Vocab 1-43 Flashcards
a state of worry or uneasiness
synonym: anxiety
disquietude
a state of being agitated, violently disturbed, restlessly chaotic
synonym: commotion
turbulence
passive compliance without protest; agreeing despite reservations because of unwillingness to oppose
synonym: acceding
acquiescence
regal, urgent, domineering
synonym: overbearing
imperious
stooping to the level of one’s inferiors, acting with an air of superiority
synonym: patronizing
condescending
not capable of being persuaded by entreaty
synonym: unyielding
inexorable
a state of being aware of one’s own existence, sensations, and thoughts, and of one’s environment
synonym: cognizance
consciousness
confident, positive expression of one’s own position and rights
self-assertion
supremacy of authority or rule; complete independence
synonym: self-government
sovereignty
incapable of being penetrated or affected
synonym: invulnerable
impervious
adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion
orthodox
excessive pride in one’s appearance or accomplishments, or futile and worthless
synonym: conceit, uselessness
vanity
incapable of being retracted or revoked
synonym: irreversible
irrevocable
a state of being exalted delight in which normal understanding is felt to be surpassed, sometimes associated with mystical or prophetic exaltation
synonym: rapture
ecstasy
requiring long, hard work
synonym: industrious
laborious
unusually discerning, with intelligent foresight; having mental images produced by the imagination; given to prophecies or revelations, impractical a dreamer
synonym: highly perceptive
visionary
menacing, threatening portentous
synonym: foreboding
ominous
adhering to the literal in a situation
synonym: prosaic
matter-of-fact
feeling sorrow or regret, expressing a bitter, faintly sardonic compassion
synonym: wry
rueful
decisively ended
synonym: conclusiveness
finality
an emotion of mingled reverence, dread, and wonder inspired by something majestic or sublime
awe
a surrendering desisting from, and putting aside
synonym: renunciation
relinquishment
mindful or heedful of something
synonym: conscious
aware
exaggerated or twisted out of proper or natural alignments of parts
synonym: perversion, contortion, warping
distortion
a state of alienated affections, made hostile or unsympathetic, put at an emotional distance
synonym: alienated, separated
estrangement
not of sound judgement, inharmonious
synonym: erratic
unbalanced
vulnerable to sudden changes of position, condition, or equilibrium
destabilized
one who strives after a great end, ambition, honor, or desire
synonym: ascendant
aspirant
unresisting acceptance, passive submission, with a feeling of failure that one sees through out of necessity
synonym: forbearance
resignation
emotionally hardened, insensitive
synonym: unfeeling
callous
concentrated about two conflicting or contrasting positions
synonym: disunited
polarized
someone previously friendly or affectionate caused to become unfriendly or indifferent
synonym: estranged
alienated
uncertain
synonym: provisional; hesitant
tentative
inclined to impose one’s will, unreasoning, obstinate
synonym: contrary
willful
in extreme, violent, and intense pain
synonym: anguished
agonized
not bending, stiff, fixed; severe; scrupulously undeviating
synonym: inflexible
rigid
expressing an intention to inflict pain, injury, evil, or punishment on a person or thing
synonym: menacing
threatening
hostile, launching attacks
synonym: assulting
aggressive
set apart, made free of external influence
synonym: seperated
isolated
urgently and firmly asking for, leaving no chance of refusal or denial
demanding
incapability of being avoided or prevented
inevitability
inclined to judge severely
synonym: censuring
critical
lure into difficulty and danger from which there is no exit
synonym: ensnaring
entrapment
