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ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apathy | feeling of hopelessness |
| grimace | frown |
| dilemma | major problem |
| contept | hatred |
| empathy | same experiance |
| rivulet | tiny stream of water |
| commotion | loud racus |
| pilgramage | spiritual journey |
| decorum | orderly |
| humility | low feeling embarrased |
| barrage | big amount |
| flegling | immature, young |
| intuition | gut feeling |
| facade | facing |
| penchant | desire |
| revoulation | discovery |
| proponet | for something |
| junket | trip |
| adulation | praise |
| permeate | throughout |
| drone | continuous low sound |
| wince | cringe in pain |
| greive | morn to be sad |
| ponder | think deeply |
| condesend | rude |
| banish | to get rid of |
| pummel | punch over and over |
| cower | bend in fear |
| mediate | bring to the middle |
| consolve | to shake uncontrollably |
| console | to make feel better |
| serene | quiet |
| hospitable | welcoming |
| profound | deep thoughts |
| indignant | angry |
| belligerant | ready to fight |
| somber | down |
| grave | serious |
| impulsive | acts without thinking |
| reluctant | fearful |
| intracate | detailed |
| ominus | forebidding |
| defiant | rebellious |
| conspicious | sticks out |
| arrogant | stuck up |
| unorthodox | does not follow the rules |
| tenacious | determined |
| punctillious | showing attention |
| vigulant | watching |
| incessant | non stop |
| timourous | shy |
| redundant | no longer needed |
| prophetic | far seeing |
| obstinant | stubborn |
| pensive | deep profound thought |
| indigunous | native |
| racous | loud |
| methodical | in order |
| auspicious | promising |
| errant | moving aimlessly |
| unabated | full of strength |
| resounding | impressively loud |
| rouge | dihonest |
| compel | force or oblige to do something |
| despise | feel contempt |
| justify | show or prove to be right or reasonable |
| jeer | make rude and mocking remarks |
| retaliate | make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack |
| infraction | a violation or infringement of a law |
| scion | a descendent |
| prominent | well known |
| relentless | tenacious |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated |
| vehement | intensely emotional |
| Sequence | First, Second, Next, Then, Finally |
| Defiant | Stubborn, Angry |
| Dialect | Accent, slang talk |
| Allusion | reference to Bible |
| Tone | author's voice |
| mood | reader's feelings |
| problem/solution | locked out/ escape threw window |
| connotation | way word makes you feel |
| compare/contrast | similarities, differences |
| expository | article, factual |