TKAM vocab Flashcards
Assuaged
Verb-make an (unpleasant feeling) less intense
Piety
Noun- a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence
Stinginess
Unwilling to spend or give; ungenerous
Taciturn
Adjective- (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
Eaves
Noun- the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building
Imprudent
Adjective – not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash
Condescended
Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing
Apprehensively
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Indigenous
Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
Sojourn
A temporary stay or stay somewhere temporarily
Onslaught
A fierce or Destructive attack
Speculation
The forming of a theory Or conjecture without firm evidence
Dispensation
Exemption from a rule or usual requirement
Erratic
Not even or regular and pattern or movement; unpredictable
Gravely
In a serious or solemn manner
Auspicious
Conducive to success; favorable
Parched
Dried out with heat
Unanimous
(of two or more people) Fully in agreement
Arbitrated
(Of an independent person or body) reach an authoritative judgement or settlement
Evasion
The action of evading something
Tacit
Understood or implied without being stated
Benevolence
The quality of being well meaning; kindness
Placidly
Pleasantly calm or peaceful, unruffled, tranquil; Serenely quiet or on disturbed
Asinine
Extremely stupid or foolish
