ELA Chapters 1-6 LotF Vocab Flashcards
Efflorescence
Developing or unfolding, as if coming into flower.
Enmity
Being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
Decorous
Having good taste fitting to certain circumstances.
Chorister
A member of a choir.
Bastion
Something that gives protection against attack.
Hiatus
A pause or gap in a sentence, series, or process.
Ebullience
Being cheerful or full of energy.
Recrimination
An accusation in response to one from someone else.
Tumult
A loud, confused noise especially caused by a large group of people.
Tirade
A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
Pall
A dark could of smoke or other matter/ a cloth over a coffin.
Oppressive
Unjustly inflicting hardship or constraint, especially in a minority.
Inscrutable
Impossible to understand or interpret.
Vicissitudes
A change in circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome.
Declivities
A downward slope.
Tacit
Understood or implied without being stated.
Blatant
Bad behavior done openly or unashamedly.
Taboo
A social or religious custom prohibiting a particular discussion practice subject.
Sinewy
Lean or muscular.
Malevolently
In a way that causes or wants to cause harm or evil.
Ludicrous
Foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing, ridiculous.
Ineffectual
Not producing any or the desired effect.
Jeer
To make rude or mocking remarks.
Inarticulate
Unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly.
Leviathan
A sea monster or giant powerful creature
Clamor
A loud or confused noise, shouting loudly or insistently.
Mutinously
In a way that shows you will not or do not want to obey.
