TKAM vocab Flashcards
myopic
unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted; nearsighted (short term)
aussage
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate (applies to abstracts like emotions)
resilient
springing back; rebounding
encumber
to burden or weigh down
succinct
expressed in few words; concise; terse
elucidate
to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain; clarify
garish
crudely or tastelessly colourful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration
contentious
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
mollify
to soften in feeling or temper as a person; pacify; appease (people or things)
interdict
to forbid or prohibit
exodus
a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people
rectitude
rightness of principle or conduct; moral value
taut
tightly drawn; tense; not slack
tentative
unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant (a tentative deadline, smile on his face, etc)
eccentricity
an oddity of peculiarity, as of conduct
uncouth
awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly
lacking in good manners, refinement, or grace
elusive
hard to express or define
difficult to catch or find
difficult to remember
façade
the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one
a superficial appearance or illusion of something
concede
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit
tedious
marked by tedium; long and tiresome; causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous
sullen
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
