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Word List Day 5
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| turbulence | being uncontrollably violent |
| connoisseur | a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art) |
| indistinct | not easily heard; seen clearly marked |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend; obscure |
| limp | lacking strength; walking unevenly |
| parenthesis | sentence within another one something separated |
| sophisticated | complex; subtle; refined |
| aberration | straying away from what is normal |
| recuperate | become strong after illness loss exhaustion |
| perjury | willful FALSE statement unlawful act |
| mite | A very small amount, portion, or particle |
| pest | destructive thing or a person who is nuisance |
| pluck | pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers) |
| satiate | satisfy fully |
| colloquial | involving or using conversation. |
| yeoman | man owning small estate; middle-class farmer |
| ail | to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to. |
| fidelity | loyalty accuracy |
| mesmerize | hypnotize |
| paradigm | a model example or pattern |
| gullible | easily gulled |
| sobriety | quality or condition of being sober |
| dislodge | move force from the place occupied |
| fleet | number of ships; quick-moving |
| articulate | speak distinctly; connect by joints |
| tractable | easily controlled or guided |
| partisan | one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced |
| predominate | have more power than others |
| foolproof | incapable of failure or error |
| suffice | be enough |
| permeate | spread into every part of |
| spear | weapon with a metal point on a long shaft |
| solvent | of the power of forming a solution |
| presentiment | anticipatory fear; premonition |
| vivacious | lively high-spirited |