TKAM Cocab 3 Flashcards
Auspicious
showing or suggesting that future success is likely
complacency
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try make them better, a complacent feeling or condition
elucidate
to make clear or easy to understand
guilessess
very innocent
ingenuity
skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems
oblique
not directly
placid
not easily upset or excited
recluse
marked by withdrawal from society
succinct
using few words to state or express and idea
begrudge
to think that someone does not deserve something
dictum
a statement or well known remark that expresses an important idea
hone
to make more acute, intense, or effective
innate
existing from the time a person or animal is born
ominous
suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future
predilection
a natural liking for something
serene
calm and peaceful
taciturn
tending to be quiet; not speaking frequently
showing or suggesting that future success is likely
Auspicious
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try make them better, a complacent feeling or condition
complacency
to make clear or easy to understand
elucidate
very innocent
guilessess
skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems
ingenuity
not directly
oblique
not easily upset or excited
placid
