TKAM Vocab Flashcards
to make an unpleasant feeling less intense.
Assuaged
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands
Concession
causing or likely to cause an argument
Contentious
treat a specified country as a permanent home.
Domiciled
unconventional and slightly strange.
Eccentric
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
Indigenous
having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
Malevolent
of, involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought.
Meditatively
the quality of being religious or reverent.
Piety
a preference or special liking for something
Predilection
a temporary stay.
Sojourn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying little
Taciturn
very virulent or infectious.
Malignant
characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
Morbid
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
Placidly
skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.
Prowess
understood or implied without being stated.
Tacit
arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
Tyranny
conducive to success; favorable.
Auspicious
desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness
Benevolence
having a kindly disposition; gracious
Benign
the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually.
Edification
in a cautious or gentle manner
Gingerly
curious or inquiring.
Inquisitive
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
Aberration
next to or adjoining something else.
Adjacent
comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
Analogous
find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
Ascertaining
a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
Caricature
innocent and unsuspecting.
Ingenuous
inborn; natural.
Innate
carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action.
Perpetrated
action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.
Provocation
of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental
Tentatively
a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
Vigil
