Mockingbird Vocab Set 2 Flashcards
Auspicious
promising success or good fortune; favorable
Gingerly
with great care or caution
Melancholy
a gloomy state of mind; mournful; depressed
Aloof
reserved; standoffish
Tacit
understood without being spoken
Placidly
calm and peaceful; tranquil
Edification
the improvement of the mind, especially by learning; to enlighten
Inquisitive
curious; full of questions
Malignant
evil or injurious
Desolate
deserted; bleak; empty; barren or lifeless
Ascertain
to find out the truth; to determine with surety
Vigil
a period of wakefulness when one keeps watch or waits for a period of time
Unfathomable
incomprehensible; not to be understood
Aberration
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
Procure
to obtain or get possession of something, usually through care or effort
Quell
to suppress or put an end to; to quiet
Bewildered
puzzled, confused, perplexed
Perplexity
in a state of confusion and uncertainty
