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TKAM Vocab
Term | Definition |
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eccentric | Deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways (bizarre, odd) |
Quaint | pleasing or strikingly old fashioned or unfamiliar (antique, retro) |
Morbid | abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings(Gruesome grisly) |
predilection | an established preference for something (affinity, bias) |
indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular environment (native, inherent) |
illicit | not permitted (unlawful, illegal) |
sentimentality | the quality or state of being marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism (mushy. sappiness) |
auspicous | showing or suggesting that future success is likely (hopeful, optimistic) |
edification | an act or process of instructing and improvising especially in moral and religious knowledge (Educate, enlighten) |
aberration | something or someone regarded as atypical and therefore able be ignored or discounted (lunacy, derangement) |
libel | a written or oral defamatory statement or representation that conveys on unjustly unfavorable impression or, a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought . (Defamation, slandering) |
analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail ( alike, comparable) |
provocation | the act of causing mild anger (goad, instigate) |
guileless | innocent naïve (genuine, honest) |
disposition | prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination (aptitude, tendency) |
ruthless | having no pity (cold-blooded. merciless) |
melancholy | depression of spirits (gloomy, dejection) |
apoplectic | extremely enraged (angered, outrage) |
degeneration | intellectual, moral, or artistic decline (decline, fall) |
unbrage | a feeling of resentment at some often imagined slight on insult (offense, peeve) |
wrathful | filled with strong vengeful hunger (enraged, irate) |
tactful | having or showing politeness (polite, diplomatic) |
denunciation | a public condemnation (rebuke, reprimand) |
ecclesiastical | of or relating to a church especially as an established institution (churchy, ecclesiastically |
cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with annoying, disagreeable |
escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approached or conventional conduct (adventure, antic) |
propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference (affection, disposition) |
inderict | to forbid in a usually formal or authoritative manner (ban, forbid) |
uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior (rude, unrefined) |
discreet | having or showing discernment or good judgement in conduct and especially in speech (inconspicuous, unobtrusive) |
begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure (resent, envy) |
defendant | a person or group against whom a criminal or civil action is brought: someone who is being sued or accused of committing a crime |
fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage( grit, spunk) |
antagonize | to act in opposition to ( embitter, oppose) |
myopic | lacking in foresight or discernment: narrow in perspective and without concern for broader implications (short-sighted, improvident) |