TKAM Vocab Test Flashcards
Severe in manner or appearance; severe, strict, stern
adj. Austere
Promises success; seems favorable; advantageous, promising, felicitous
adj. Auspicious
The instrument or improvement if a person morally or intellectually; improvement, education, guidance, information
n. Edification
Not domesticated; wild; having reverted to the wild state; ferocious, savage, undomesticated
adj. Feral
Portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious; dangerous, doomful, hostile
adj. Ominous
The act of causing annoyance; agitative, annoying, tormenting
n. Provocation
To suppress; put and end to; extinguish, vanquish, conquer
verb. Quell
A long, vehement speech; outburst; a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation; dispute
n. Tirade
Not able to be measured with a sounding line; incomprehensible; eternal, immeasurable, infinite
adj. Unfathomable
To confirm or ratify; declare the truth of something
verb. Affirm
The quality of being just; righteousness; moral rightness; fair play
n. Justice
Distinction between right and wrong; good, honest, noble
adj. Moral
A pattern of balance; ideal
n. Paragon
Causing insidious harm or ruin; deadly; fatal; harmful, toxic, lethal
adj. Pernicious
An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason; bias
n. Prejudice (preh-jih-duhs)
