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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mundane | drab, boring |
| Obligatory | forced duty |
| Dismay | distress |
| Tenuous | weak, slight |
| Abhor | hate |
| Pertient | relevant, significant |
| Diminutive | small in stature |
| Rueful | smirking sorrow |
| Bucolic | Pleasantness of country life |
| vis/vid | to see |
| bene | good |
| Mal | evil,bad |
| In,im,il,ir,un | NOT |
| Anim | Spirit |
| Rupt | break |
| Culp | Blame |
| Corp | Body |
| Log/loc | Speech, words |
| Chron/temp | time |
| Emulate | match or surprass (copy) |
| Disingenous | Insincere, feighned ignorance |
| Poignant | sharp sadness |
| Nonchalant | relaxed, indifferent |
| Imminent | impending |
| Eminent | Worthy of respect |
| Covet | Yearn to possess |
| Capricious | hypocritical, phoney |
| Vehemence | Passion |
| Mercurial | Fickle, volatile |
| Capricious | fickle, unpredictable |
| Minutiae- | insignificant, trivial things |
| Succinct | Brief, to the point |
| Pithy | Wordy, vague |
| Cogent | clear, logical, fluid |
| Mottled | blotched, marked with spots or smears of color |
| Recumbent | lying down |
| Brusquely | brief, short, rude |
| Scoff | laugh in an arrogant way |
| Scourge | a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering (verb and noun) |
| Pugnacious | wanting to fight all the time |
| Tart | flirt |
| Rapt | adj, completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing (rapture) |
| Monotonous | boring, same thing over and over |
| Jeer | rude, mocking remarks (verb and noun) |
| Crestfallen | dejected, depressed |
| Indignation- | stubborn anger |
| Derision | contempt |
| Complacently | relaxed, calm, satisfied |
| Vicarious | experienced through the activities of other people, rather than by doing something yourself |
| Ascertain | to find out, or make sure of |
| Virtue | behavior showing high moral standards |
| Melodramatic | sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions |
| Inarticulate | unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly |
| stark | severe or bare in appearance or outline |
| Archetype | an original that has been imitated |
| Aloof | reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested: |
| Bravado | a pretentious, swaggering display of courage. |
| verve | enthusiasm or vigor, |
| Catharsis | noun/cathartic--adj.-the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. |
| Disparage | to demean or belittle, put down, slander |
| Parable | a little story that teaches a lesson |
| Avarice | greed |
| Indigent | native, negative connotation |
| Goad | to pressure or “egg on” |
| Petulant | naughty, disobedient |
| Plantively | grievously, dolefully, inconsolably, sadly, dejectedly |
| Alms | money for charity/church |
| Indigenous | native to the area |
| Judicious | prudent, wise, orderly, honest...showing good judgment |
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