Chapters 1-8 Flashcards
intricate
complex
adj
notoriously
widely and favorably done
adj
unscrupulous
lack of moral standards or conscience to guide one’s conduct
adj
congenital
having by nature a specified character
adj
rendered
to cause to be or become
v
oscillating
to swing move to and fro
v
reveries
daydreams
n
garrulous
rambling about trivial matters
adj
veracity
accuracy
n
obstinate
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one opinion
adj
havoc
ruinous damage
virtuous
morally excellent
adj
chortle
chuckle
v
aloofness
quality of being indifferent
adj
melee
confused hand-to-hand fight among several people
n
affluent
an abundance of wealth, propery or other material goods
adj
valiant
brave
adj
contrite
filled with a sense of guilt
adj
impeccable
flawless
adj
vehemently
violent, hostile
adj
imbecile
dunce, dolt
n
nemesis
rival, enemy
n
oblivious
unmindful
adj
feigned
sham, counterfeit
adj
irony
the use of words to convey a meaning opposite of its literal meaning
n
subtle
difficult to perceive or understand
adj
nuances
subtle difference or distinction in an expression or meaning
n
trepidation
trembling movement
n
abhor
to regard with hatred
v
indignation
the displeasure at something unjust or offensive
n
integrity
honesty
n
curtly
brief, concise or abrupt in manner
adj
shirked
to evade (work, duty)
v
austere
struct, severe moral or rigorously self disciplined
morose
gloomy
adj
havoc
ruinous damage
n
imminent
likely to occur at any moment
adj
guileless
honest
adj
insomniac
someone who suffers the inability to sleep
n
harried
to harrass, annoy or prove a nuisance to by attacking repeatedly
v
anonymity
anonymus state
n
interlude
intervening episode, period or space
n
embodiment
a person, being or thing embodying a spirit, principle or abstraction
n
façade
front of a building or front to disguise something or someone
n
alter ego
second self
n
diffusion
djeid
