant
ARID adj. lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants; lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull// n. aridity, adv. aridly// fertile; moist; humid; lush
VOCATIONAL n. a regular occupation, esp. one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified for; a job// adv. vocational// hobby, pastime
RECLUSE n. a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude// adj. reclusive// a social and outgoing person, a party animal, a socialite
APPREHENSIVE adj. anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy; afraid// n. apprehension, adv. apprehensively// confident; bold; audacious
SIBILANT* adj. of, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh)// adv. sibilantly, n. sibilance// n/a
*ASININE adj. utterly foolish or stupid// n/a// smart;intellectual
Created by: autumn.rhonemus
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