TKAM vocab #2 Flashcards
Contentious
Argumentative; quarrelsome
Habiliments
Outfit; clothing
Persevere
To be persistent; to refuse to stop
Succinct
Clear and brief
Acquiescence
Agreement or willingness to go along with something
Aggregation
Collection or gathering of things together
Encumber
To hold back
Elucidate
To explain something
Connivance
Agreement on a secret plot
Litigant
Person involved in a lawsuit
Corroborate
To give evidence for; to back someone else’s story
Glean
To gather or understand little by little
Acrimonious
Sarcastic; bitter; nasty
Mollify
To calm someone; to make amends
Volition
The act of making a choice
Temerity
Fearless daring
Feral
Wild; menacing; savage
Sordid
Foul, run-down
Pinion
Wing of a bird
Stolid
Calm: dependable; showing little emotion or animation