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TKAM vocab p1
TKAM vocab part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assuaged | (verb) pacified; calmed; satisfied |
| Impotent | (adj) ineffective; powerless; or helpless |
| Taciturn | (adj) almost always silent; not liking to talk |
| Condescended | (verb) descended voluntarily to the level, regarded as lower, of the person one is dealing with... "better than everyone else" -> lower |
| Indigenous | (adj) born, growing, or produced naturally in a region or country; native... ex. plants |
| Contentious | (adj) quarrelsome; of or characterized by verbal strife or argument |
| Auspicious | (adj) favorable; successful; prosperous |
| Benign | (adj) good natured; kindly |
| Aberrations | (noun) deviations from the normal or typical; departure from what is right or true |
| Inordinately | (adjective) excessively; in a manner without restraint or moderation... ex. extremely tall, max out credit card |
| Guilelessness | (adj) a manner completely free of deceit; conduct without cunning or trickery... ex. innocent |
| Deportment | (noun) the manner of conducting oneself; behavior... ex. wicked deportment |
| Invective | (noun/adj) abusive words; violent verbal attack; denunciation... ex. curse words |