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Turner-Lesson #8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alacrity | speed an willingness in acting or responding; cheerful readiness; eagerness |
| composure | control over one’s emotions; steadiness of manner; tranquility |
| ennui | listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from inactivity or lack of interest; boredom |
| imperturbable | not easily disturbed or excited; unshakably calm and collected |
| impetuous | tending toward suddenness and boldness of action; impulsive; hasty |
| incite | to provoke to action; rouse; stir up or urge on |
| indolent | reluctant to exert oneself; habitually lazy; suggesting a calm idleness and ease |
| inert | having no power to move or act; lifeless exhibiting no chemical activity |
| pandemonium | wild uproar or noise; tumult b. a place of wild disorder and confusion |
| serenity | the quality of being untroubled or unruffled; peacefulness |