First Set Flashcards
Distraught
: very upset : so upset that you are not able to think clearly or behave normally
Palpable
obvious and noticeable
Disposition
: the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal
: a tendency to act or think in a particular way
: a tendency to develop a disease, condition, etc.
Transgression
: the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal
: a tendency to act or think in a particular way
: a tendency to develop a disease, condition, etc.
Fret
1 a : to eat or gnaw into : corrode; also : fray
b : rub, chafe
c : to make by wearing away a substance
2 : to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex
3 : to pass (as time) in fretting
4 : agitate, ripple
Chastisement
to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong
Petulantly
having or showing the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want
Droning
To make a continuous low dull humming sound. A continuous low humming or buzzing sound.
Tunic
A long, plain, close-fitting jacket, usually having a stiff high collar and worn as part of a uniform.
Tabulated
“To arrange in tabular form; condense and list.
To cut or form with a plane surface.”
Chortled
A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
Disquieting
To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
Prodded
To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
To goad to action; incite.
Indulgently
: willing to allow someone to have or enjoy something even though it may not be proper, healthy, appropriate, etc.
: done or enjoyed as a special pleasure
Infringed
”: to do something that does not obey or follow (a rule, law, etc.) ( chiefly US)
: to wrongly limit or restrict (something, such as another person’s rights)”
Gravitate
: to move or tend to move toor toward someone or something
: to be attracted toor toward something or someone
Buoyancy
The ability of an object to float in water or air
: the power of a liquid to make someone or something float
: the ability of someone or something to continue to be happy, strong, etc., through difficult times
Meticulously
: very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way
Aptitude
a natural ability to do something or to learn something
Wielded
to hold (something, such as a tool or weapon) in your hands so that you are ready to use it \: to have and use (power, influence, etc.)
Piecemeal
done or made in a gradual way in a series of separate steps
:one piece at a time : gradually
: in pieces or fragments : apart
Crescendo
a gradual increase in the loudness of a sound or section of music
: the highest or loudest point of something that increases gradually
Benign
medical : not causing death or serious injury
: without cancer : not cancerous
: not causing harm or damage
Jaunty
lively in manner or appearance : having or suggesting a lively and confident quality
Unanimous
agreed to by everyone
: having the same opinion
Fleeting
not lasting : lasting for only a short time
Throng
: a large group of people
Requisitioned
an official order laying claim to the use of property or materials. demand the use or supply of, especially by official order and for military or public use
Integral
necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental
Conspicuous
standing out so as to be clearly visible.
